Acronyms
FST
What is a Family Support Team?
what are behavioral signs of Childhood Domestic Violence for adolescents?
Dating violence, bullying others, drug or alcohol use, criminal behavior, running away, attempting suicide, inflecting self-harm, frequent tardiness/absence from school/activities/work, early sexual activity
What part of culture is "below the surface"
what is: the concept of time, personal space, facial expressions, nonverbal communications, body language, touching, relationships to animals, modesty, etc.
What is a service that would be asked of parents where there is a concern of substance abuse?
What is: UA (50 bonus points for the acronym!), hair test, substance abuse treatment
A volunteer court report is done for which hearings?
What is: a case review, permanency hearing, permanency review hearing
What does TPR stand for?
What is termination of parental rights?
Which of the following parties on a case gets legal preference for placement of a child?
Who are: grandparents?
What is: school, extra curricular activities, services, relationship with relatives/friends
What is a service that would be requested of a parent where there are concerns about domestic violence?
What is: batterers intervention?
When are Optima notes due?
What is: the 10th day of the following month
ex: for a January visit, optima notes are due February 10th
What does ASFA stand for?
Adoption and Safe Families Act
Bonus 50 points: Describe!
What is the least restrictive placement of a child vs. the most restrictive?
What is: least restrictive is staying in the home with a parent, most restrictive is placed is a licensed foster home
True or false: we need to be "color blind" when working with families
What is: false
What is a service that would be requested for parents where there are concerns about mental illness?
What is: a psychological evaluation, psychiatric evaluation, individual therapy?
What is: CD is the legal guardian that makes all placement decisions and works to provide services/facilitate the court ordered goal and work with the entire family unit
CASA volunteers serve the best interest of just the children
What does ICWA stand for?
Indian Child Welfare Act
Name one area of domestic violence on the power and control wheel
What is:
Coercion and threats
Intimidation
Male privilege
Economic abuse
Using children
Minimizing, denying and blaming
Emotional abuse
isolation
What are two races that are over-represented within the child welfare system?
What is: African American and Native American?
What is a service that would be requested of a parent where there are concerns about unsanitary living?
What is a: parent aide, IIS (50 bonus points for the acronym!)
True or false: CASA volunteers are able to supervise sibling visits or parent/child visits
What is: false
What is a NCA?
*hint: think of Maria
What is: housing, transportation, access to medical care, daycare, accessibility of court-ordered services, food, safety
What percentage of African American children make up the total percentage of children in foster care compared to the percentage of African American children in the US?
What is: 28% vs. 14%
What is a service that would be offered to a child that has been the victim of sexual abuse?
What is: MOCSA (50 bonus points for the correct acronym!), individual therapy
What am I NOT allowed to discuss in a volunteer court report?
Parents or any concerns that we do not have direct documentation about