Fostering the Teenager Self-Study

  • Fostering the Teenager

    Self-Study, 4 Hours Training Credit
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  • What is your connection to foster care?*

  • Check Your Understanding

    Fostering the Teenager

    To gain credit for reading and understanding this Self-Study, please fill out this questionnaire and submit for 4 hours of training credit.

  • 1) Teens often reject the attitudes and way of life of their parents in order to assert their independence.*
  • 2) Development of identity in adolescents includes; (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY).*

  • 3) Name two (2) emotional developmental characteristics of the adolescent:

  • 4) Name two (2) cognitive developmental characteristics of the adolescent:

  • 5) Which of the following are common behaviors of teens that have experienced physical or emotional abuse according to the listing in the self-study? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)*
  • 6) Which of the following are common behaviors of teens that have experienced sexual abuse according to the listing in the self-study? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)*
  • 7) Which of the following are common behaviors of teens that have experienced fetal alcohol effects according to the listing in the self-study? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)*

  • 8) Name two (2) house rules that are important in your home.

  • 9) The best thing to do when a teen starts to get out of control is to take a deep breath and put your arms on his shoulders to calm him down.*

  • 10) For each of the following terms, define the word in your own words and give one example of how this pertains to teens.

  • MODELING

  • NURTURING

  • 11. The corrective teaching techniques include four steps. Fill in the blanks to complete these four steps.
    * , the problem behavior.
    Deliver a * .
    * an alternative behavior.
     *   the alternative behavior.

  • 12) A foster parent should search a teen’s room regularly to look for drugs.*
  • 13) Teens often take risks with sexual activity because of their ambivalence about sexuality.*
  • 14) Adolescent males are at increased risk for committing suicide.*

  • 15) Use the following case history to answer the question below.

    This is 17 year old Connie’s fourth placement in foster care. She has been in your care for five months and has recently begun sleeping longer and longer hours. She constantly looks messy and unwashed though she previously was careful about her appearance. She doesn’t eat at the table, she just picks at her food. When asked for her input about what she expects to do after she turns 18, she shrugs her shoulders and says, “It doesn’t matter. I won’t have to deal with it.” You have recently discovered that she has given away her entire collection of earrings (including her favorite gold earrings) to a girl at school.

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    Fostering the Teenager

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