Deck 22: Child Maltreatment Services for Culturally Diverse Families

Question 1

While sexual abuse occurs to some extent in all places and cultures, in no culture is it a(n) ______ practice.

A)ongoing
B)normative
C)accepted
D)encouraged

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How would the authors characterize the influence of culture on child maltreatment intervention?

A)Culture sometimes plays a role in the way in which families interact with child maltreatment services.
B)Culture is important, but there is not always funding to institute culturally sensitive intervention practices.
C)Culture is a part of everyone's life, thus it affects all the decisions and interactions made as individuals or interactions.
D)Culturally responsive interventions should be used whenever someone of a different race is involved with child maltreatment services.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The innermost circle of the "ecosystemic framework" consists of which of the following?

A)the caregiver and their genetic makeup, physical and psychological health, individual experiences, aptitudes and disabilities, and developmental level
B)the child and their biological pre-determinants
C)the caregiver and their social networks, including friends, family, neighbors, and agencies
D)the child and their genetic makeup, physical and psychological health, individual experiences, aptitudes and disabilities, and developmental level

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Over ______ of the U.S.population is foreign born.

A)13%
B)15%
C)17%
D)5%

Question 5

Most episodes of physical abuse begin as ______.

A)discipline
B)parenting
C)corporal punishment
D)physical punishment

Question 6

______ in and of itself does not cause neglect; however, the two often occur together.

A)Religion
B)Socioeconomic status
C)Poverty
D)Cultural deviance

Question 7

One danger when different members of the family possess different levels of fluency in English is ______.

A)getting conflicting answers to questions
B)giving more weight or credibility to the family member most fluent in English
C)having family members leave out details
D)having family members lie unintentionally

Question 8

______ is one way to help ensure that the questions that are being asked of caretakers are not overwhelming, or taken in an interrogative manner.

A)Building rapport
B)Phrasing questions as statements
C)Getting all the questions out of the way up front
D)Writing questions down

Question 9

Children who are part of a minority culture in the United States may be ______ to disclose CSA.

A)more likely
B)just as likely
C)slightly more likely
D)less likely

Question 10

In 2015, over ______ of the population identified as White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.

A)50%
B)75%
C)61%
D)58%

Question 11

The authors would likely say that building rapport is ______.

A)critical throughout the process of a child maltreatment services case
B)needed in the beginning of case management
C)hinging on cultural competence
D)harder to obtain with clients of different cultures

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a component of culture?

A)beliefs
B)race
C)attitudes
D)practices

Question 13

______ can be defined as the ability to understand the perspectives, experiences, and needs of people from diverse cultures, and adapt our work accordingly.

A)Cultural understanding
B)Cultural literacy
C)Cultural competence
D)Cultural inclusiveness

Question 14

Paying full and direct attention to a client may make them ______.

A)shutdown
B)become fearful
C)speak more openly
D)afraid to lie

Question 15

Over ______ of the U.S.population speak a language other than English at home.

A)13%
B)20%
C)17%
D)30%

Question 16

Most religion-related abuse happens in what location?

A)the home
B)the place of worship
C)community gatherings
D)school

Question 17

The ______ culture may be defined as the culture that is generally considered unhyphenated and not needing mention.

A)overarching
B)comprehensive
C)powerful
D)dominant

Question 18

______ are influenced by their cultural beliefs.

A)Most people
B)Some people
C)Foreign people
D)All people

Question 19

Which of the following statements characterizes religion and physical abuse?

A)some religions protect, and some put children at risk
B)all organized religions incorporate some type of physical abuse
C)typically organized religions do not sanction child physical abuse
D)most religions put children at risk for physical abuse

Question 20

Please discuss the "ecosystemic framework," what is the premise of the framework, what are its main components.

Question 21

What do you see as the main takeaways from this chapter? Please discuss at least three.

Question 22

Discuss cultural competence and cultural literacy, how do these affect the work of child protections.

Question 23

Please discuss at least three of the general practice recommendations outlined in the chapter.

Question 24

Discuss the way in which culture is sometimes used as an explanation for child abuse.If you were the caseworker what would be the best way to handle this?