Life Skills For CAregivers and Youth: Housing (CA)

1. It is important for caregivers to

Give feedback to youth about the choices they make and their consequences

Know that youth will automatically learn from their own experiences

Realize that making mistakes makes you smarter

Tell youth what to do so they will always make the right choices

2. It is realistic to expect that all youth will be financially and emotionally independent by the time they are 18 yrs old.

True

False

3. When youth are moving out to live on their own, you should let them know that they shouldn't expect to put any money into savings.

True

False

4. Caregivers should encourage youth to

Tell them about their future goals for housing

Be patient about getting to where they want to be

Take on more responsibility for their own planning

All choices are correct

5. _______________ provides youth with case management services and court oversight.

Extended Foster Care

Substance Housing

Extended Relative Care

Section 8 Housing

6. When looking at housing options for youth, it is NOT important to consider

Access to transportation

Different types of neighborhoods

The cable TV provider for the area

All choices are equally important

7. Which of the following is NOT a necessary skill that you need to teach youth?

How to do laundry

How to change the air filter in the AC

How to apply for a mortgage

How to plan and shop for a meal

8. It is a myth that experience makes you ____________.

Smarter

Older

Prepared

Able

9. Knowing the right thing leads to doing the right thing.

True

False

10. A binder that holds pertinent information about neighborhoods, cost of housing, conversations about housing 'wants' and 'needs', etc. is called a

Life book

Transition planning book

Housing book

Apartment finder

Life Skills For CAregivers and Youth: Housing (CA)

1. It is important for caregivers to

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. It is realistic to expect that all youth will be financially and emotionally independent by the time they are 18 yrs old.

3. When youth are moving out to live on their own, you should let them know that they shouldn't expect to put any money into savings.

4. Caregivers should encourage youth to

5. _______________ provides youth with case management services and court oversight.

6. When looking at housing options for youth, it is NOT important to consider

7. Which of the following is NOT a necessary skill that you need to teach youth?

8. It is a myth that experience makes you ____________.

9. Knowing the right thing leads to doing the right thing.

10. A binder that holds pertinent information about neighborhoods, cost of housing, conversations about housing 'wants' and 'needs', etc. is called a