WHO DOES WHAT?
This person or people provides the youth’s daily care, routines, supervision, transportation, and school communication?
Who is the foster/respite parent?
Name two examples of crises that may occur in foster care.
Any two: running away, aggression, property destruction, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, severe anxiety, injury, mental-health emergencies, or substance-use concerns.
Instead of “Don't talk back,” what could a foster parent say while still maintaining the expectation of respect?
“You can disagree respectfully.”
True or false: If a teenager is old enough to do something, that automatically means someone has taught them how to do it.
False. Foster youth may have experienced multiple caregivers, disrupted routines, and skills that were never consistently taught.
True or false: Foster parents can share a youth's abuse history with friends or family if they're trying to explain the youth's behavior.
False. Abuse/neglect details, case history, family background, and court information are confidential.
the legal custodian responsible for placement decisions, service authorization, and medical and educational consent?
Who is Division of Family Services (DFS).
True or false: Crisis management begins when the emergency happens.
False. Crisis management includes being prepared before an emergency occurs.
Instead of simply saying, “Because I said so,” what is the updated approach?
Maintain the boundary while providing an explanation: “The answer is no, and I'll explain why.”
“Clean your room” sounds like one instruction, but your training describes it as how many expectations? Name two.
Who is described in the training as “the heart of fostering and nurturing growth”?
YOU — the foster parent.
this person represents the child’s legal interests and participates in hearings and court decisions?
who is The Guardian ad Litem (GAL)?
A youth is becoming increasingly upset, but there is not yet an immediate safety emergency. What's the goal?
Recognize the warning signs and intervene before the situation escalates into an emergency.
What important value is underneath the old-school phrase “Toughen up”?
Resilience.
Name three executive-function skills that trauma may affect.
Any three: working memory, organization, planning, attention, impulse control, emotional regulation, or task completion.
A foster parent notices a significant change in a youth's behavior. What's one of their basic responsibilities?
Observe/document important information and communicate concerns to the appropriate team member.
This team member handles day-to-day case management, home visits, service referrals, foster-parent support, and serves as a communication anchor.
Who is the private agency caseworker/program counselor?
A youth is experiencing an immediate medical or physical-safety emergency. Who should the foster parent contact first?
911. Your “Who to Call for What?” decision visual directs emergency situations to 911.
A youth says, “You're not my real parent, so you can't tell me what to do!” What should the foster parent's primary goal be: win the argument or maintain the relationship and boundary?
Maintain the relationship and boundary without turning the interaction into a power struggle. This applies your training's emphasis on curiosity, boundaries, connection, and repair.
What's the difference between telling and teaching?
Telling gives the direction or expectation; teaching breaks the skill down and provides the coaching/support needed to learn how to complete it. This reflects the training's distinction between telling and teaching and its focus on coaching toward independence.
What's the difference between a GAL and CASA?
The GAL provides legal representation/represents the child's legal interests. CASA independently reviews the case, gathers information, represents the child's best interests, and reports observations/information to the court.
A foster parent believes a youth's visitation schedule should change. Can the foster parent make that change?
No. Foster parents do not make legal decisions or independently change visitation schedules.
Why might something that seems like an everyday stressor result in a much stronger reaction from a youth in foster care?
Trauma, family separation, loss/grief, abuse or neglect, multiple placements, and uncertainty can cause everyday stressors to trigger intense reactions. Behavior may be communication.
Complete the idea from the training: Keep the ______, change the ______.
Keep the value, change the message.
A 16-year-old repeatedly fails to complete a household task correctly. The foster parent says, “I've told you a hundred times!” What's one question the foster parent should ask themselves?
"Have I actually taught the skill, or have I only told them what I expect?”
A youth enters your home and doesn't know your household routines, struggles with organization, and needs repeated reminders. What's the better starting assumption: “They should know better” or “They may need to be taught”?
They may need to be taught. Multiple placements and caregivers can disrupt routines and leave skills inconsistently taught.