Wednesday Power Morning

The Foster Care System (Part 5)

Foster Parents Speak

 

We typically only hear about the wrongdoings of foster parents, but are they all bad? Are they motivated by money, or do they really care about children? How much does the system rely on them when it comes to determining the fate of a child? Are allegations made against them a tool of revenge or a distraction from the truth? What are the professional and personal consequences of allegations? We’ll talk about this and more when veteran foster parents Melissa Page-Bailey, Dee Wilson, and Burl and Betty Traylor talk about the foster care system through their eyes. Former caseworker Dr. Xenia Merrick returns to share her insight.