Kinship Care Workbook: Legal Setup, Daily Routines, and Caregiver Self-Care

Working kinship care is built through deliberate legal setup, sustainable routines, and caregiver self-care. This hands-on workbook walks you through each with templates designed for real situations. By the end of this course you will have a legal status checklist, a daily routine template adapted to your energy and the child's needs, a school and medical authorization plan, a support network map, and a caregiver self-care plan. What you will learn: - How to identify your legal status and what authorizations you need - How to set up school enrollment and medical care including consent issues - How to design daily routines that fit both your capacity and the child's needs - How to map and engage available support including kinship navigators where they exist - How to handle communication with biological parents thoughtfully - How to plan financial coordination including kinship care assistance where applicable - How to take care of your own physical and emotional health across years The course is structured as a workbook. Each module provides templates and walks through examples. You apply them to your family. This course is written for kinship caregivers who want a practical toolkit. By the end you will have replaced uncertainty with a structured plan that supports both the child and you.