• Understanding team decision-making

    1.0 Hour Course; Questionnaire
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  • CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

    Check or fill in the appropriate answer to the following questions. First try to answer from your understanding of the material before referring back to the course. These questions address information specifically stated in the program.

  • 1. A TDM is a meeting that OCS requests on behalf of families to focus on making decisions about:*
  • 2. Potential placement changes that may require a TDM might include:*
  • 3. Birth parents and youth who are in a TDM have the right to ask anyone who is not a legal party to the case to be asked to leave a TDM.*
  • 4. The TDM facilitator is usually the OCS caseworker who is already assigned to the family.*
  • 5. No more than 8 people are allowed at a Team Decision Making Meeting.*
  • 6. A Team Decision Making meeting is a legal proceeding.*
  • 7. In a TDM, if a consensus cannot be reached, OCS maintains the responsibility to make the placement decision.*

  • 8.Team Decision Making works upon a model. That means the group just focus on "what went wrong," but looks both honestly at the resources and strengths that a family brings. (FILL IN THE BLANKS)

  • 9. A TDM can be called if a child is potentially going to be moved from one foster home to another.*
  • 10. ______________________________is the primary goal of the TDM. Exploring the family’s strengths and support system allows the team to build this plan.*
  • 11. The TDM Model in Alaska is based on a _____ Stage Process which follows a specific pattern of steps to explore the situation before jumping to a decision.*
  • 12. There is a strong preference that these meetings are held in person with the family, caseworker and community supports present.*

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     COURSE EVALUATION QUESTIONS

    Creative Parenting Strategies for Traumatized Children

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