Deck 8: Family Preservation or Child Placement Serving the Childs Best Interests

Question 1

-------- served clients, largely immigrants, in many large cities and contributed to the growth of the family-based services movement.

A) Settlement houses
B) Familial philanthropists
C) Commissions on immigrant children
D) CAPTA workers

Answer 1

Settlement houses

Question 2

Family preservation services are

A) intended for families who have few problems, but just need support.
B) designed to maintain the family's moral integrity.
C) used for families who are at risk of having their children removed.
D) generally used for families who will never be reunified.

Answer 2

used for families who are at risk of having their children removed.

Question 3

What were HOMEBUILDER programs?

A) Programs that provided services only for families that were about to be separated
B) Programs sponsored by the Hull House
C) Programs that awarded money to help families access resources to get over a hump such a car repair
D) Programs that provided treatment for chemical dependency

Answer 3

Programs that awarded money to help families access resources to get over a hump such a car repair

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a theory that underlies family preservation?

A) addiction theory
B) self-help theory
C) attachment theory
D) social learning theory

Question 5

Family support services are

A) provided by private agencies and families must pay for them.
B) typically mandated after the crisis of child maltreatment.
C) voluntarily sought services that attempt to keep the family together.
D) provided to families whose children are in foster care.

Question 6

Why are concrete services provided by family preservation services?

A) The government mandates that each family receive one month's worth of food when they begin seeking services.
B) Families cannot concentrate on change if their basic needs are not met.
C) Concrete services will usually solve the family's problems.
D) Most families that seek services are homeless.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of kinship care?

A) a child who lives with a social worker until a foster family can be found
B) a child who remains with her parents, but a social worker checks in on them
C) a child who is in foster care
D) a child who lives with her grandmother

Question 8

Why is it a bad idea to assume that family preservation is always the best option?

A) Family preservation rarely works with single-parent families.
B) Most family social workers do not have the skills to help a family using this method.
C) Family preservation is an outdated model of family services.
D) Leaving children in a violent family can put them at risk for abuse.

Question 9

The Nelson family has a history of neglect. Mr. Nelson recently lost his job. In a moment of rage, he hit his eight-year-old daughter, leaving a noticeable bruise on her face. Jody's school called in Child Protection. The social worker from CPS is concerned for the well-being of the Nelson children, but she believes that the parents really do care about their children. The Nelsons would be good candidates for

A) family development services.
B) family preservation services.
C) family support services.
D) family kinship services.

Question 10

Jerry, a father of five, was recently given $500 by a family support agency in order to pay for a much-needed car repair. Jerry most likely benefitted from a

A) family high-interest loan.
B) welfare stipend.
C) HOMEBUILDER program.
D) CAPTA resource.

Question 11

How did attitudes change as a result of CAPTA?

Question 12

What is an example of a community support that a family has access to through family support services?

Question 13

Apply your knowledge of kinship care to briefly describe a situation in which kinship care would be an appropriate choice for a child.

Question 14

Apply your knowledge of settlement houses to briefly explain how they influenced the current provision of family services.

Question 15

Compose a short description of a family that would be a prime candidate for family support services.

Question 16

What is the difference between family support services and family preservation services?

Question 17

Analyze how the history of family-based services has influenced or informed current practices.

Question 18

What are the major differences between family preservation and child placement?

Question 19

The Cullins have six children between the ages of 1 and 10. Mr. Cullin is employed full-time as a car mechanic and Mrs. Cullin stays home with the children. Financial pressures frequently get the better of both of theCullins. Mr. Cullin has an alcohol abuse problem and Mrs. Cullin has hit her children on occasion when they weremisbehaving. The eldest Cullin child, Marie, told her favorite teacher at school that her mother hits her. You are the social worker assigned to this case. Propose a method for learning more about and helping the Cullin family.

Question 20

Predict the future of family-based services in the U.S. Will there be more of an emphasis on family preservation or child placement?

Question 21

Consider the dilemma of a trauma-informed child welfare worker. Research states every move of a child is considered a trauma to their brain. At what point is the trauma of abuse/neglect greater than the trauma of the removal?