The Issue Of ‘Professional’ Foster Parents

Is it a good idea to make foster parenting a salaried profession? It’s not a new question (see Should ‘Foster Parent’ Be A Salaried Position?) but a recent article provided an interesting update (see Foster Parenting Is A Salaried Profession In Some States) with a profile on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin county-run Professional Foster Parent Program (see Milwaukee County Professional Foster Parent Services and Understanding Wraparound Professional Foster Parent Program). Milwaukee County is not alone. An Illinois pilot program with professional foster parents launched in 2016 and Texas introduced a professional foster parent program in 2017. The advantages of . . .