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INSTRUCTIONS: To complete this course and gain 2.0 hours of training credit toward your foster parent licensure, please complete the following:
1. READ:
Read the following article from the Child Welfare Information Gateway. They can be reached by clicking on the links below.. This will cause the article to appear in a pop-up window. We suggest you maximize the window by clicking on the page icon in the upper right hand corner for easier reading. When you close the page, you will return to this homepage.
Foster Parents Considering Adoption Written by the Child Welfare Information Gateway and found at http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_fospar.pdf . Or for a web based version go to http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_fospar.cfm
Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child written by the Child Welfare Information Gateway and found at http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_transition.pdf. Or for a web based version go to http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_transition.cfm
See You In Court: Tips for Preparing Foster Kids for Their Adoption Finalization by Beth O'Malley, M. Ed. or go to http://www.adoptionlifebooks.com/pdfs/domestic/LifebooksandAdoptionFosterKidsandFinalization.pdf
2. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE
When you have read the three articles listed above, you are ready to take the "CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONNAIRE." For Alaskan licensed foster parents who wish to apply this training toward their foster parent training requirement, please fill out the questionnaire in this unit. It will check your understanding of the material provided in this course. If you answer 80% of the questions correctly, you will earn 2.0 hours toward your foster parent training requirement.
NOTE: This course is designed to help Alaskan resource families earn training credit for completing online training. It has not been approved by other states to meet foster parent training requirements. At this time, ACRF does not certify or keep track of training requirements for foster parents outside of the State of Alaska Only resource families in Alaska will receive registered credit for completing the questionnaire.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING QUESTIONNAIRE:
1. Click the BEGIN QUESTIONNAIRE button below to begin questionnaire.
2. Complete the blanks with your name, address, foster care license provider number, and e-mail address. This will allow us to credit your foster parent training hours and send confirmation by email.
3. Follow the instructions and complete the online questionnaire, answering according to the material you learned in the course.
4. After you have answered all the questions, please submit your completed questionnaire to the Alaska Center for Resource Families, by pressing the "submit button" at the end of this questionnaire. Please make a copy of your questionnaire upon completion and before clicking the SUBMIT button. The SUBMIT function does not work with all browsers and this will insure that you will have a written copy of your answers. You may fax your answers to ACRF at 907-479-9666.
5. If you have questions or concerns about this self-study course, please call us on our toll-free line 1-800-478-7307. If you are calling from the local Fairbanks/North Pole area dial: 479-7307.
CLICK HERE TO BEGIN CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONNAIRE
NOTE!!!: Persons using web based email such as Yahoo, Hotmail, or GMail may need to print out the questionnaire after completion and fax it into ACRF for scoring. The Submit Button does not work with web based email programs!