Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare

Research & Evaluation

Transformational Service Delivery in Kinship Foster Care: Influence of Casey’s Breakthrough Series

Title IV-E Curriculum Module

Discussion and reflection questions

  1. Reflect and your identify personal and professional values that may hinder placing with kin?
  2. List three rationales for including biological fathers in placement decisions?
  3. Using the strengths perspective, how would you reply to concerns about intergenerational transmission of poor parenting behavior such as “the apple does not fall far from the tree.”
  4. Consider and discuss ways that may eliminate system barriers to placement with kin.
  5. What are some pros and cons of allowing relatives who have criminal records to become kinship caregivers?

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