Resource Family Handbook
Strengthening Families Helping Children Stay Connected
Acknowledgements
Portions adapted with permission from the Oklahoma State Department of Health Good Health Handbook. Portions adapted with permission from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Foster Family Handbook.
Table of Contents
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Resource Family Inquiries and Requirements -
Resource Parents’ Roles and Responsibilities -
Resource Specialists’ Roles and Responsibilities -
Parental Substitute Authority -
Discipline for Children in Out-of-Home Care -
Religious and Cultural Observation -
Confidentiality -
Maintaining Confidentiality of Client Information -
Child Welfare Investigations -
Fair Hearings for Resource Parents -
Written Plan of Compliance
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Children’s Rights -
The Sibling Bond -
Research Findings -
Issues of Sibling Relationships -
Why Siblings are Separated -
Visitation -
Frequently Asked Placement Questions -
Considering a Placement -
When a Child Is Placed -
Protecting and Nurturing Children -
Ways to Integrate a Child into the Resource Home -
Building a Relationship with the Child -
Travel and Vacations -
Life Books -
When a Child Leaves
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SoonerCare -
What Will a Child Health Check-Up Include? -
Records -
Psychotropic Medications -
Who Can Give Consent for Medical Care? -
What Happens in Case of Medical Emergencies? -
Financial Responsibility -
Transportation -
Health-Related Responsibilities of Resource Parents -
Universal Precautions for Disease Prevention -
Proper Handwashing -
HIV -
Resources -
Signs of Illness -
Your Response to Signs of Illness in Children -
Taking a Child’s Temperature -
Immunization Requirements in Oklahoma -
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: The Basics -
First Aid Kit -
Medical Library -
Choking prevention: -
Burn prevention -
To prevent cuts -
To prevent drowning -
To prevent electric shock -
To prevent injury from falls -
To prevent injury from firearms -
To prevent poisoning -
To prevent strangulation -
To prevent suffocation -
First Aid for Poisoning -
Before You Call for Help -
Nutrition - Healthy Eating Tips -
MyPlate for Kids -
Fitness -
Benefits of Physical Activity -
Oral Health Care
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Coping with Children’s Common Reactions to Placement -
Stages of Grief: Impact on Children’s Behavior -
Tips to Help Decode a Child’s Behavior -
Biting in the Toddler Years -
Toilet Learning -
Sexual Behavior of Children -
Caring for Children from Chemically Dependent Families -
Talking with Your Children and Youth about Substance Use/Abuse -
Missing, Runaway or Abducted Children
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DHS Independent Living Services -
Independent Living: A Brief History -
Independent Living Philosophy -
Living Service Matrix -
Assessment and Service Planning -
Educational Opportunities -
Youth Development Funds -
Independent Living Youth Contingency Funds -
Incentive Payments -
“Yes I Can” Alumni Network -
The University of Oklahoma National Resource Center for Youth Services (OUNRCYS) -
Things You Can Do to Help Youth Prepare for Independent Living
Last Modified on
May 23, 2023
