Runaway
Prevention 1
Prevention 1
What does "CASA" stand for?
Court Appointed Special Advocates
What does "DFPS" stand for?
Department of Family and Protective Services
What does "CSEY" stand for?
Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth advocates
What does absconded mean?
To runaway
What does "NCMEC" stand for?
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
It is not always clear that a youth is missing or has run away until the youth is found.
T or F
True
What are some examples of boundaries and expectations in the Runaway Prevention Plan?
Time frames, specific location, specific meeting time, who to contact.
What does "TJJD" stand for?
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
What is the goal of de-escalation?
To calm the situation down to be able to manage it for a better result.
Can trauma contribute to a child going missing or running away?
Yes
What is a traumatic event from a child's prespective? Name two atleast.
1)A frighting, dangerous or violent event that poses a threat to a child's life or bodily integrity. 2) Witnessing an event that threatens the life or physical security of a loved one. 3) An event that has long-lasting negative effects on mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well being of a person.
True or False:
Is the child or youth considered to have run away if they left placement on their own or do not have an intend to return?
True
In what year did Texas require DFPS to establish strategies to reduce the number of incidnets in which a child or youth in DFPS conservatorship runs away or is missing from their placement?
2019
How can caregivers support children or youth who experience trauma?
By building relationships that are positive, having an environment of a healthy lifestyle, and having strong community support.
What is sytem related trauma?
System related trauma happens when the child or youth experiences trauma because of the policies or the way things are handled as they are cared for.
What is important for the caregiver to present to the child or youth during a Runaway Prevention Plan meeting?
1)Talk to the child or youth about relevant personal history or a desire to run away.
2)Help the child or youth feel that it is safe to talk about this and remind them people are available to help and support them.
3)If a child or youth is at risk of running away, the child or youth need to feel that they are heard.
4)Talking with the child or youth about their thoughts and feelings.
Inreference to the runaway prevention plan, who works together to develpoe the plan?
The child, child's caregiver, child's caseworker, relatives, teachers, mentors, court appointed special advocates, commercially sexually exploited youth advocates.
What is trauma?
The word trauma can be used to describe both an event that is traumatic and the after effects of experiencing a traumatic event.
Name some risk factors that might indicate a child is at high risk for running away.
* 14 years old or older
*A history of running away
*Recently threatened to runaway
*History of commercial sexual exploitation or human trafficking victimization
Name two actions that can help de-escalate a situation to calm and child down.
Project empathy, even if you don't agree with the child or youth, Understand the child or youth's prospective.
If the child or youth ran away, discuss the event with the child or youth. Did the runaway prevention plan's boundaries and expectations help the child or youth to feel safe or supported?
Ask for behavior to be redirected. People respond better to being asked rather than told.
As per Runaway Prevention training:
What do you do if the child returns?
For children who experience trauma, healthy and secure relationships are a key factor in:
Repairing development, improving functioning, and increasing the ability to bounce back.
As per Runaway Prevention Training:
What do you do if a child or youth runs away or goes missing?
Call law enforcement and make a missing child report.
Call the child or youth's case worker to let them kniw that the child is missing. If the caseworker is unavailable or it is after hours, call DFPS hot line at 1-800-252-5400.
Contact the school so they understand the situation if the child or youth returns to school.
Reach out to parents of the child or youth's friends to see if they have heard from him.
How does trauma affect a child or youth physiologically?
Heart pounding, vomiting or loss of bowel or bladder control can happen.
Name three self behavior's you should watch out for when attempting to de-escalate a situation with a child.
No loud speech or shouting.
No pointing or jabbing with a finger.
No swearing or verbal abuse.
No standing too close or acting aggressively.
No accusing tone of voice.
No walking away upset or discouraged, do not show defeat.
No threats.