From Karen J. 6/30/2013, YELP: I signed up with Olive Crest through the recommendation of a friend who had a good experience with them. What a mistake! The social workers seem completely clueless as to the process of fostering. They took a long time to match me, and the profile for the child I wanted was very broad. If I did searches for a child and asked them to check into it, they would never respond with any feedback. When they did finally find a match, they provided no insight into the legal process, often not knowing what would come next, or what questions to ask or when to follow up. The county is not always truthful or forthcoming, and Olive Crest had no clue how to deal with them. They forced a child on me that I had serious misgivings about. When I took that child in, the child had a lot of issues that were never mentioned. I tried to seek help for the child through a therapist or assessment, they blew off all my concerns. That child was exhibiting serious problems, and not just transition issues. No one at Olive Crest ever wrote down my concerns, they treated me like I didnt know what I was talking about and insisted all the childs problems would go away if I just kept going. They offer no help at all. It felt criminal to try to explain to someone the problems a child is having and that person is ignoring you and refusing to help. Ive spoken to other foster agencies since and they were shocked at the way Olive Crest handled the situation and insisted that is not commonplace and they were completely incompetent. I would not recommend this agency to anyone.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 07:34:38 +0000
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