Deck 6: Abuse and Emotional Maltreatment

Question 1

Early concepts and practices related to permanency planning did not include:

A)A long enough time frame to find placements
B)Involvement of the biological family
C)A clear model for the steps of planning
D)A recognition of mental health issues

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The estimated number of incidents of physical abuse in 2002 was 1,800,000 with less than 10% of these substantiated.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which one of the following is not accurate regarding abuse and maltreatment

A)Perceptions of abuse differ among various ethnic,cultural,and religious groups
B)For most children abuse is a one-time experience
C)Debate and conflict occurs over the definition of abuse
D)Parens Patriae implies government responsibility to assume the parent role

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is not an approach to risk assessment:

A)The empirical predictors method
B)The eco-map
C)Family assessment scales
D)Matrix approaches

Question 5

The sequence of events in a child abuse and neglect situation when child welfare becomes involved is:

A)Assessment,treatment planning,intervention,and discharge
B)Investigation,court preparation,testimony,and implementation
C)Report,investigation,decision,and intervention
D)Substantiation,treatment planning,and intervention

Question 6

There may be as many as 675,000 children mistreated each year by substance abusing parents.

Question 7

An eco-map is used to gather information regarding:

A)Family dynamics
B)Resources for the family in the community
C)Stage of family life cycle
D)Linkages of the family with outside systems

Question 8

The extent of the damage of abuse on children is determined by:

A)Age of abuser,family support,and societies standards
B)Age of the child,duration,type and severity of abuse
C)Infancy,pre-school,school-age,or adolescence
D)None of the above

Question 9

A key criticism of intensive family-centered care programs has been:

A)They may be more residual than preventative
B)They increase the caseloads of social workers
C)They may endanger the child attempting to preserve the family
D)They focus only on the family and not on other systems

Question 10

Which of the following occurs during the implementation phase:

A)Monitoring of services provided
B)Parent skill development and self-management
C)Strength-based empowerment of the family
D)Planning for termination
E)All of the above

Question 11

Abuse may accelerate the development of a child so they are more mature at adolescence.

Question 12

A method for evaluating outcome that assigns numbers to goals is:

A)Goal results numbering
B)Goal achievement scoring
C)Goal attainment scaling
D)Goal outcome setting

Question 13

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of intensive family programs:

A)Coordinated services and family involvement
B)Intensive work and shorter intervention periods
C)Participation in community parent education groups
D)A multi-systemic approach to intervention

Question 14

In child protection social workers need to extensively rely on their legal authority to help families make changes.

Question 15

In some states the conclusion that a high risk of abuse or neglect is present is termed:

A)Substantiated
B)Likelihood
C)Suspected
D)Indicated

Question 16

A core skill that is used throughout all areas of child welfare is:

A)Treatment planning
B)Family counseling
C)Case management
D)Making referrals

Question 17

Research has shown that it works well to have one social worker to both conduct the investigation and work with the family to provide supportive services.

Question 18

Statistics show that over 50% of children that are abused have special needs.

Question 19

An increasing trend in approaches to intervention with child abuse and neglect is:

A)To remove children more promptly to insure child safety
B)To require parents to attend parent education classes
C)To leave children in the home and provide intensive support
D)To delay investigation until enough evidence is gathered

Question 20

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of abusive families identified by Gil 1971):

A)A history of childhood abuse
B)Poverty
C)Parental mental illness
D)Alcohol and drug abuse