Discuss with them how they will handle any visit-related problems and make sure they know you are open and available to discuss any issues or concerns they may have. Encourage and appreciate their efforts to support visitation and to work with birth parents. Other foster parents can really help foster caregivers understand and support visitation. Current research shows that support for foster caregivers is best provided by more experienced foster parents. If you choose this approach, your first step should be to contact your local foster parent association.
Foster parents can also support one another through mentoring.
In this approach, experienced foster caregivers develop supportive relationships with newer ones. Mentoring can also be combined with support groups for caregivers facilitated by experienced foster caregivers or social workers. Conclusion To fully contribute to the process of visitation, foster parents need ongoing education, involvement in the professional team serving the child and family, and the support of their social worker. When they have these things they become involved participants who help make parent-child visits as rewarding and positive as possible for social workers, birth families, and children. Parent-child visits as an opportunity for change.