Laws and Policies
1997 The Federal Government passed ASFA, which stands for?
Adoption and Safe Families Act
What is the most effective "place" to begin when working with families in child welfare?
Where the family is at currently
The intake assessment is structured to achieve these two decisions
appropriate screening and response time
The NIA stands for this.
Nevada Initial Assessment
Refusing to cuddle, doesn’t bring objects to mouth, and seems very frightened by new faces would all be concerning for which age group?
infants (0-6 months)
What is the major provision of the Adoption and Safe Families Act?
Termination of Parental Rights
Which communication skills are used
by the worker in this dialog with a client? Worker: “On a scale of one to ten,
one being not good at all, and 10 being very good, how do you think your visit
went with the kids?”
Parent: “It was somewhere in the middle—like a 5.”
Worker: “What would have brought it up to an 8?”
Parent: “I think if I could do better when the kids get bored. I’m still trying to figure out how to keep them interested.”
Scaling question
Name the stage of the intake assessment interviewing protocol where questions are asked tog et an understanding of the caller's worries about the child and family
exploration
When present danger is identified at the initial contact, a NIA Specialist has ______ to complete the NIA and reach a safety determination. When present danger has not been identified during the NIA, the NIA Specialist has ______ to reach the safety determination.
10 days;30 days
Why is it important to assess a parent's developmental level?
To gauge their ability to respond to the needs of their child.
ICWA provisions established ______ standards for Indian child removal and reunification,
“active efforts”
Congruence means a there is a match between what and what, when communicating with child or parent.
verbal and non-verbal expressions
Assessing for how the adults function on a daily basis informs you about which of the following present danger situations:
Serious injuries
life threatening living arrangements
caregivers are unable to perform essential parental responsibilities
Caregiver is out of control now
Caregiver is out of control now
This helps the agency have more time to gather additional information; is immediately put into place and provides a least intrusive approach to keeping children safe.
A Present Danger Plan
How are parents involved with the child welfare system likely to be different from other parents their age?
They are much more likely to have experienced adverse circumstances (trauma, poverty, mental health issues, substance abuse, DV etc.)
This was the first Federal legislation to address child maltreatment in America and passed in 1974
CAPTA Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
This is a concise restatement of the content or feeling—or both—of the person’s immediate past message.
Reflection
According to the six areas of intake assessment information that determines if agency intervention is required, what area of information would the following BEST be categorized as? “Source reports that one time about a month ago source heard the mother yelling at the teenager that she was worthless and that she didn’t do anything to help the family. The source has heard the mother yelling at the teenage child before and has observed the mother locking the teenager out of the home.”
Parenting
In order for there to be Present Danger, how many of the safety threshold criteria (SICO) must apply to the situation.
All 3
Anyah is 6-years-old and recently became a big sister. She met all of her developmental milestones on time; however, her adoptive mother recently told you that Anyah no longer uses the bathroom at school and has had more than 15 accidents in the past two weeks. Medical tests were conducted with unremarkable results. What is happening with her?
She is experiencing regression, not necessarily indicative of developmental delay.
The ______ requires that ethnicity must be a consideration in the placement of American Indians, but the _____________ requires that race/ethnicity not prevent timely placement of children in care.
Indian Child Welfare Act; Multi Ethnic Placement Act
The worker leaned slightly forward and nodded empathetically as Jason struggled to describe how his father had hit him. The worker was demonstrating:
Attending
Information contained within the Intake Assessment cannot be considered______, but is documented as what is alleged, and, if ______, reasonably justifies agency intervention.
Fact;True
What gets documented in a present danger plan?
safety actions or actions to control safety threats; methods for monitoring the safety actions; suitability of the participants in the safety plan
Hannah is 8-years-old and appears overly dependent on her mother. She frequently looks to her for answers and likes to sit nearby her mother while holding her hand. Hannah also says a number of simple words incorrectly, however, her mother does not correct her. Can you assume Hannah has a developmental disorder? Why?
No. More information about Hannah's situation is needed.