{"report_id":366,"form_id":"22","user_id":71,"organization_id":13,"question_id":"321","question_type":"Free_Text","text_answer":"\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tIt was a chaotic environment that day, the 2 year old being outside unnoticed by the foster mother was circumstantial, isolated, and atypical.  \r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe front door was observed to be left open for the delivery of a freezer multiple times after the foster mother had repeatedly closed it. The door had a chime alarm which was dismissed as the delivery professionals coming in and out of the door.\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe 2 year old was somewhat higher need; very active and impulsive with his behavior.\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe foster home had been licensed since 1999; Foster mother was reliable and resourceful. Had adopted children, had taken in many children as a Traditional placement option and as a Substitute shelter care placement option\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tNever had a violation in the past\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tFoster mother was an active in Ramsey County Training initiatives; Helping teach parents\/supervising visitation for children and parents in her home\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe foster home was described as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153one of Ramsey County's best\u00e2\u20ac\u009d providers.  \r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tMay 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Worker consulted with supervisor and colleagues about the child not being supervised at the moment when she approached the home.  A correction order was decided to be appropriate at that time; A CP intake\/Child Maltreatment report was not made on May 2.  \r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tTypical normative process would be for CP Program worker to collaborate with Lic Social Worker prior to the placement about the number of children and needs of all the children placed in the foster home at the time. \r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tA shortage of foster home placement options places pressure on CP Program workers to find placement option for children, and would contact the foster provider directly asking if there was space for substitute shelter care. \r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe pressure behind the needed placement would make the provider feel guilty, especially if mention of a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153variance\u00e2\u20ac\u009d was stated, she didn't like to say no.\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tPlacements for children with higher behavioral needs aren't meeting criteria of residential, or if they are there are wait lists; so many foster homes are managing high needs children with added supports \r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tAfter hours placements would sometimes occur before the licensing worker was made aware. \r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tLic worker believed the foster mother would've felt obligated to keep trying to help the overwhelmed system with shortage of placement options, because she was committed to raising the foster kids.\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tFoster home's only violation\/corrective action order was the May 2 corrective action order.\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tNot all corrective action orders are CP reports\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\t Foster home was current on all trainings, and had just received SUID\/Unsafe sleep training and abusive head trauma just prior to the child fatality incident. \r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe child fatality was \u00e2\u20ac\u0153unfortunate and shocking\u00e2\u20ac\u009d; the lic worker was out on medical leave when she learned of the child's death.","created_by":71,"updated_by":71,"updated_at":"6\/1\/2021 2:08:23 pm","created_at":"6\/1\/2021 2:08:23 pm","id":43390}