Core Concepts
This organization provides ethical guidelines for social work practice.
NASW (National Association of Social Workers)
This legal process ensures fairness and prevents arbitrary child removal decisions.
Due Process
The NASW Code of Ethics prioritizes this principle, even when intervening in families.
Client Self-Determination
Removal from the home can lead to this emotional response in children.
Trauma
This federal law, enacted in 1974, established national guidelines for responding to child abuse and neglect.
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
What fundamental ethical principle is challenged when a minor is removed from their home without their full consent?
What is: Autonomy, self-determination, the right to be heard
What are some factors that courts consider when determining a minors capacity to make their own decisions?
Age, maturity, understanding of the situation
This ethical dilemma arises when a social worker must choose between protecting a child and respecting parental rights.
Balancing Protection and Autonomy
This psychological condition can result from the stress of child removal.
PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
This term refers to the legal process of placing a child in out-of-home care due to safety concerns in their home environment.
foster care placement
In child welfare, what phrase is often used to describe the guiding principle in decision-making, and how might it conflict with a minor's autonomy?
What is the Best interests of the child
This term refers to the legal document that allows the state to remove a child from their home.
Court Order
This ethical obligation requires social workers to protect client information, except when there's a risk of harm.
Confidentiality
This is a common emotional reaction in children who are removed from their parents, even if the placement is necessary.
Feelings of abandonment
Frequent changes in foster care placements can increase the likelihood of what mental health conditions or harms?
depression, anxiety or attachment disorder
This type of training helps social workers understand the impact of trauma on children.
Trauma-Informed Care Training
This federal law mandates that states make reasonable efforts to keep families together before removing children.
The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
Social workers must balance the right to self-determination with the need for intervention when clients, especially children, are at risk of harm. This is an example of a(n) ______.
ethical dilemma
This type of care acknowledges the impact of past trauma on a child's behavior and needs.
Trauma-Informed Care
A systematic review published in Child Abuse & Neglect (2021) found that children in unstable foster placements are at higher risk for this type of behavioral issue.
aggression or conduct problems
This type of professional can provide assessment and treatment for children and families with mental health issues.
Mental Health Professionals.
This type of court hearing determines the long-term placement of a child in foster care.
Permanency Hearing
This ethical principle requires social workers to act in the best interests of the child.
Beneficence
This type of placement aims to keep children within their cultural community.
Cultural appropriate placement
Social workers can empower children by offering them these within the limitations of the system.
Choice