Adoption & Foster Care
Reunification Support Checklist
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18 itemsSupport a child and family through reunification. This free reunification support checklist gives you a 18-item head start so nothing important slips through the cracks. it's been shaped by real families using it in real moments — the kind you don't get a second chance to prepare for. Use it as-is, or open it in Checkbloom to customise every item, share it with anyone by link (no account required on their end), and tick things off together in real time from any phone. When you're offline, changes queue and sync the moment you're back. Every Checkbloom template is free to preview and free to download as a PDF. Create a list from this template and share it with anyone by link — they can check items off in real time with no account or app download required.
Reunification is the goal of foster care. Your love and the family's love are not in competition.
What's on the list
- Speak about birth family with warmth in front of the child
- Keep photos of birth family visible if welcomed
- Follow the visitation schedule reliably
- Prepare the child gently before each visit
- Pack a comfort item for visits
- Allow time to settle after each visit
- Share updates and photos with birth family as allowed
- Coordinate with the caseworker weekly
- Attend team meetings and court dates
- Keep records of medical and school updates to hand over
- Help the child make a memory book
- Pack their belongings with care, not in a hurry
- Plan a goodbye that honours your time together
- Let yourself grieve — this is real loss
- Make space for your other children's feelings
- Stay open to ongoing contact if appropriate
- Debrief with a therapist or peer support
- Take time before saying yes to a next placement
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