Vol. 12, No. 1 • November 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 v12#1
- Name two ways foster parents can benefit from participation in child and family team meetings.
- Describe the new North Carolina law that creates funding to support post-secondary education for some children who spend time in foster care. Who benefits from this law? Be sure to name three things this funding pays for.
- When and where will the NC Foster and Adoptive Parent Association’s 2008 conference be held?
- Describe how you and the foster parents you know will be affected by the recent changes in the rules governing foster home licensing in North Carolina.
- What is the book, The Connected Child, about?
- In state fiscal year 2005-06, what were the chances that a teen in foster care in North Carolina was placed in a non-family setting (that is, in group or institutional care)?
- Describe the potential challenges and benefits of maintaining connections between children adopted from foster care and their families of origin.
- What organization will be celebrating its 10th anniversary at Castle McCullough on Saturday, March 8, 2008?
- Name three strengths and three needs identified by federal reviewers during North Carolina’s recent Child and Family Services Review.
- Name five things foster parents can do, when working with children who have been sexually abused, to address troubling behaviors and make children feel safe.
Copyright � 2007 Jordan Institute for Families
