Deck 14: Preventing Child Maltreatment

Question 1

An advantage of home visitation programs is

A) they are generally available to all parents.
B) they specifically target (and decrease the likelihood of) child physical abuse and neglect.
C) they often provide additional support and resources to at-risk parents.
D) they are fairly easy to implement.

Answer 1

they often provide additional support and resources to at-risk parents.

Question 2

An advantage of public service announcements is

A) they are available to a large target audience.
B) they specifically target (and decrease the likelihood of) child physical abuse and neglect.
C) they often provide additional support and resources to at-risk parents.
D) they are fairly easy to implement.

Answer 2

they are available to a large target audience.

Question 3

Which of the following prevention programs targets the potential victim of abuse, rather than the potential perpetrator?

A) Child sexual abuse programs
B) Group/center-based programs
C) Public service announcements
D) Home visitation programs

Answer 3

Child sexual abuse programs

Question 4

Which of the following prevention programs targets parents who are considered at-risk for child maltreatment?

A) Child sexual abuse programs
B) Primary prevention programs
C) Public service announcements
D) Home visitation programs

Question 5

Which of the following prevention programs is universally available to the general public?

A) Child sexual abuse programs
B) Group/center-based programs
C) Public service announcements
D) Home visitation programs

Question 6

Which of the following prevention programs provides parents with the opportunity to share their experiences with, and provide support to, other parents?

A) Child sexual abuse programs
B) Group/center-based programs
C) Public service announcements
D) Home visitation programs

Question 7

Which of the following programs focuses on the prevention of vehicle-related heatstroke fatalities in children?

A) The Detroit Family Project
B) Where's the baby? Look before you lock
C) Don't Shake the Baby
D) The Period of PURPLE Crying

Question 8

Which of the following programs focuses on the prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome?

A) The Detroit Family Project
B) Don't Shake the Baby
C) The Period of PURPLE Crying
D) B and C

Question 9

Which of the following prevention programs is generally considered the "gold-standard" for home visitation?

A) Nurse-Family Partnership
B) Family Connections Program
C) Hawaii's Healthy Start Program
D) Healthy Families America

Question 10

Which of the following programs specifically targets the prevention of child neglect?

A) Nurse-Family Partnership
B) Family Connections Program
C) Hawaii's Healthy Start Program
D) Healthy Families America

Question 11

A family's participation in a primary prevention program is usually

A) mandated by a child protection agency.
B) required only if the family possesses at least 2 risk factors for child maltreatment.
C) required only in sexual abuse cases.
D) completely voluntary.

Question 12

For all practical purposes, this method of prevention is really a form of intervention.

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) None of the above

Question 13

Given the interpretation of child maltreatment as a public health issue, this type of terminology is often used describe prevention efforts.

A) Epidemiological
B) Empirical
C) Intrafamilial
D) Extrafamilial

Question 14

The reduction in the likelihood of an occurrence is called

A) precursor.
B) prevention.
C) attrition.
D) recidivism.

Question 15

This method of prevention targets the general population to reduce the incidence of all new cases of a problem.

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) None of the above

Question 16

This method of prevention targets a specific group of individuals to reduce the incidence of new cases of a problem among those determined to be at some identified risk.

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) None of the above

Question 17

This method of prevention is intended to minimize the negative effects of an already existing problem.

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) None of the above

Question 18

This term borrowed from medical science to refer to maladaptive behavior patterns as lifelong illnesses.

A) Prevention
B) Etiology
C) Epidemiology
D) Disease model

Question 19

Which of the following is considered a proxy measure for the true prevalence of child maltreatment?

A) Reports to child protection agencies
B) Risk factors for child maltreatment
C) The use of physical discipline
D) All of the above

Question 20

The research on child sexual abuse prevention programs generally shows that concerns regarding the suitability of these programs for children

A) are warranted, given the many negative side effects that result from program participation.
B) are warranted, given that these programs tend to have few (if any) positive effects.
C) are unwarranted, given the few negative side effects that result from program participation.
D) vary depending on whether the program includes parental involvement.

Question 21

A family's participation in a primary prevention program is usually mandated by a child protection agency.

Question 22

The majority of prevention programs for physical abuse and neglect focus on service delivery to parents.

Question 23

Sexual abuse prevention programs typically focus on helping children protect themselves from becoming victims.

Question 24

The Period of Purple Crying targets the prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Question 25

Primary prevention programs target those at risk of maltreatment.

Question 26

It is easier to get a guilty verdict in civil court than in criminal court.

Question 27

What is the difference between primary and secondary prevention? In your answer, be sure to provide a specific example of each.

Question 28

Research on the effectiveness of prevention programs for child maltreatment often measures proxy variables. What does this mean and why do we take this approach? In your answer, be sure to provide a specific example of one such proxy variable.

Question 29

Describe and provide 2 advantages/benefits for public service announcements as a type of child abuse prevention program.

Question 30

Describe and provide 2 advantages/benefits for home visitation programs as a type of child abuse prevention program.

Question 31

Name and describe the three categories of prevention programs. From what field of study has this categorization system been borrowed? Provide one example in which applying this terminology to the prevention of child maltreatment has proven challenging and/or confusing.

Question 32

Most child maltreatment prevention programs focus on potential perpetrators (i.e., adults) as the target audience; however, most sexual abuse prevention programs target the potential victims (i.e., children). What is the rationale for targeting the potential victims, instead of the potential perpetrators, for these programs?