1. Independent Living - Preparing Youth for Life
Module 13
Independent Living -
Preparing Youth for Life
13.0.1

2. Learning Objectives
13.0.2

3. Agenda
13.0.3

4. Unit 13.1
Independent Living
13.1.4

5. Learning Objectives
13.1.5

6. Shane
13.1.6

7. Consequences of Aging Out
Homelessness
Incarceration
Pregnancy
School Drop Out
Costs – innumerable
13.1.7

8. Pre-Independent Living
Assessment
Life Skills
Educational field trips and conferences
13.1.8

9. Let’s Skate!
13.1.9

10. F.S
(2) Quality of Parenting (3) Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard (4) Foster Parent Room and Board Rates

11. “Nancy C. Detert Common Sense and Compassion Independent Living Act”
“My Future, my Choice”
Extended Foster Care
Post Secondary Education Services and Supports (PESS)
Aftercare Services

12. Requirements Supervised living environment May leave care and re-enter
Approved by DCF
Approved by CBC
May leave care and re-enter
Unlimited times
Until age 21
Transition Plan
After 17th birthday
Reviewed and updated

13. Eligibility - F.S. 39.6251 Continuing care for young adults
Secondary education
Postsecondary or vocational education
Employment training program
Employed at least 80 hours/month

14. The Living Environment
supervision
opportunity
crisis intervention
support
life skills instruction
counseling
educational support
employment preparation and placement
support networks

15. Input from significant people Prepare youth
Case Planning
Collaboration
Input from significant people
Prepare youth

16. Unit 13.2
Adolescents Needs

17. Learning Objectives

18. The Teen Brain

19. Overview of Life Skills for Foster Parents

20. Life-long, kin-like connections between a youth and a supportive adult
Permanency Pact
Permanency Pact
Life-long, kin-like connections between a youth and a supportive adult

21. LGTBQ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVW0_N93rBo

22. Transition Planning

23. Role Play

24. My Future My Choice – Extended Foster Care
Unit 13.3
My Future My Choice – Extended Foster Care

25. Learning Objectives

26. Transition to adulthood with more support
Nurturing Success
Transition to adulthood with more support
Extended foster care
May remain until 21 (22 with disabilities)

28. My Future My Choice

29. Postsecondary Education Services and Support.
Acronyms YA
EFC
PESS
RTI
SIL
Young Adult
Extended Foster Care
Postsecondary Education Services and Support.
Road to Independence 2013 Program
Subsidized Independent Living

30. Natasha

31. Grandfathering

32. College

33. FSFN

34. Knowledge Assessment

35. 1. What is known about the brain of a teenager?
The brain is fully developed
Gray matter is declining
Emotional responses are changing
The brain is like a child’s brain
Answer C

36. Case manager Foster parent Adult Education Life Skills teacher
2. For children ages 13-17, Life Skills are required to be taught by whom?
Case manager
Foster parent
Adult Education
Life Skills teacher
Answer B

37. 3. What is an area assessed by the The Life Skills Progress Chart?
money management
friends’ background checks
T.V. shows accessed
number of miles driven
Answer A

38. 4. What do case managers do at a Life Skills Progress discussion?
Direct the conversation to case plan tasks
Facilitate the discussion with youth and caregiver
Ask the youth to direct the discussion
Mentor the foster parent to facilitate
Answer B

39. Dependency Resilience Normalcy Advocacy
5. What is the term used for participation in everyday activities for youth?
Dependency
Resilience
Normalcy
Advocacy
Answer C

40. decreased increased stayed the same improved
6. From 2001 to 2014, the number of youth who “aged out” of the system has
decreased
increased
stayed the same
improved
Answer B

41. 7. When working with LGBTQ youth, what should you consider?
Examining your own beliefs, attitudes, and professionalism
Making sure everyone knows your client is different
Establishing rules limiting talking about sexuality
Encouraging religious beliefs different than the client’s
Answer A