Family And Friends 3 Testing And Evaluation.pdf
Loreta Martischnig
The FFT asks people if they would recommend the services they have used and offers a range of responses. From April 2020, a new question has replaced the original FFT question about whether people would recommend the service they used to their friends and family. There will be delays in some services being able to implement the new guidance in full due to the impact of the coronavirus on services.
When a child is struggling to read, someone will probably suggest that he or she be tested for dyslexia. What does it mean to be tested? You might think that of a test as something you take in an afternoon. Someone scores it and tells you how you did. Evaluation is a more accurate word to describe the process of determining if someone has dyslexia. The word evaluation encompasses identification, screening, testing, diagnosis, and all the other information gathering involved when the student, his or her family, and a team of professionals work together to determine why the student is having difficulty and what can be done to help.
The law states that caregivers must utilize the Reasonable and Prudent Parent standards when making decisions regarding the activities of the foster youth in their care, which includes considering the following:
- The child's age, maturity, and developmental level to maintain the overall health and safety of the child;
- Potential risk factors and the appropriateness of the activity;
- The best interest of the child based on the caregiver's knowledge of the child;
- The importance of encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth;
- The importance of providing the child with the most family-like living experience possible;
- The behavioral history of the child and the child's ability to safely participate in the proposed activity;
- The wishes of birth parents whose rights have not been terminated; and
- The child's foster care plan.
- Children are permitted to participate in social media as long as permission has been given by caregiver.
- Assist the child in enrolling in a driver's education program;
- Support the child's efforts to learn to drive a car, obtain learner's permit & driver's license (age, maturity, insurance); and
- Assist the child in obtaining automobile insurance.
- The caregiver shall determine that it is safe & appropriate.
- Background screenings are not necessary for a child to participate in normal school or community activities and outings such as school field trips, dating, scout camp outs, sleepovers and activities with friends, families, school and church groups.
- Whenever it is appropriate, children should be encouraged to open and maintain bank accounts.
- Youth are allowed to babysit consistent with their foster care plan.
- A babysitting course is recommended.
- Babysitter is suitable for the age, developmental level and behaviors of child;
- Babysitter understands how to handle emergencies and have appropriate contact information; and
- Discipline and confidentiality policies for the child have been explained.
- Caregivers are encouraged to take children on vacation as they would their own children.
- Foster youth with disabilities shall be provided with an equal opportunity to participate in activities.
- Confidentiality requirements for department records shall not restrict the child's participation in customary activities appropriate for the child's age and developmental level.
- Have opportunities to spend his or her own money
- Have access to a phone
- Have reasonable curfews
- Travel with other youth or adults
- Have his or her picture taken for publication in a newspaper or yearbook
- Receive public recognition for accomplishments
- Participate in school or after-school