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Employee orientation Providence kids/ sscc

Employee orientation Providence kids/ sscc. WELCOME. Foster Care. Questions to ask yourself as you begin the process of becoming a foster parent What is Foster Care? Why do we need Foster homes? What do you know about Foster Care?.

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Employee orientation Providence kids/ sscc

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  1. Employee orientation Providence kids/sscc WELCOME

  2. Foster Care Questions to ask yourself as you begin the process of becoming a foster parent • What is Foster Care? • Why do we need Foster homes? • What do you know about Foster Care?

  3. Who are the most common confirmed perpetrators of abuse or neglect? Relationship: Gender: Age: Marital Status: Parent (78.1%) Female (56.8%) 26-35 yrs (37.7%) Married (29.4%)

  4. Questions to ask a prospective foster parent: • What do I expect from the children? • How is having foster children going to impact my family? • What support system do I need to have in place?

  5. Types of Services • Basic Foster Care • Treatment Services -Therapeutic Foster Care • Respite Care • Assessment Services -Emergency Placement • Transitional Living

  6. “Basic” Foster Care Includes: A supportive setting, preferably a family that provides: • Routine guidance and supervision • Affection, reassurance and involvement in age appropriate activities • Contact with family members as appropriate and allowed. • Access to therapeutic, habilitative and medical interventions from professionals and paraprofessionals as needed and recommended.

  7. “Basic” Foster Care Child Characteristics: • Capable of responding to limit setting and other interventions • Transient difficulties and occasional misbehavior • Brief acting out in response to stress • Behaviors are typical for child’s age and minimally disturbing • Mild developmental delays from mild Mental retardation.

  8. “Treatment Services” or “Therapeutic” Foster Care Includes: A supportive setting, preferably a family that provides: • More than routine guidance & supervision - 24 hour supervision may be needed for some children • Affection, reassurance & involvement in age appropriate activities • Contact with family members as appropriate & allowed. • Access to therapeutic, habilitative & medical interventions from professionals & paraprofessionals in order to meet the child’s needs. • For primary medical needs and habilitative needs interventions from a skilled caregiver may be required.

  9. “Treatment Services” or “Therapeutic” Child Characteristics: • Child has difficulties in one or more area of functioning. • Frequent or unpredictable intense misbehavior • Frequent or unpredictable physical aggression • Moderate to severe self injurious behavior • Mild to severe substance abuse • Withdrawn or isolated • Moderate to severe developmental delays or Mental retardation. • Primary medical needs

  10. Respite Care Providers: • Provides care for children for periods of 72 hours up to 14 days • Reimbursed for care • Requirements: • Background check • FBI check • CPR / 1st Aid • TB test • Home visit and assessment • Behavior Management/ Medication training

  11. Assessment ServicesEmergency Placement: • Little information available • We provide what we are given • Children can come anytime of day or night. • May not have anything • Family needs to provide car seats and appropriate beds

  12. Supporting Children & Families in Transition • The first 30 days: • Multiple appointments • Difficult & unpredictable behavior • Mood swings • Approach/Avoidance behavior • Lack of sleep • Your children disrupted • Could you make a decision if you did not have the information? • Foster Parents have to be comfortable with some unknowns • Adoptive parents also have to be comfortable with some unknown information.

  13. Basic Requirements to be a Foster Parent • At least 21 years of age • High School Diploma or GED • Single, Married or Cohabitating at least one year • Demonstrate emotional stability & physical health • Ability to provide nurturing care, appropriate supervision, reasonable discipline, & a home-like atmosphere for children

  14. Basic Requirements for a Foster Home • 40 Sq. Ft. per child in a bedroom • No more than 4 children in a bedroom • 40 Sq. Ft. of activity space per child • Minimum square footage for one child in a bedroom is 80 Sq. Ft. • One bathroom per 8 people • Children must attend public school • Children covered by Medicaid

  15. What is next? • Once you have completed reviewing the orientation  power point; • the Orientation Quizto receive credit for the orientation • Submit the completed Orientation Quiz to Christina Smith at chsmith@provcorp.com

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