Would a social worker doing home study for foster care be put off by my piercings & tattoos?

r s

if you can breath, have a bed for the kid to sleep in, get 3 of your friends to complete the reference form, sit through the classes, complete the forms, and pass the criminal and child abuse check... they will pass any one be a foster parent...

don't have to graduate from high school or anything

Mom to Foster Children

Oh God no. This wouldn't be an issue at all, just be prepared for the questions from the children. Especially if they come from a family where they have never seen this. Good luck!

Mike M

It definitely should NOT! so many kids are looking for loving people such as your self, Go for it and if some jurk makes judgments based on how you look and soeley for those reasons you may have legal options at that point as well.. Good luck =D

They may take an issue however they can not use it against you. Also asl long as you and you huuby don't have a record seem like good people and pass the homestudy i can't see that as being an issues. most states are in desperate need of foster parents.

Sophie

It depends on the person and their personal views. So its hard to say, just hope you get a more open minded person.

opedial

Be yourself, that is the best you can do. My husband has tattoos and piercings and we just adopted three wonderful kids!

Pat Brown

You are wondering how your body art will be perceived. I guess it would depend on the individual you deal with from the foster agency.

If you are mature and capable parents with healthy motives for foster care, your body art might be seen as a plus, as so many young people do that nowadays.

Put your best foot forward-- agencies and needy children are waiting for good foster families. If you have good rapport with your foster worker, ask how she seesyour body art. In the course of parenting needy children, you will have occasion to talk over many delicate and complicated issues with your worker and you can start at the beginning with open discussion. Good luck!

ot2hvfn

This should not be an issue but depending on were you live it might be.. if it is an issue go to another agency.. We are in the process of adopting and we are a 2 dad family and our local DCYF has been nothing but open minded and wants to put more children with us.. your looks should not be an issue its all about your home and ability to care for the child..

Wundt

There are too many variables to really be able to answer this. If you live in rural Kansas and Oklahoma, then I imagine this will be a huge problem. If you live in New York or San Francisco, then not so much.

Treat it like a job interview. I know a lot of people with tatoos who tend to wear long sleaves/ high collars and remove or wear smaller studs in their peircings when in 'interview' mode.

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If the social worker cannot suspend their own values and biases then yes, s/he will look down on them.....it is a personal thing and demands them being able to check their opinions at the door.

I personally do not think it should be an issue. The way in which you express yourself does not tell me how you will parent children with special needs......or any child for that matter.

celtic.piskie

Don't make it one yourself and they probably won't think too much of it.

Just be yourself. If a social worker seems unfairly biased, then ask to speak to a superior about it.

They really shouldn't be any problem.

Just be yourself, and i'm sure you'll be fine.

Just a Mom

It depends what area you live in. Right now I live in St. Louis and I know a few foster parent who look rough with tattoos and piercings, but are awesome parents. However, if you live in a small rural area, they might not be as accepting.

Randy B

They may be put off by it but that shouldn't influence their report in any way. I know in my area, once the social worker drafted the report we were given the draft copy to proof read and comment upon if there was something we didn't agree with. Its realized that sometimes peoples perceptions are different and the worker may have gotten something wrong.

In one instance, my wife had mentioned that she does a lot of volunteer work and that she needed to scale back and learn to say "no" when asked. The social worker blew this way out of proportion and said that my wife had low self esteem and that she couldn't say "no" to people to the determent of her own comfort and wellbeing. Needless to say we challenged this conclusion and it was re-written before being submitted to the department for their consideration.

For us and in my area the process is transparent. If you don't like what you see, challenge it. Hopefully you won't have to.

Independ"ant"

As much as im all for individuality the reality is YES they will form an opinion or judgment based on your facial piercings and tattoos.

Go on a job interview where you have to work around the general public or in a professional environment. See for yourself. My company makes employees cover them up or take them out.

Can you be disqualified or discriminated against for your tats or piercings...I doubt it.

Many unqualified paps pass home studies because many people doing the home studies don't care. They just want to get paid.

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