Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Research & Evaluation
Informal Kinship Care in Minnesota:
A Pilot Study
Title IV-E Curriculum Module
Discussion Questions
- Given that the health status of older caregivers directly influence
their role, should they be given free medical screening and services
because of they have assumed the role of primary caregivers?
- This study
found that education and income does not deter the need for social
services, what is the role of the Board on Aging in addressing this new
group of older adults who are highly functioning?
- Older caregivers in
this study were concerned about their parenting skills and the future of
their grandchildren, what services ought to be developed to integrate
these concerns?
- What are some strategies that might increase the numbers
of older caregivers as participants in research studies?
- In both formal
and informal kinship care arrangements, older caregivers assume increase
child caring responsibilities which results in cost-saving to the child
welfare system. As such, should child welfare develop policies to
support these two arrangements on the same level? Provide your
rationale.
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