Helping Foster Parents Prepare Youth (13-21) for Adulthood

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* 1. What is your county of residence?

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* 2. What age groups have you ever provided foster care services to? (select all that apply - do not continue with the survey if you only care for populations younger than 13):

13-15

16-17

18-21

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* 3. How many years have you been a foster parent?

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* 4. What supports/resources would be helpful to you in taking care of teens? Select all that apply)

training

respite

opportunities for family activities

opportunities for teens to learn life skills

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Have you worked with foster youth on PAL class homework? Why?

Yes

Why?

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* 6. Has someone discussed with you how to prepare foster youth for adulthood other than PAL classes? If your answer is yes, please indicate the role of the person who talked with you and a few words about what they discussed.

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* 7. Have you ever brought a youth to a DFPS teen conference or an aging out seminar? Why?

Yes

Why?

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* 8. Have you ever filled out a Life Skills Assessment? Why?

Yes

Why?

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* 9. Have you participated in a PAL orientation meeting? If no, please indicate why. If yes, what did you learn?

Yes

Why?

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* 10. Have you ever participated in a meeting where the youth's life skills assessment results are interpreted and provided to you? Why?

Yes

Why?

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* 11. What, if any, of these serve as barriers in ensuring you are able to help a foster youth get to a life skills/preparation for adult living event? (select all that apply)

transportation

child care

advance notice

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What could DFPS do to help you prepare foster youth for adulthood?

provide information on DFPS opportunities for youth to learn life skills

give advanced notice of planning meetings such as a Circle of Support

share more information on the youth's history, interests and future goals

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What could your Child Placing Agency do to help you prepare foster youth for adulthood?

provide training on preparing youth for independence

address liability concerns about youth engaging in normalcy activities

host group activities or classes for youth to learn life skills

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What do you think your responsibilities are related to preparing a youth for adulthood?

help youth learn life skills

provide opportunities for youth to practice life skills at home

connect youth to opportunities to practice life skills

coordinate the work others are doing to ensure the foster youth is prepared for independence

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What is the biggest challenge in preparing foster youth for adulthood?

short length of youth's placement in the home

not enough training on how to prepare foster youth for independence

opportunities for experiential learning

Other (please specify)

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* 1. What is your county of residence?

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* 2. What age groups have you ever provided foster care services to? (select all that apply - do not continue with the survey if you only care for populations younger than 13):

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* 3. How many years have you been a foster parent?

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* 4. What supports/resources would be helpful to you in taking care of teens? Select all that apply)

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* 5. Have you worked with foster youth on PAL class homework? Why?

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* 6. Has someone discussed with you how to prepare foster youth for adulthood other than PAL classes? If your answer is yes, please indicate the role of the person who talked with you and a few words about what they discussed.

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* 7. Have you ever brought a youth to a DFPS teen conference or an aging out seminar? Why?

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* 8. Have you ever filled out a Life Skills Assessment? Why?

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* 9. Have you participated in a PAL orientation meeting? If no, please indicate why. If yes, what did you learn?

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* 10. Have you ever participated in a meeting where the youth's life skills assessment results are interpreted and provided to you? Why?

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* 11. What, if any, of these serve as barriers in ensuring you are able to help a foster youth get to a life skills/preparation for adult living event? (select all that apply)

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* 12. What could DFPS do to help you prepare foster youth for adulthood?

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* 13. What could your Child Placing Agency do to help you prepare foster youth for adulthood?

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* 14. What do you think your responsibilities are related to preparing a youth for adulthood?

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* 15. What is the biggest challenge in preparing foster youth for adulthood?

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* 16. Is there anything else you’d like to add?