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Child Foster Care 

Newsletters

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Helpful Resources

Foster Parent College
Foster Care
Child Development
Permanency
Mental Health
Education
Sleep Standards
Cultural Resources
General Resources
Health

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Foster Parent College 
DVDs offered through Wright County
Checkout Agreement

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Foster Care
Family Matters
Foster Parent Community
Minnesota Foster Care Association
Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Planning
Foster Club - The National Network for Young People in Foster Care
Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association
Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association
Minnesota Department of Human Services - Foster Care and Out-of-Home Placement
Toolbox Parenting - Tips for tough kids

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Child Development/Parenting
Sexual Behaviors in Preschool Children
Handout on Effects of Abuse & Neglect on Development
Developmental and Behavior Chart
Developmental Milestones
Effects of Abuse and Neglect on Development
Erickson & Piaget Developmental Stages
Toddler Property Laws
Minnesota Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
University of MN - Questions about Kids
University of Michigan - Your Child Development and Behavior Resources
Iowa State University - Home and Family

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Permanency
Foster Care, Adoption, Relative Custody Benefit Comparison
Relative Custody Assistance  
Paths to Permanency

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Mental Health
Keeping Families Together - Treatment Options for Children with Mental Illness
Mental Health Crisis Planning
Minnesota Mental Health Resources
National Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Fact Sheets from the MN Association for Children's Mental Health
Mental Health Resources for Benton, Sherburne, and Wright Counties
National Alliance on Mental Illness - Minnesota
Minnesota Association of Children's Mental Health

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Education
Minnesota Department of Education - Special Education
PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)

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Sleep Standards
What does a safe sleep environment look like?
Health Promotion and Protection:  Standard 3.1.4.1:  Safe Sleep Practices and SIDS/Suffocation Risk Reeducation
New Health and Safety Standards:  Full document
Minnesota SIDS Center

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Cultural Resources
Overview - Diversity Awareness
Religion Culture of Poverty
Cultural Resources
Teaching Tolerance
The Invisible Suitcase
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning ("LGBTQ")

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General Resources
Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System
Child and Family Visitation
Confidentiality and Child Foster Care
Guardian ad Litem
Legal 101
Legal Glossary
Mandated Reporting
Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota State Fire Marshal
Minnesota Child Passenger Safety
National Child Traumatic Stress Network

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Health
10 Things Every Pediatrician Should Know About Children in Foster Care
Mayo Clinic
Kids Health
MN Department of Health (STDs)
Self-Injury/Cutting - Mayo Clinic

Provider Forms

Background Study Log - to be used by Foster Parents to track the processing of criminal background studies. This will be reviewed at relicensing visits.
Floor and Escape Plan - to diagram provider's home.
Home Safety Checklist - licensor uses to inspect provider's home.
Incident Report - provider completes when an accident occurs.
Monthly Fire and Storm Drill Log - to document provider's fire and storm drills.
Physician's Report - to be completed by physician if requested by licensor. 
Record of Illness - provider completes one for each foster child to track illnesses, appointments, and professional contacts. This will be used as a part of their training log tracking.
Respite and Substitute Care - provider completes for each substitute and respite caregiver used. This form provides information about the foster child to the caregiver in the foster parent's absence.
Training Record - to keep track of provider's training.
Unplanned Discharge - provider completes when a child leaves their home or they ask for a child to be removed from their home prior to a planned discharge from the home.
Variance Request - provider completes and submits to the licensor when requesting a variance from the rule.
Foster Parent Agreement - Agreement with the child's social worker, the parent(s), and foster parents in order to work together to ensure that a child is safe, that they have permanency and stability in their living situation, and that their well-being needs are being met.

NOTE: Forms are in Adobe Acrobat format.  If necessary download the free Reader from Adobe's website.

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Transportation

Transportation
As licensed foster care providers, you are able to request reimbursement for mileage to medical appointments through a foster child's medical assistance.  The following link outlines the reimbursement process. 

Health Care Access/MA Transportation

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