c7500 & 7480

Child's name: Qavyier and Karvyier
Number: C7500 & 7480
Birthdate: 12/98
State: Washington
Listed: July 2009

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Born 12/98, identical twins QAVYIER (known as Qavy) and KARVYIER (nicknamed Karvy) want to be adopted together. The boys are legally free.

Qavy (on the right) has made tremendous growth and progress. He genuinely cares about others and is more and more able to show his sweet, empathetic and compassionate side. He is aware of and respects others’ personal space and boundaries and appropriately seeks affection. Qavy likes sports, especially basketball and swimming, and is looking forward to participating in extra curricular activities at school. Bright and capable, school has become a much more positive experience for him. Because Qavy can get overwhelmed by too much stimulation and too little structure, he does best in a self-contained classroom setting. Qavy has fun learning about dinosaurs, playing electronic games, and playing outdoors. His folks at his residential treatment program watch little TV and appreciate that Qavy is always ready to sit and talk or play a game of cards.

Karvy (on the left) is an exceptional artist who has been enthused to be able to learn Japanese drawing techniques from one of his teacher’s. Teachers and other school staff enjoy Karvy and report that he is very witty. Relationships with adults are very important to him, and he works hard to build secure and trusting ones. Karvy really enjoys most active, outdoor activities and is having a lot of fun participating in a local soccer program. Karvy has a generous and caring personality. He has developed a very good relationship with his therapeutic foster mom with whom he has lived since June 2008. This is a big deal considering his general distrust of new people, and it shows that he has the capacity to build healthy relationships with parent figures.

When the boys came into care in October 2007 they had few skills for family living and exhibited severe behavioral symptoms of trauma. To give each boy the services needed to help him move forward in healing and recovery, they have been separated for the past two years. Qavy has made significant emotional and behavioral gains from his participation in residential and other specialized treatment. He shows great insight into his issues and will tell you himself that he needs to work further on developing strategies and tools to manage his anger in more appropriate ways, curb his impulsiveness, and be able to more easily transition between activities. His treatment team believes he will be ready to join an adoptive family soon after Karvy has established stability in the home. Karvy has made important gains and behavioral changes with therapeutic supports and therapeutic foster care. Of special note are the self-calming tools he has developed, such as taking timeouts to draw or to read when feeling overwhelmed. The boys look forward to being reunited in their adoptive family.

Being willing to participate with them in family counseling during their transition will be a wonderful way for their adoptive parents to demonstrate their love and commitment to the boys. It will underscore for them, too, that their new folks value using such supports to help family members deal with past hurts and make changes. Karvy’s foster mom would love to remain involved and is willing to provide respite care if feasible. The boys’ social worker is seeking a family that will capitalize on the progress the boys have made and provide the structure and encouragement they need to continue to grow and develop in healthy ways.

Subsidy and Purchase of Service may be available.

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