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Worksheets12 CAFS - Support for Parents and Carers
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the main type of assistance provided by support groups for first-time parents?
Emotional
Employment
Financial
Housing
Which of the following would provide formal support when caring for a dependant who has learning difficulties?
A tutor providing individualised assistance
Parents giving study advice on assessment tasks
The neighbour providing second-hand textbooks
An older sibling regularly helping with homework
Marko and Gloria are parents of a child who demonstrates significant challenging behaviours.
How would these parents benefit from using respite care?
The parents would be able to holiday with the child.
The parents would have increased time to spend together.
The child would learn how to choose appropriate behaviours.
The parents would be trained on how to deal with challenging behaviours.
In which of the following are both resources examples of formal support for young carers?
Centrelink and counselling
Kids Helpline and sporting clubs
An online blog and after-school care programs
The internet for research and childcare services
Which of the following is an example of formal support for carers?
Neighbours babysitting on a regular basis
Grandparents looking after a disabled child
Counselling to help manage parenting responsibilities
An older cousin accompanying a sick child to a hospital
Which of the following names TWO government agencies that provide support to young parents?
Respite care and Carers NSW
Transition Care Programs and Schools
Family and Community Services and Centrelink
Childcare services and Home and Community Care Program
Which of the following best describes respite care?
A community nurse prescribes medication.
Modifications are made to the physical environment.
The primary carer is given temporary relief from their caring duties.
A health case worker from the local hospital makes weekly visits to the home.
Which of the following would most improve the social wellbeing of a sole parent?
Centrelink
Parents without partners
The Child Support Agency
Department of Community Services
What is the main type of assistance provided by carers’ support groups?
Emotional
Employment
Financial
Housing
Jim is a sole parent who is struggling to pay his bills.
Which of the following is most likely to provide him with financial support?
A welfare agency
A parenting group
A childcare service
A carers’ support group
Why does the government provide financial assistance to carers?
To provide educational opportunities for the carers
To provide educational opportunities for those in care
To provide for carers who are often unable to participate in the workforce
To provide for those in care who are often unable to participate in the workforce
