Vol. 17, No. 1 • November 2012
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 licensing social worker. If your answers are satisfactory, you’ll receive 30 minutes of credit toward your in-service training requirement. If you have questions about this method of gaining in-service credit, ask your worker.
In-Service Quiz, FP v17#1
- Name the three types of court hearings about which foster parents have a right to be notified.
- Describe three things foster parents can do to help the children in their care prepare for court.
- What do GAL volunteers do?
- Describe the TPR process in North Carolina.
- What is “Raise the Age” and why does the NC Foster and Adoptive Parent Association support it?
- How can child and family team meetings contribute to the success of court ordered plans?
- Describe what happens in North Carolina when CPS investigates an allegation of child maltreatment in a foster home.
- Name five things foster parents should do (or not do) if they are investigated by CPS.
- What is ex parte communciation and why should you avoid it?
- Name three things you think should be in a bill of rights for North Carolina foster youth. If you can, send your ideas to [email protected] by November 22, 2012.
~ Family and Children's Resource Program, UNC-CH School of Social Work ~
