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What is 12 hours?
This is the number of training hours you are required to complete annually for recertification
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What is 8 years old?
To share a bedroom with a child of another gender, a foster child cannot be over this age.
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What is the number of household chemicals you use in your home?
This is the number of Safety Data Sheets you must include in your binder
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What is 4 hours?
When a foster child is initially placed into care, this is the number of hours per week they generally have supervised visitations with each parent.
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What is 1-2 hours?
This is the number of training hours you should be completing monthly in order to stay up to date on your training
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What is 5 years?
This is the maximum recommended age difference for foster children to share a bedroom
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What is whenever there is a placement change?
You should update your Emergency Binder whenever this happens.
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What is if the parents are using abusive language in front of or directed towards the foster child?
You may terminate a supervised phone call with biological parents under this circumstance.
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What is XYZ123!
This is the password for Legacy's online trainings
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What is 6 years old?
In order to sleep on the top bed of a bunk bed, a child must be at least this age.
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What is any of the following: doctor, dentist, hospital, police, poison control, social worker, therapist, emergency contact?
This is one of the emergency numbers you should include in your emergency binder.
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What is 15 minutes?
This is the number of minutes a biological parent is given to arrive at a scheduled visitation before the visitation is cancelled.
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What is one of the following: infant CPR, hands-on training?
When you are updating your CPR/First Aid Certification, the course you take must have this component.
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What is 2 years old?
In general, children over this age cannot sleep in the same bedroom as the resource parent(s)
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What is at each home inspection or whenever they ask to see it?
This is when you should show your emergency binder to your social worker.
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What is the resource parent?
It is generally this person's responsibility to transport a foster child to a supervised visitation.
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What is every 2 years?
You should renew your CPR/First Aid Certificate this often.
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What is an operable window or door that ensures direct access to the outside?
This is a requirement in order for a room in a foster home to be classified as a bedroom
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What is any medical conditions and medications taken?
When updating the medical information on a child's page in your emergency binder, you should include this information.
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What is the Legacy Social Worker and the County Social Worker?
If you terminate a supervised phone call between foster children and biological parents, you should notify these 2 people as soon as possible.
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