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A Crucial Part of the Village

We offer required instructor-led courses for kinship families. Beyond the kinship-focused class, kinship families are strongly encouraged to attend the remaining seven monthly classes. Each session provides unique insights into the kinship family experience, situations you may encounter, solutions to typical problems, and many other topics important for those preparing to care for a child they know.

Class schedules are available from your Kinship Family Consultant (KFC).

Instructor Led Courses
Online Courses
Course 1 Quiz
Course 2 Quiz
Manuals & Other Resources

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Required instructor-led courses for kinship families.

Class schedules are available from your Kinship Family Consultant (KFC).

Class Subjects

Orientation/Team Building/Kinship
Child Development
Trauma & Its Effects/Sexual Abuse
Minimizing the Trauma of Placement
Understanding Primary Families
Managing Emotions & Behaviors/The Effects of Caregiving
Long-term Separation/Adoption Issues for Families
Transcending Difference in Placements

Vital Information at Your Pace

Once you’ve watched Course 1 and Course 2 videos, tab over to complete the required quizzes.

Course 1: PRINCIPLES & PERSPECTIVES

Child Development & Parenting Perspectives | 17 Min
Culture & the Foster Family | 13 Min
Working with Primary Families | 17 Min
Trauma: A Compassion-driven Approach | 14 Min
Self-care: What I Wish I had Known | 17 Min
Effective Discipline: A Trauma-informed Approach | 23 Min
ReMoved (Movie Short): On Grief, Loss, & Attachment | 13 Min
TBRI®: Trust-Based Relational Intervention® | 3 min

Don’t forget to tab over to Quiz 1 to get credit!

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Course 2: POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Once you’ve watched Course 2 videos, tab over to complete Quiz 2.

Fostering Healthy Children | 33 Min
Office of Licensing Rule | 35 Min
Practice Guidelines of the Utah Division of Child & Family Services (DCFS) | 108 Min
- 1) Rights & Responsibilities | 16 Min
- 2) Incidental Care, Child Care, & Respite | 9 Min
- 3) Out-of-state Travel & Normalcy Laws | 9 Min
- 4) Emergency Situations, Allegations, & Safe-to-sleep | 11 Min
- 5) Foster Care Payments & Tax Issues | 10 Min
- 6) Advocacy, Schools, & Court | 14 Min
- 7) Foster Family Support | 19 Min
- 8) Assessment | 20 Min

Don’t forget to tab over to Quiz 2 to get credit!

Course 1 Quiz

1) Why is knowledge of typical child development necessary?*
- Setting realistic expectations
- Recognizing problems
- Applying effective discipline
- Advocating for appropriate intervention
- All of the above
2) Approximately what percentage of a sample falls under the “typical” umbrella?*
- 50%
- 68%
- 34%
- 90%
- 22%
3) When is childhood brain development complete?*
- 10–12 years
- 12–15 years
- 14–16 years
- 17–20 years
- Mid-to-late 20s
4) What's one of the key ways we can support a child’s developmental progress?*
- Remind them of their failings
- Punish them for misbehavior
- Recognize and celebrate small successes/efforts
- Nag them
5) The way we do things around our homes is considered our…*
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Culture
- Nationality
6) A possible example of cultural difference is…*
- Different ways of folding towels
- Eating dinner at a kitchen table every night
- Different recipes for mashed potatoes
- All of the above
7) Children coming new into your home have a culture that should be…*
- Learned about and incorporated
- Ignored
- Mocked
- Changed
8) We can smooth a child’s transition into our home by…*
- Explaining our written family rules
- Being flexible
- Thinking about our unspoken family rules
- All of the above
9) When a child is removed from family and placed in foster care it is…*
- A relief for the child
- Fearful for the primary parents
- One of the most traumatic events in their early life.
- Both B & C
- All of the above
10) Primary families neglect and abuse their children mostly because…*
- They do not love the child
- They experience high points of stress and diminished coping skills
- They are dangerous and violent people
- They want someone else to raise the child
11) Your responsibility as a foster caregiver will be to…*
- Take children to family visits
- Take care of the primary family so they can heal.
- Create opportunities for children to reconnect with their families
- Both A & C
- All the above
12) If a primary family demonstrates dangerous behavior you can expect…*
- Visits to cease completely
- Visits to be monitored by police
- The child and family team will create a safety plan for visits
- Take over and do it for them
13) How is childhood trauma different from trauma that occurs in adulthood?*
- It affects the development of the child
- It doesn’t have any effect because they are children
- It is just the same
- None of the above
14) Why are ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) important to know about?*
- To help us intervene to prevent further long-term harm
- To help us understand why the child might be struggling
- To help us better recognize the child’s history of trauma
- All of the above
15) What are some steps we can take to assist a child who has experienced trauma?*
- Offer opportunities for learning
- Provide a consistent and nurturing environment
- Teach the child skills to regulate their trauma responses
- All of the above
16) What is resilience?*
- Acting like nothing bad has happened
- Looking on the bright side and ignoring “hard” feelings
- The hard work of understanding our past and becoming stronger because of it
17) The presenter likens self-care to:*
- An oxygen mask on an airplane
- A life preserver
- An annual physical
- A much-needed vacation
18) Who is most at risk for secondary traumatic stress?*
- Women
- Empathetic people
- Those with unresolved trauma issues
- All of the above
19) A good self-care plan should include the following…*
- Long and elaborate vacations
- A support system
- Comfort foods high in sugar and starch
- Spontaneity in daily routines
20) Laughter does the following…*
- Produces positive physical changes
- Helps in the short-term only
- Has no impact on the brain
- Worsens mood
21) Respite care is when the children placed in your home are cared for by…*
- Your friends or relatives
- A day care provider
- Another licensed foster family
- Their birth parents
22) Effective parenting is most effective when it…*
- Teaches children to mind their parents
- Is more concerned about future behaviors than present behaviors
- Helps children understand and manage their own emotions and behaviors
- Both B & C
- All the above
23) A trauma-informed parent is one who…*
- Is less focused on managing behavior and more focused on building relationships
- Recognizes traumatized children may react differently to trigger events
- Focuses on the reason for a behavior, not just the behavior
- All of the above
24) When intervening after a child misbehaves, physical discipline…*
- Is a good way to make sure they know you’re serious
- Is fine because it makes them stop the behavior
- Is fine because spanking is not abuse
- Is never to be used as it damages the relationship and is against policy
25) When using consequences in a disciplinary intervention…*
- Use positive consequences to invite different behavior
- Make sure it’s severe enough to make them stop the behavior
- Threats and intimidation are ok as long as the behavior stops, as that’s the goal
- Threaten to add more if you don’t get the response you want with the initial consequences.
26) When using feedback…*
- Use situation-specific feedback to reinforce and guide them as they go
- Wait until they accomplish their task, correct what they did wrong, then praise them
- Remember immediate positive reinforcement of any effort will likely bring more effort
- Both A & C
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Course 2 Quiz

Fostering Healthy Children
How long do you have to turn in your Health Visit Report Form to the health care nurse after an appointment?*
- A) One week.
- B) 5 working days.
- C) 3 working days.
- D) None of the above.
What do you put on the medical paperwork for who is the financially responsible party when a child goes to the doctor or the hospital?*
- A) List the case workers name and office address.
- B) List your name and home address.
- C) List "Fostering Healthy Children/DCFS, Utah Department of Health – CSHCN PO Box 144671 SLC UT 84114-4671".
- D) List the birth parents' name and address.
Who decides which physician the child needs to see?*
- A) The child.
- B) The caseworker.
- C) The school teacher.
- D) The health nurse and the foster caregiver.
Office of Licensing Rule
Background checks will be required for:*
- A) Prospective foster parents.
- B) A relative staying in your home for more than 30 days.
- C) Any adult in the home not directly supervised by the foster parent.
- D) All of the above.
All hazardous chemicals must be:*
- A) Dumped out.
- B) Out of reach of the child(ren).
- C) Locked with approved locks.
- D) Answers B & C
Keep your licensor informed of major changes, including but not limited to:*
- A) Marriage.
- B) Death.
- C) Additional people in your home.
- D) All of the above.
Division of Child & Family Services Practice Guidelines
Corporal (Physical) Punishment or other harsh, punitive methods are:*
- A) Never allowed
- B) Harmful to the child
- C) Negatively affects the relationship between the child and caregiver
- D) All of the above
Posting pictures of children in care on social media:*
- A) Can only be done with permission from parents and potentially the caseworker and child
- B) Even with permission should be done thoughtfully
- C) Will not identify the child as in care
- D) All of the above
How much notice are you asked to provide when requesting respite care?*
- A) 48 hours
- B) 72 hours
- C) 1 week
- D) None
What is the name of the law that allows a foster parent to make typical day-to-day decisions for a child in their care?*
- A) Common Sense
- B) About Time
- C) Normalcy
- D) Ask the Caseworker
Why are foster parents encouraged to claim the earned mileage reimbursement?*
- A) To better reflect the time and care being provided for children in care
- B) Gas costs money
- C) Wear-and-tear on the vehicle
- D) All of the above
How can an RFC/KFC support foster parents?*
- A) Attending court and Child & Family Team Meetings with the foster parent
- B) Provide information about DCFS’s Practice Guidelines
- C) Help find respite care
- D) All of the above
Why are foster parents encouraged to get their in-service training hours done throughout the year?*
- A) Time goes quickly
- B) Topics may not repeat frequently
- C) To obtain training that is applicable rather than just available
- D) All of the above
How soon should the Child & Family Plan be in place?*
- A) 45 days
- B) 30 days
- C) 90 days
- D) 1 year
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A Deeper Dive on Foundational Policies

DCFS Practice Guidelines [PDF]
DCFS Policy
Office of Licensing
Office of Licensing Code of Conduct [PDF]
Office of Licensing Home Safety Checklist [PDF]
Office of Licensing Rule [PDF]
Office of Licensing Forms
Educating Youth in State Care [PDF]
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Utah Foster Adoptive Families Association [Facebook]
Utah Family & Children Engagement Tool [PDF]
Child Welfare Statutory Time Requirements Report [PDF]
A Child’s Journey Through the Child Welfare System [PDF]
Time Requirements for Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse Cases [PDF]

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