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Child Welfare
SW 476 CSULA
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Social Work
Undergraduate 3
03/11/2012

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How are safety factors and risk factors similar and different?
Definition
Similar because they are to protect. Safety factors are current danger and risk factors are what can happen.
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Indentify two types of folk practice that look like physical abuse?
Definition
Coining and cupping
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How would you asses a folk practice that looks like physical abuse? Who would you consult and for what purpose?
Definition
Must be assessed by a doctor. Consult with a doctor because they provide expertise in abuse and folk practice
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Regardless of where you are on the spectrum (against or in favor of) how would you provide fair and equitable service to adoptive parents who are gay or lesbian?
Definition
To treat them like every other person with the same respect.
Term
Difference between counseling and therapy?
Definition
Counseling is examination and work through superfacial and tangible issues. Therapy is a multi model, deeper examination and work on life’s issues from birth to future. Counseling is surface and therapy is deep.
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Describe one factor that is an obstacle to receiving counseling service
Definition
Money, cultural, location.
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What is the difference between psychiatry, psychology, and social work?
Definition
? Psychiatry can provide counseling/therapy along with medication, psychology provide psychological tests as well as provide therapeutic service, social work provides counseling/therapy and provide therapeutic services with a different frame work than psychologist and psychiatrist.
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Why is there a need for culturally sensitive counseling?
Definition
because every culture is different and we need to be open to other ideas besides our own
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What is the least restrictive environment?
Definition
A living environment that present the least amount of restrictions for a child to grow
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Be able to define one of the five types of residential settings?
Definition
Residential treatment center- provide a combination of services in a residential setting. Rehab center- highly structured, high staff to student ratio, lock down
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Indentify issues related to sexual abuse by staff?
Definition
Criminal background checks only identify prosecutions, not unsubstantiated investigations.
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What must occur for a child to return home
Definition
The center feels they now are able to sufficiently control their own behavior and/or the parents are able to handle their child’s behavior
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Be able to briefly explain a child’s experience during the industrial revolution in the US?
Definition
Children were able to do jobs that adults couldn’t, paid very little, had no rights
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Explain how the multi ethnic placement act (MEPA) and the Indian Child Welfare act are similar?
Definition
Similar- they are placements acts. Difference- MEPA no race barriers. ICWA native child must be tried to place in within the tribe.
Term
Describe how a secure attachment between a child and their primary caregiver is important?
Definition
Attachment is important because it will help form future relationships in the future of the child
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2. Give a brief example of families are similar in values/communication and religion across ethnic groups?
Definition
Anglo and Native American share similar in commutation by each culture seeing each other equal to each other. As in speaking among each other
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What are 2 contributing factors why children live in poverty?
Definition
Falling wage, single parent, decline in govt assistance
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What 2 consequences of growing up in poverty?
Definition
Stress of not having bare necessities, no Health and dental care, hunger and malnutrition,
Term
Indentify and explain at least 2 ways of attempting to reduce child poverty?
Definition
Child tax credit, minimum wage increase, earned income tax credits, SSI,
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Explain 2 contributing factors that influence drug abuse amongst pre/adolescents?
Definition
Addicted parents, peers,
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Explain a systemic (mezzo) and interpersonal factors that are cause of homeless?
Definition
Mezzo- current economy places many families below the poverty line. Interpersonal- increasingly mothers and children become homeless as a result of domestic violence
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Describe 2 symptoms that homeless youth may exhibit?
Definition
Feel they must take care of parents; learn survival skills, moving from place to place.
Term
Physical abuse
Definition
non accident injury inflicted on a child
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Physical neglect
Definition
neglecting the basic needs of a developing person
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Sexual abuse
Definition
sexual activity with a child who is being used for sexual stimulation by another person
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Emotional abuse
Definition
undermining a child self esteem or humiliating, belittling, isolating, or terrorizing a child
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Describe the difference between juvenile court and criminal court?
Definition
Juvenile court is designed to protect children less evidence is needed. Criminal court needs more evidence
Term
Be able to describe one type of family based service?
Definition
Family preservation services is usually mandatory when crisis is imminent or already occurred
Term
Be able to describe two reasons to support preserving a family and keeping children with their parents?
Definition
It is more humane to keep families together and two is services aimed at families can and should be more efficient, using less social work money. Third, family preservation can be more effective.
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Describe two types of educational services a child with a disability may be offered?
Definition
Regular classes with consultation with special education personanel, special day and residential schools, separate classes.
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*What are two major issues in child care that lower SES families may encounter?
Definition
No money to pay for child care.
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Briefly explain two possible solutions that address children living in poverty?
Definition
Tax credit, health care, day care
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Describe two environmental factors that affect a child’s health?
Definition
Children have greater exposure to toxins than adults, children are undergoing rapid growth and development, children have more future years than adults.
Term
How is parens patriae significant in child welfare?
Definition
It is the legal way that allows the social worker to be involved. Children can be made “wards of the state”
Term
What is the role of the social worker and the court?
Definition
For the well being of a child.
Term
What role and influence do the media have on teen pregnancy?
Definition
Most of the media does not portray the negatives of sex. There are many shows that show about teen pregnancy. Like teen mom, 16 and pregnant, secret life of the American teen, and juno.
Term
What are some the positive outcomes of “fatherhood initiatives”?
Definition
Skills for father to support their children financially and emotionally.
Term
What is a concurrent planning
Definition
Plan to either reunify with parents or place with someone else in the event children cannot return home safely
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What are significant issues a child placed in a home of a different ethnicity may face?
Definition
Loss of culture
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How is a sense of permanency important to foster youth?
Definition
Stability and sense of belonging for the child
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What are 2 controversial issues over “agency” and “Independent” adaptations?
Definition
No counseling for independent, support of social worker for agency, independent moves quicker, independent is usually more expensive
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