Child Abuse & Neglect
The most common type of child maltreatment?
Neglect
CPS staff must respect the communication needs of families who are Deaf or hearing to follow this principle?
Ethical and professional behavior.
Placement with relatives rather than strangers?
Kinship care.
The law that created the first federal definition of child abuse/neglect. What is the year starting?
1974.
Disproportionately represented in foster care at 1.8 times their general population rate?
African-American children.
This age group makes up more than a quarter of child maltreatment victims?
Children under 2 years old.
A caseworker receives a report that a child may be experiencing neglect. The child’s primary language is ASL, but the caseworker is not fluent in ASL. According to best CPS practices and ethical standards, what should the caseworker do to ensure a proper assessment?
A) Conduct the interview using gestures and lip-reading to save time.
B) Use a family member to interpret the conversation.
C) Arrange for a qualified ASL-fluent professional or certified interpreter to assist with the assessment.
D) Skip the language assessment and focus only on observable behaviors.
C) Arrange for a qualified ASL-fluent professional or certified interpreter to assist with the assessment.
Are programs designed to keep children safely in their homes?
Family preservation.
Adoption Assistance & Child Welfare Act: What is the start year?
1980.
Disproportionately represented in foster care at 2.7 times their general population rate?
American Indian/Alaska Native children.
This is the estimated number of children abused annually in the U.S?
Estimated 600,000.
If parents cannot participate in required services due to accessibility issues (e.g., language barriers, transportation, disability), what is most likely to happen if the agency does not provide accommodations?
A) The parents will automatically be considered noncompliant and face case closure.
B) The child’s case may be delayed, and parents may be unfairly seen as refusing services.
C) The agency can ignore accessibility issues since services are mandatory.
D) No consequences occur because accessibility is not the agency’s responsibility.
B) The child’s case may be delayed, and parents may be unfairly seen as refusing services.
The process of finding a stable, long-term home for children in foster care?
Permanency planning.
Federal law designed to protect the rights and culture of indigenous children?
Indian Child Welfare Act.
Ensuring all families, including Deaf and indigenous families, have access to services is part of this competency. Tell me the two names?
Human Rights & Social Justice.
One reason child abuse and neglect are higher among low-income families?
Increased stress from poverty.
Mandated reporters are required by law to do this?
Report suspected child abuse or neglect.
Parent support services delivered in the home, like supervised visits or education, are called this?
In-home services.
This act provides funding to help adoptive parents of children with special needs. What is the mention of the act?
Adoption Assistance & Child Welfare Act.
A major factor in disproportionality and disparities in child welfare?
Systemic and institutional bias