Promoting Placement Stability : NFAPA Calendar : News & Publications : Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association

Seventy percent of placement disruptions occur in the first six months, primarily due to caregiver/parenting issues. Foster parents learn behaviors that promote stability and techniques to improve their responses to a child’s problematic behaviors.
• Identify how to reduce placement disruptions and increase placement stability
• Identify the three sources of instability
• Understand the impact of multiple moves on children
• Identify specific reactions to trauma that impact behavior

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Resource Family Consultants

Our staff includes Resource Family Consultants who specialize in one-on-one relationships, which provide foster parents with emotional encouragement, skill reinforcement, and parenting strategies unique to providing out-of-home care.

Scholarships

The Nebraska Foster & Adoptive Parent Association (NFAPA) offers scholarships to adoptive, foster, guardianship or kinship youth who wish to further their education beyond high school or GED.

Become a Foster Parent

There is an ongoing need in Nebraska for families willing to share their hearts and their homes with children who require temporary foster care. There is also a need for “forever” families for our waiting children, especially teens, who are available for adoption.