Transitional Reactions
A child's wishes and desires
What is Hope and Dreams?
The process by which a child is safely returned to his or her birth parent(s)
What is Reunification?
The expected order of behavior and a logical way to earn privileges
What is Grandma's Rule or This for That?
The person that keeps the family's attention diverted from its problems
What is the Mascot?
Set ups, desire to test control, negative moods, exhaustion
What are Signs of Relapse?
Parents refuse to talk with the child about "minding" the caregiver or express feelings of jealousy
What is Accepting a New Relationship?
The legal process by which a child is freed from his or her birth parents. This is a lifelong commitment to a child.
What is Adoption?
Discussing what happened and showing the child that they are an important part of the family and that their feelings count
What is a Family Meeting?
An incompatible difference in needs, values, or goals between two or more persons
What is Conflict?
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
The child feels torn between his or her birth parents and the relative caregiver
What are Divided Loyalties?
APPLA
What is Another Permanency Planning Living Arrangement?
Learning by imitation
What is a Role Model?
Boundaries, rules, roles, decision making and power distribution, and communication styles
What are the Characteristics of a Family System?
Acceptance, honesty, open-mindedness, willingness
What are the Components of Recovery?
A parent might dwell on past conflicts or poor relationships with family members, and this has a negative impact on the present
What is Carrying Over Past Issues?
At the same time, the social worker is making reasonable efforts to reunify a family, and an alternative or contingency plan is also being developed for the child's permanency
What is Concurrent Planning?
"It's okay to cry"
What is Helping the Child to Understand Feelings?
The person that takes on the problems of the entire family
What is the Scapegoat?
Continuous or periodic impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug, and use of the drug despite adverse consequences
The kinship caregiver and the birth parent may compete in the parenting role
What is Sabotage?
Safety, Permanency, Child Well-being, Adult Self-sufficiency
What are the Child Welfare Goals?
Rewarding a certain type of behavior so it can continue and provide immediate positive feedback
What are Positive Reinforcers?
It occurs when two persons agree to work on the problem together and can arrive at a solution that meets everyone's interests
What is Conflict Resolution?
An ongoing process of growth and change in all areas of a person's life
What is Recovery?