Vol. 14, No. 2 • May 2010

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 919/334-1176.

In-Service Quiz, FP v14#2

1. Describe three ways the medical home approach can benefit children in foster care.
2. What are four benefits of providing a medical home for a child through Community Care of North Carolina?
3. Name three things parents can do to improve their advocacy for children when working with medical teams.
4. Who is eligible to participate in the NC Reach Program? What are the benefits of this innovative program?
5. Name three of the strategies Donna Foster suggests foster parents use to battle stress.
6. What health-related information should DSS share with foster parents prior to or at the time of placement?
7. Name three messages or lessons you take away from reading the essays from children on the Kids' Pages.
8. What does Dr. Neil Altman say about what good fathers give and how fatherless teenagers can get those things from other people?
9. How did the federal health care bill signed into law in March 2010 change the Adoption Tax Credit?
10. Describe the new way Adoption Assistance is being implemented in North Carolina.
    

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