It's all Relative
LOSS Vegas
Teach your children well (Discipline)
There's no "I" in team
The Change ..it's a Comin'
100
Respectful treatment and discussion of, seeking and displaying photos of, supporting direct and indirect contact with and including them in events and celebrations are examples of what practice by resource parents and the child's team
What is supporting and maintaining family connections
100
The process that helps people work through the pain of separation and loss is
What is GRIEF
100
this concept of positive adaptation despite exposure to significant adversity is called
What is Resiliency
100
Birth Parents, Extended Family, Children's Services Worker, Family Services Worker, School and Doctors are members
What is the Child's Team
100
Private Space, Boundaries, and Respectful Nurturing are ways in which foster, adoptive and kin caregivers can create
What is a Healing Nurturing Home
200
The practice of recognizing a continuum of contact between adoptive families and birth families/prior caregivers and significant others
What is Openness
200
When remembering our discussion of unexpected loss, lack of trust, fear of being judged, and shame are examples
What are challenges which can impact on a birth family's ability to accept assistance from the Society and/or to allow them to process their loss.
200
Patience, Confidence, Concern, Friendly Firmness, and Effective Communication are examples of this....
What are qualities of Effective Disciplinarians
200
Respecting connections and continuity for children and youth in foster and adoptive families is the responsibility of all team members. Name the concept that this represents
What is Permanence
200
Health, development, educational needs, abuse/neglect and prior placement history, cultural needs and legal status are examples of this
What is important information to consider when asked to accept a placement of a child into your home
300
Within 12 months of a child (under the age of 6 yrs) and within 24 months of a child (over the age of 6 yrs) being made a Society Ward, these timelines are applicable
What are timelines for Permanency Planning to be identified as per the Child and Family Services Act.
300
nature of loss, age, attachment, availability of accurate/age-apopropriate information, issue of fault, culture and number of previous separations and losses are all examples
What are factors influencing how loss is experienced
300
a) Listening, Praise, Modelling Skills, Planning, Structure and Routine are examples of this proactive discipline strategy b) Time In, Natural and Logical Consequences are examples of this discipline strategy
What is a) Promoting Positive Behaviour and Self Control b) Responding to Lack of Control
300
Should re-unification appear to be unrealistic, the Society will engage family members and significant others in this practice
What is Permanency Planning
300
Less privacy, disruption of routines, changing schedules, increased demands for time and attention, and added responsibilities are examples
What are potential changes to daily family life for resource parents
400
Reassurance of well being, ability to preserve or enhance connections, ability to monitor family relationships/parenting skills, ability to seek/clarify information, and ability to process feelings are examples
What are potential goals/benefits of access visits
400
Shock/Denial/Protest, Bargaining, Anger (inward and outward), Understanding, Coping and Managing Loss are responses seen
What is the Pathway through Grieving
400
Understanding that needs motivate behaviour............ these factors are essential for foster, adoptive and kinship caregivers to consider
What are history of abuse and neglect, child/youth developmental age, attachment, and child's self esteem
400
Teamwork is a core component of this planning tool which emphasizes a developmental approach to assessing and planning for children's needs
What is ONLAC (Ontario Looking After Children)
400
Respect culture, learn child's routines/traditions, help identify and reinforce expectations, help develop an explanation for admission and don't place alot of immediate demands are strategies to
What are ways resource parents can support children's successful adjustment to their home
500
Disorganized, Ambivalent, Anxious, and Healthy are ways to characterize this issue
What are the stages along the continuum of attachment.
500
a) Loss of home, loss of status as parent, loss of control, loss of self esteem b) loss of autonomy in parenting, loss of privacy,
What are examples of losses seen by: a) birth families b) foster/adoptive parents
500
Protecting and nurturing child, advancing child/youth development, teaching ways to prevent and solve problems, and maintaining and building parent/child relationship are examples
What are Goals of Effective Discipline
500
Child centered values, respecting complementary roles,shared goals and respecful communication are examples
What are guidelines for effective team work
500
Communicate openly, attend training, ask for help, know your family's strengths and limitations, respite and self care are examples of strategies to achieve this goal
What are ways to minimize risk of placement disruption
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