Question 1

One motivation for the close evaluation of the family preservation policy is because the policy involves:

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A)  Using a lot of social resources and has the potential to be costly
B)  Careful monitoring of child welfare resources due to policy regulations
C)  Leaving the child in a potentially harmful situation
D)  Putting social workers in a potentially harmful situation

Question 2

Which of the following are the three major levels of child dependency as a problem?

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A)  Child abuse,child maltreatment,and large adoption population
B)  Child maltreatment,child poverty,and child abuse
C)  Child malnourishment,child law breaking,child poverty
D)  Child poverty,child maltreatment,and rapid rise of the foster care population.

Question 3

Compare the benefits and shortfalls of the permanency planning and family preservation.Describe which bodies of research and theories support each policy.Which policy most appeals to you? Why?

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Question 4

Some goals of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act are reining in family preservation efforts,such as case monitoring,management and tracing procedures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When the government steps into family life as the ultimate parental authority this is referred to as:

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A)  Parentus maximus
B)  Big brother
C)  Parentae govermetus
D)  Parens patriae

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the key ideas of permanency planning?

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A)  The child's own home is the best place and removal should occur only in extreme circumstances.
B)  Parental poverty is a clear sign that a child should be removed from the home.
C)  The primary goal for a child removed from home should be return to the home.
D)  The preferred plan for a child that cannot return to biological home is adoption.

Question 7

Until the Social Security Act of 1935,child welfare (child rescue,and later child protection) was primarily a:

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A)  Public function
B)  Charity function
C)  Private function
D)  State and local government function

Question 8

The cornerstone of family preservation is the assumption that foster care is bad for children.Does research support this assumption? Do you think this is a correct assumption to make? Why or why not? Use examples and information from the text to support your answer.

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The assumption that foster care is bad f...

Question 9

The technique used by the Children's Aid Society to get homeless children off the streets involved:

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A)  Taking children off the streets and placing them with different families in urban areas.
B)  Gathering homeless children and placing them in poorhouses.
C)  Gathering homeless children off the streets and placing them with rural farm families.
D)  Taking children off the street and sending them to vocational schools in rural areas.

Question 10

Family preservation policy occurs at the intersection of some of the most deeply held,and deeply dividing,of our society's values.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 11

Somewhere between a manifest and a latent goal of family preservation is the goal to:

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A)  improve parental mental health
B)  decrease the cost of child protective services
C)  decrease workloads for social workers
D)  respect the rights of communities to make decisions

Question 12

Some possible explanations for the continuing decrease in foster homes may be due to: increased employment of women;inadequate support services for foster payment;and,low payments made to foster parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Improvements in child functioning and improvements in family functioning are two suggestions for use in evaluating a child welfare policy's effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the advantages and disadvantages to kinship care? Do you think that this policy would be appealing and widely acceptable in the political and the social work arenas? What foreseeable problems are there with this policy?

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Kinship care, which involves placing a c...

Question 15

Under the Child Abuse Preservation and Treatment Act the courts can waive the requirement of "reasonable efforts" to preserve the family before parental rights are terminated if:

Accepted Answer

A)  The parent is on probation.
B)  One or both parents have been in jail two or more times.
C)  Parental rights of the parent to a sibling have been involuntary terminated.
D)  The parents have been found unfit by the courts. C

Question 16

In 2011,the number of children in out-of-home care was __________.

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A)  401,000.
B)  491,000.
C)  914,000
D)  193,000

Question 17

The two major developments that shifted the public's attitude toward the rights of children were:

Accepted Answer

A)  The change of children in the economy,and the creation of children's services
B)  A shift in family law providing greater protection to children and increased need for children in the workplace.
C)  Increased need for children in the workplace,and the creation of children's services
D)  The change of children in the economy,and the shift in family providing greater protection to children

Question 18

The surge of child abuse cases in the 1950's was due largely to:

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A)  Advances in the medical profession that allowed doctors to better identify traumatic injuries and their probable causes.
B)  A new reporting system instituted by the CWLA that encouraged people to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect.
C)  A new policy instituted by law enforcement that required all professionals to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect.
D)  A shift in pubic perception on what constituted child "abuse"

Question 19

According to extensive research on the issue,the source of all child welfare problems is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of parenting
B)  Poverty
C)  Malnutrition
D)  Maltreatment B

Question 20

What is the primary measure by which the effectiveness of family preservation is measured by?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost efficiency
B)  Popularity
C)  Practicality
D)  Placement prevention

Exam 10: Child Welfare: Family Preservation Policy

One motivation for the close evaluation of the family preservation policy is because the policy involves:

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Which of the following are the three major levels of child dependency as a problem?

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Compare the benefits and shortfalls of the permanency planning and family preservation.Describe which bodies of research and theories support each policy.Which policy most appeals to you? Why?

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Some goals of the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act are reining in family preservation efforts,such as case monitoring,management and tracing procedures.

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When the government steps into family life as the ultimate parental authority this is referred to as:

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Which of the following is not one of the key ideas of permanency planning?

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Until the Social Security Act of 1935,child welfare (child rescue,and later child protection) was primarily a:

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The cornerstone of family preservation is the assumption that foster care is bad for children.Does research support this assumption? Do you think this is a correct assumption to make? Why or why not? Use examples and information from the text to support your answer.

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The technique used by the Children's Aid Society to get homeless children off the streets involved:

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Family preservation policy occurs at the intersection of some of the most deeply held,and deeply dividing,of our society's values.

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Somewhere between a manifest and a latent goal of family preservation is the goal to:

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Some possible explanations for the continuing decrease in foster homes may be due to: increased employment of women;inadequate support services for foster payment;and,low payments made to foster parents.

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Improvements in child functioning and improvements in family functioning are two suggestions for use in evaluating a child welfare policy's effectiveness.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages to kinship care? Do you think that this policy would be appealing and widely acceptable in the political and the social work arenas? What foreseeable problems are there with this policy?

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Under the Child Abuse Preservation and Treatment Act the courts can waive the requirement of "reasonable efforts" to preserve the family before parental rights are terminated if:

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In 2011,the number of children in out-of-home care was __________.

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The two major developments that shifted the public's attitude toward the rights of children were:

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The surge of child abuse cases in the 1950's was due largely to:

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According to extensive research on the issue,the source of all child welfare problems is:

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What is the primary measure by which the effectiveness of family preservation is measured by?

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