Caseworkers
Family Court Hearings
Terms/Acronyms
Assessment
Foster Care
100
Safety is their first/primary/most important concern
Who are Child Protective Workers
100
15 out of 22 months
What is the number of months a child has to be in foster care to have a termination of parental rights started
100
Neglect and abuse can be used to describe these terms
What is the definition of omission and commission
100

The red-headed mother of Pebbles

Who is Wilma Flintstone
100
30%
What is the percentage of children who reenter foster care after they return home
200
Investigation of abuse/neglect & intervene to keep family together
What are the two key functions of a Child Protective Worker
200
This is where cases of abuse and neglect of children, custody and visitation rights, paternity, and termination of paternity rights are heard
What are some of Family Court's responsibilities
200
Imminent danger - future harm
What is Child Welfare's definition of safety and risk
200
Maltreatment, child, caregiver factors and family functioning
What are the 4 factors associated with risk that child protective workers assess in their initial assessment.
200
Act as a role model, advocate, facilitate visiting of foster care with parent
What are some of the foster care parent functions
300
Reunification with parents, looking for a permanent alternative living situation.
What is a Child Welfare worker's dual focus when children are in foster care
300
Emergency, initial, adjudicatory, dispositional and review
What are the five types of hearings held in Family Courts
300

The percentage of laundry done by moms

What is 88%
300
Build protective factors, reduce risk and create opportunities
What are some of the most effective ways to support families in the community
300
Safety, space for child to heal, opportunity to be a child and cared for.
What are the strengths of foster care
400
Body of knowledge, authority, sanction by community, code of ethics, obligation toward ethnic competence.
What are requirements of a Child Protective Professional (Worker)
400

This male is one of the few species in the world where the male is responsible for carrying the eggs in his pouch until they are born.

What is a seahorse.
400
CAC
What is the acronym for a Child Advocacy Center
400
Parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development, concrete support, social emotional competence of children
What is some of the protective factors when conducting an assessment a family
400
New school, cultural, children think it’s their fault, separation from parents, different lifestyle, foster family’s own children or other foster children.
What are the challenges for youth in foster care
500

This mother was a part of the first African American vocal group to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Who is Patti LaBelle. 
500
This is what happens when families refuse to cooperate, child are determined to be in imminent danger, families refuse to accept needed services when maltreatment exists and child safety is a concern
What is why courts might get involved with families
500
DSS
What is the acronym for Department of Social Services
500
To determine basis to the allegation of maltreatment, is the child at risk of harm and what level of risk, is the child currently safe, and if not what can be put in place
What is purpose of initial assessment
500
Foster care, kinship care, residential treatment
What are the options of where to place children when they are removed from their caregivers
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