Chapter 11 Flashcards
Which service is focused specifically on substitute care for children?
foster care
The primary goal of family preservation programs is to
keep families together
During colonial times, children were considered to be the responsibility of
their families
The shift from categorical funding to block grants is likely to result in
significant variations among states regarding the types of services to children, youth, and families provided and who gets them
Social networks of friends, relatives, neighbors, and co-workers are all examples of
informal or natural support systems
The standard relative to which children should be considered adoptable is
any child in need of a permanent home should be considered adoptable
When trying to determine the most appropriate intervention in regard to the needs of children and families, Goldstein, Solnit, Goldstein, and Freud say to focus on the
least detrimental alternative
How do adoptions today differ from adoptions 30 years ago?
more effort is being placed on children with special needs once considered un-adoptable
Parents Anonymous, Circle of Parents, Tough Love, and Parents without Partners are all examples of
self-help mutual support programs
Which type of substitute care is typically reserved for children and adolescents who need intensive structure and therapeutic services?
residential treatment
Child welfare services are often referred to residual in nature. To what does this refer?
the fact that services are provided after problems have already occurred
The least restrictive type of substitute care is
family foster care
In the child welfare system, the term drifting is most often associated with which program?
foster care
The Indian Child Welfare Act was passed to
preserve the cultures of Native American children and prevent disruption of Native American families
The Multiethnic Ethnic Act of 1994 guaranteed that
children would not be denied placement with a foster or adoptive family solely on the basis of race, color, or national origin of either the prospective parent or the child involved
