Deck 14: Our Childrens Future

Question 1

What is one of the risks involved in children becoming more exposed to media and technology in today's society?

A) Increased contact with peers.
B) More available information.
C) Easier access to find birth parents.
D) Exposure to violence and sexual predators.

Answer 1

Exposure to violence and sexual predators.

Question 2

The Future of Children focused on

A) Work incentives and tax incentives.
B) Lump payments for crisis debt.
C) transitional assistance payment.
D) familial supplemental income.

Answer 2

Work incentives and tax incentives.

Question 3

A high percentage of medical doctors refuse to accept Medicaid because

A) too many people use it.
B) there are long delays in reimbursement.
C) it covers only crises and not routine health visits.
D) the criteria to be a provider are too rigid.

Answer 3

there are long delays in reimbursement.

Question 4

What is the main goal of the Educational Reform Act?

A) to provide free and reduced lunches
B) to improve the quality of private schools
C) to make education rewarding for every child
D) to require teachers to have more education

Question 5

The future of child welfare depends largely upon

A) changing the voting age to thirteen
B) the preservation of "turf-ism" through welfare reform
C) the policies and programs that are designed to serve children
D) requiring social workers to be fluent in at least two languages

Question 6

Why is cultural competence an essential skill for future child welfare workers?

A) They will most likely need to work outside of the U.S.
B) There is an increase in the number of immigrant children.
C) There is an increasing need for social workers in embassy settings.
D) They will be unable to find a job unless they speak Spanish.

Question 7

Why is "turf-ism" detrimental to child welfare as a whole?

A) because knowledge and ideas cannot be freely shared
B) because only middle-class children are served
C) because there is confusion regarding health insurance
D) because more families end up homeless

Question 8

How can parents advocate for their children?

A) by speaking up for children's rights and safety
B) by sending their children to private school
C) by sending their children to a counselor
D) by supporting their children's school bake sales

Question 9

Select which of the following is an assumption underlying advocating for children.

A) Advocacy is inherently political.
B) Advocacy is religious in nature.
C) Advocacy should be general in scope.
D) Advocacy indicates that rights must be earned.

Question 10

Choose which of the following areas is most important for child welfare workers to be trained in.

A) youth-based marketing
B) non-profit accounting
C) outreach theory
D) child development

Question 11

Why must the impact of technology be considered as we examine the future of child welfare services?

Question 12

Why are the opinions of children often not taken into account?

Question 13

Select some of the best ways that the public can help at-risk children.

Question 14

How would you change school lunch programs to improve children's health?

Question 15

Propose one solution to improving education in the United States today.

Question 16

What is the relationship between poverty and healthcare?

Question 17

Analyze the impact advocacy work can have on child welfare.

Question 18

Analyze the role of poverty in the current state of child welfare services.

Question 19

Propose specific ways in which we, as a culture, can elevate children's status in American society.

Question 20

Make some specific predictions about the future of children's healthcare.