Kinship Care

Kinship Care

2.0 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. Formal Kinship care is when: (CHECK ONE)

a. A child is in the State’s custody and is living with a relative.b. A child is NOT in State’s Custody and is living with a relative.c. A child is NOT in State’s Custody and is living with a friend.
2. What are the benefits associated with kinship care? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

a. Children maintain cultural connections.b. Children maintain family ties.c. Children maintain community connections.d. All of the above.
3. What is one of the challenges associated with kinship care? (CHECK ONE)

a. Kinship care providers may struggle maintaining boundaries with birth parents.b. Kinship care providers become easily discouraged by child behaviors.c. Kinship care providers are often afraid to ask for help.d. Kinship care providers are more tolerant of child’s behaviors.
4. A child placed in kinship care usually has more difficulty adjusting to out-of-home placement than a child which is placed in a regular foster home.

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5. List four (4) suggestions found in the self study that kinship care providers can use when times are difficult and they are feeling unrewarded:
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6. Check all of the other ways kinship care providers can find help or information. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

a. Call the Alaska Center for Resource Families to talk with a Training Coordinator.b. Go to the Child Welfare League of America website.c. Attend Foster and Adoptive Parent Support Groups in your area.d. None of the Above.e. All of the Above.
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