Engagement
When does Family Engagement begin?
What is at the first knock on the door
_____________________ is a process that begins immediately with the first contact and continues throughout the life of a case.
What is Assessment
According to the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice, family-centered practice is based on the belief that the best way to meet a person’s needs is:
What is within their families
Stating the full name of the Department and which program you are with should be included in:
What is the introduction
Acknowledging families as experts on their own needs is a strategy used in
What s Family Engagement
______________________ is a process oriented where we learn other cultures by acknowledging and yielding to their beliefs as being valid for them. It is an ongoing process.
What is Cultural Humility
Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) is designed to:
What is help minimize the trauma experienced by children when they are moved from one caregiver to another
The caseworker reviews previous records and discusses her plan for her first encounter with her supervisor prior to meeting with the client during which phase of Casework?
What is Preliminary/Preparatory
Treating families with genuineness, respect, an empathy helps them feel
What is empowered, capable, and respected
The agency’s concerns and the threat of danger is documented in the ____________ section of the AFF.
What is Extent of Maltreatment and Circumstances around Maltreatment
IN 2021, the legislature passed ACT 350. This law requires the department to complete a diligent search for adult relatives and fictive kin within ________ days of a child coming into state’s custody.
What is 30
Remember ______________ think they are supposed to have the right answers, will say what they think you mean or want, and don’t know they have clarification rights
What are children
List 2 challenges to Family Engagement
Mistrust of the DCFS system, Culture of DCFS, Caseworker Bias, Issues related to poverty and substance abuse, and Lack of Cultural Competence
__________________ is a mental discipline used to continually gather, analyze, and reexamine information in order to assure that assessments are as current and accurate as possible and that the actions taken are consistent with assessments within child welfare.
What is Critical Thinking
When completing the circle of trust, most people find that their trusted six often display diversity based on their community, work and family – for most, your inner circle include people with:
What are similar backgrounds
It is important to clarify, as needed what will happen if you are not able to accomplish the purpose of the contact when:
What is introducing yourself
The four Phases of Casework has one technique that involves preparing to meet with a client by projecting yourself into the client’s situation. This is referred to as
What is Tuning-In
Assessment of Family Functioning (AFF), Structured Decision Making (SDM), and Home Study are examples of ___________________ we use in child welfare.
What are assessment tools
Recognizing the limits to your own knowledge and questioning your own assessment are ways you can reduce common errors in
What is critical thinking
The caseworker saying "I need to know more about how your child was hurt" is an example of what type of question?
What is re-direct