Vol. 17, No. 2 • May 2013
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#2
- Name five benefits of lifebooks.
- What is psychological safety?
- What do you do to help the children placed in your home feel psychologically safe?
- What does the process look like in North Carolina for foster parents who want to adopt?
- Describe the course "Helping Youths Reach Self-Sufficiency." Do you know anyone who would benefit from attending this course?
- Name three things resource parents can do to promote "fit" in foster care placements.
- What are some of the steps suggested in this issue for helping newly-placed children understand your family's routines?
- Name four things foster parents can do to engage the fathers of children placed in their homes.
- According to the new president of the NC Foster and Adoptive Parent Association, what are the top three issues impacting North Carolina's foster parents today?
- Name three things you can do to teach healthy behaviors to children in foster care.
~ Family and Children's Resource Program, UNC-CH School of Social Work ~
