• Foster Parent Application

    All information is Strictly Confidential
  • Applicant One

    Choose one applicant to complete this section
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  • Military Experience

  • Education

  • FOSTER PARENT APPLICATION

  • Coastal Behavior Health Services, Inc.
  • All Information Is Strictly Confidential
  • APPLICANT ONE: Choose one applicant to complete this section.
  • Date of Birth
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  • MILITARY EXPERIANCE

  • EDUCATION

  • EMPLOYMENT

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  • FAMILY

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  • CRIMINAL HISTORY

  • Have you ever been arrested as a juvenile?
  • Have you ever been arrested as a adult?
  • Have you ever received psychological psychiatric treatment?
  • Have you ever been studied for foster care or adoption?
  • NOTE: to be approved as an Adoptive or Foster parent, you must authorize a search of police records to verify that you have no record which would make you unsuitable to be adoptive/foster parents. You may be approved if the social worker feels that you have made a satisfactory adjustment since the arrest(s) or convictions. For persons convicted of crimes against children such as neglect, abuse or sexual exploitation, the application shall be denied.
  • FIVE REFERENCES

  • Please provide names of ten (10) persons who know you both. Preferred references are persons living in the same community as applicants.
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  • APPLICANT TWO: Choose one applicant to complete this section.

  • Date of Birth
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  • MILITARY EXPERIANCE

  • EDUCATION

  • EMPLOYMENT

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  • FAMILY

  • CRIMINAL HISTORY

  • Have you ever been arrested as a juvenile?
  • Have you ever been arrested as a adult?
  • Have you ever received psychological psychiatric treatment?
  • Have you ever been studied for foster care or adoption?
  • NOTE: to be approved as an Adoptive or Foster parent, you must authorize a search of police records to verify that you have no record which would make you unsuitable to be adoptive/foster parents. You may be approved if the social worker feels that you have made a satisfactory adjustment since the arrest(s) or convictions. For persons convicted of crimes against children such as neglect, abuse or sexual exploitation, the application shall be denied.
  • FIVE REFERENCES

  • Please provide names of ten (10) persons who know you both. Preferred references are persons living in the same community as
    applicants.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
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  • APPLICANT ONE & TWO: Both applicants complete this section. When asked, use your chosen applicant number to answer sections.

  • MARRIAGE HISTORY

  • Present Marriage I Date of Marriage
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  • Applicant One Previous Marriages

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  • Date and Place of Divorce
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  • Date of Spouse Death
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  • Date and Place of Marriage
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  • Date and Place of Divorce
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  • Date of Spouse Death
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  • Applicant Two Previous Marriages

  • Date and Place of Marriage
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  • Date and Place of Divorce
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  • Date of Spouse Death
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  • Date and Place of Marriage
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  • Date and Place of Divorce
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  • Date of Spouse Death
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  • CHILDREN IN THE HOME

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  • CHILDREN OUT OF THE HOME

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  • CHILDREN DECEASED

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  • OTHERS LIVING IN THE HOME - ADULTS AND CHILDREN

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  • IF ADDITIONAL ROOM IS NEEDED TO LIST FAMILY MEMBERS, USE THE EXTRA PAGES ATTACHED.
  • INSURANCE COVERAGE

  • Other Assets
  • HOME INFORMATION

  • Current Residence

  • Mailing Address - If different from current address

  • Applicant One Previous Address - For the last 5 years

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  • Applicant Two Previous Address - For the last 5 years

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  • IF ADDITIONAL ROOM IS NEEDED TO LIST FAMILY MEMBERS, USE THE EXTRA PAGES ATTACHED.
  • APPLICANT ONE & TWO: Both applicants complete this section. When asked, use your chosen applicant number to answer sections.

  • Your Family Background

  • Has any member of your family ever been arrested or charged with a violation of the law? Applicant One
  • Applicant Two
  • Has any member of your family and/or household ever been in foster care?

  • Applicant One
  • Applicant Two
  • Your Childhood

  • As you were growing up, which family members were you closest to? Why? What made them special to you?
  • What was the hardest part of growing up for you?
  • What was the best part of growing up for you?
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  • What were you usually punished for?

  • How were you punished? By Whom?

  • Your Education

  • How did you feel about school?

  • What do you remember the most about school?

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  • Your Marriage/Relationship

  • List three things you like most about your present marriage relationship?
  • What do you most admire about your spouse/partner?
  • What crisis have you dealt with together and how was it handled?
  • Previous Marriages

  • Have you ever been married before? Applicant One
  • Applicant Two
  • Do you have children from other than your current marriage/relationship?
  • Applicant One
  • Applicant Two
  • FOR SINGLE APPLICANT: To be completed by single-parent households only.

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  • What advice would you give to a person thinking about having their first child?
  • APPLICANT ONE & TWO: Both applicants complete this section. When asked, use your chosen applicant number to answer sections.
  • Your Role as an Foster/Adoptive Parent

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  • How will the placement of a child affect your relationship to other immediate and extended family members?
  • How would you handle visits between the children and their parents?
  • If you are now (or have ever) parented a child that was not your birth child, what was the relationship (for example, step child, relative, friend) and how long did you parent this child?
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  • Medical History

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  • Please list any injuries, illnesses or operations you have had as an adult which required hospitalization?

  • Your Household

  • Has any member of your household ever had a drug or alcohol related problem

  • Applicant One
  • Applicant Two
  • How does each member of your family show love and affection?

  • When someone in the family is sad or upset, what do the other family members do to help?

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  • When your family has to make a decision, who participates and how do you arrive at a decision?

  • How do you resolve or settle disagreements?

  • What usually makes each members of your family angry?

  • How does each of your family members act when they are angry?

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  • What adjustments would you have to make if a child coming into your home has a religious preference other than yours?
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND SIGNATURE: In signing this form, prospective foster parents are verifying that they have received a copy of and are acknowledging the following conditions of licensure/approval and that the information provided on this application is a truthful representation.
    1. The persons given as references will be contacted by mail, telephone or in a home visit.
    2. Police reports and FBI fingerprints will be checked and verified.
    3. Military history, employment, marriage and divorces will be verified.
    4. Medical records of the applicants will be requested and reviewed.
    5. Pre-service training is mandatory for both applicants (and those household members over age 18)
    6. Foster parents agree to adhere to the laws and regulations applying to foster children.
    7. No independent planning, including adoption planning, for foster children shall be made by the applicant(s).
    8. An application for foster care does NOT guarantee a license. Approval for placement of a child. An approval or denial is based on the suitability of the family for children.
    9. I (WE) UNDERSTAND THAT SIGNING THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT A FOSTER HOME LICENSE WILL BE ISSUED TO ME (US). THIS APPLICATION IS THE BEGINNING STEP IN COMPLETION THE HOME STUDY PROCESS.
    10. If my (our) application is approved, I (we) am (are) NOT guaranteed placement in my (our) home.
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