CWEL Foster Care and Placement

Question 1

Which type of foster care placement is given preference under federal law when a child must be removed from their parents?

Accepted Answer

Kinship placements with relatives or fictive kin

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Licensed therapeutic foster care homes

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Group homes and residential facilities

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Non-relative licensed foster homes

Question 2

What is the purpose of a foster home licensing study (home study)?

Accepted Answer

To evaluate whether the prospective foster family meets safety, capacity, and suitability requirements to care for foster children

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To assess the foster family's financial net worth

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To determine the maximum number of biological children the family may have

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To assess the foster parent's relationship history with their own parents

Question 3

What is 'placement stability' and why is it a critical outcome for children in foster care?

Accepted Answer

Minimizing the number of placement moves a child experiences in foster care

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Stability of the foster family's financial situation

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Consistent contact between the child and their biological parents

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Stability of the assigned caseworker throughout the case

Question 4

When a foster child's behaviors challenge the foster parent's capacity to continue the placement, the first response of the child welfare worker should be:

Accepted Answer

Provide support, resources, and training to the foster parent to stabilize the placement

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Immediately identify and prepare the next placement for the child

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Recommend that the foster parent surrender their license

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Move the child to a higher level of care immediately

Question 5

What is the significance of maintaining sibling relationships when children are placed in foster care?

Accepted Answer

Keeping siblings together preserves a key attachment relationship and reduces trauma associated with multiple separations

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Sibling placements simplify case management by having fewer cases

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Sibling placements are less expensive for the foster care system

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Older siblings can help care for younger siblings in foster care

Question 6

Which type of care is designed for children with significant emotional, behavioral, or developmental needs who require more intensive support than traditional foster care?

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic or treatment foster care

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Emergency foster care

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Respite foster care

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Pre-adoptive foster care