Policy
What are the four things required to approve a foster family?
Central Registry search in OASIS
State Police name search
Central Registry form (must be notarized)
Fieldprint National Background search
What is one way for you to manage your own personal biases?
Be aware of them
Talk your thoughts through with a supportive coworker or supervisor
Do you own work as needed
The Mutual Family Assessment was formerly called a _____ ______.
Home Study
What are the approved pre-service training curricula?
PRIDE, PATH or MAPP
CRAFFT uses PRIDE
That when possible, a child's first placement will be a kinship placement.
What are the basic requirements to be a foster family?
Age: 21 years; Married/Single but not separated unless a married but residing separately form is completed; Rent/Own home; have the physical space for a child(ren); United States citizen; Anti-discrimination for youth in care
What types of questions can you ask when interviewing?
Closed ended: yes or no answer
Open ended: allows for more of a response and can result in more information
What is some of the additional paperwork needed for approval?
Sworn Statement, DMV report, Health Statement, TB Risk Assessment, Application, Marriage License, Divorce Decree, Corporal Punishment Policy, Confidentiality Policy, Financial Statement/Income Verification, 3 References, Emergency Plan
PRIDE pre-service training includes videos from what online training website?
Foster Parent College
What are some factors to consider when looking at a relative as a kinship provider?
Age; Finances; Other household members; Ability, Resources, Willingness; Intergenerational Issues, Family Dysfunction
What is the maximum capacity for foster children?
6, not including other children in the home. Parents' ability must be assessed.
Exceptions can be made for:
-to allow the child of a parenting youth in foster care to remain with the parenting youth
-to allow siblings to remain together
-to allow a child with an established meaningful relationship with the family to remain with the family
-to allow a family with special training or skills to provide care to a child who has a severe disability.
What things are you assessing for a family who is a prospective foster family?
Ability: to parent, to be flexible, to meet the competencies
Resources: financial stability, support system, space in the home
Willingness: to maintain licensing standards, to work with the team, to support reunification
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PRIDE training in-person/Zoom classes last for ___ weeks.
5
In order to become a kinship provider, you must be a biological relative to the child in care. True or False
False. Fictive Kin, persons who have a relationship with the child and family, but are not biologically related, may be approved.
How many interviews does the MFA author need to have with the potential family?
With a two parent home, one interview must be with each parent separately and the other must be jointly.
When faced with a difficult conversation, what strategies can you use to facilitate this?
Prepare prior to meeting, have examples, tie it to competencies, etc.
After a family is placed, waviers can allow up to ____ months to complete the Mutual Family Assessment process.
6
What are ways that an approved Resource Parent can earn ongoing training?
Reading books/articles, watching videos, online training such as webinars, In-Service training provided by the agency, community or workplace training that is relevant to foster care (ie. CPR/First Aid, often teachers receive training in trauma and behavioral interventions that would be appropriate for credit)
A relative family that lives in a one bedroom cannot be considered as a kinship placement. True or False.
False. Exceptions can be made for kinship providers for housing that are specific to kinship. The home must be assessed.
The _____ ______ _______ checklist is completed to document the assessment of the potential foster family's home.
Physical Home Environment Checklist
How do you proceed when there is a potential issue?
Dig deeper (it may not be what you think), Problem solve (some issues can be remedied), Provide support (for behavioral challenges), use of waviers (for kinship approvals only)
When counseling out, you should....
thank the family for their time, refer to the family's strengths, connect your feedback to the core competencies, ensure the family feels valued, leave the door open for the family to return if applicable
After approval, how many hours does a Resource Parent need to earn annually?
An approved kinship provider may provide respite care for the agency if they have the space and willingness. True or False.
False. Kinship care providers are approved child specifically thus can only provide care for that specific child. However, if another relative child comes into care, their approval can be extended to that other relative child or they can provide respite for related siblings when this is listed on their Certificate of Approval.