Vol. 11, No. 2 • May 2007

Get In-Service Training Credit for Reading this Newsletter!

If you are a North Carolina foster parent you can enjoy reading Fostering Perspectives and earn credit toward your relicensure. Just write down the answers to the questions below and present them to your social worker. If your answers are satisfactory, you’ll receive 30 minutes of credit toward your in-service training requirement. If you or your licensing social worker have questions about this method of gaining in-service credit, please contact the N.C. Division of Social Services at 919/733-7672.

In-Service Quiz, FP v11#2

1. On average, how long do children stay in foster care in North Carolina?
   
   
2. What are the three primary theories that have been proposed to explain the disproportionate representation of minorities in the child welfare system? According to Robert Hill, which theory is correct?
   
   
3. Name four factors agencies consider when deciding whether to place a child in a particular foster home.
   
   
4. How many new foster homes were licensed in North Carolina in state fiscal year 2005-06?
   
   
5. What does the Family Support Network of NC do?
   
   
6. According to the recent study by Denuwelaere and Bracke, which factor had the strongest influence on a foster child’s self-esteem?
   
   
7. What are the mandates of the federal Child and Family Services Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-288) with regard to visits between child welfare workers and children in foster care?
   
   
8. Make a list of ten people you know who are not currently foster parents who might be interested to know that there are teenagers in foster care in North Carolina right now who are in need of a foster family.
   
   
9. What is Elizabeth Cassedy’s mantra when reactions to trauma come back into her children’s lives?
   
   
10. Name four things you can do to support the schooling of children and youth in foster care.

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