Chapter 6 Flashcards
proactive approach
Preventing abuse and harm before it
occurs
reactive approach
Intervening to keep children safe after
alleged harm has occurred
true or false: Poor children, Black children, and
Indigenous children are significantly more
likely to have family involvement with the
child protective system
true
3 phases of the process (protective system)
reporting, investigation and removal and placement
All forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, or negligent treatment or commercial or other exploitation, resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust, or power
Child maltreatments
Until mid 1800’s: focus on
neglected and abandoned children
services are provided through
religious, charitable, or
volunteer groups
The abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional) of children was not a primary social concern,
as childhood was not yet widely recognized as a distinct developmental stage of life with heightened potential for long-term harm
As “professional” child welfare agencies
replaced the services traditionally
undertaken by churches and volunteer
groups, there was a new need for________________ to do the increasingly complicated work of assessing and intervening in cases of child protection
for highly
skilled professionals (rather than volunteers
and good Samaritans)
as a result child workers came
1924
First articulation in public policy that children
have distinct rights
The League of Nations adopts the __________________, which articulates that “all people owe children the right to: means for their development; special help in times of need; priority for relief; economic freedom and protection from exploitation; and an upbringing that instils social consciousness and duty”
Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child
The League of Nations adopts the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child, which articulates that “all people owe children the right to:
- means for their development
- special help in times of need
- priority for relief
- economic freedom and protection from exploitation
- an upbringing that instils social consciousness and duty”
child welfare principles
- Best interest of the child
- Least intrusive measures
- Child centered approach
- Risk reduction
- Permanency for children
- Keeping siblings together
- Strengths based approach
child neglect
poverty, classisim
domestic violence
patriarchy, gender oppression
child neglect and domestic violence are often __________ rather than involving_________
chronic, complex and ongoing rather than involving single incidents
Canada has a national study of child maltreatment called
Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS)
CIS was implemented in 1998 as the first national study of child abuse in Canada and includes data on:
Children who come to child welfare attention for
suspected abuse or neglect
- Characteristics of children and families investigated by child welfare authorities
- Overall incidence rates for different types of child
maltreatment
36% of investigations into child
maltreatments were
substantiated
Approximately two-thirds of
investigations were
not substantiated
92% of investigations did not
result in
protective placement.
Of the 8% of investigations that resulted in moving the child to achieve protection:
4% were moved to an informal arrangement with a
relative (informal kinship care)
* 4% were moved to foster care or formal kinship care placement
* Less than 1% were moved to an institutional setting (group home or treatment centre)
In substantiated cases, the two most
frequently occurring categories of
maltreatment indicated as primary concerns
were:
Witnessing or exposure to domestic violence
(34%)
Child neglect (34%)
Negative consequences for children
Academic difficulties: 23%
* Mental health issues: 19%
* Aggression: 15%
* Attachment issues: 14%
was the incidence of all maltreatment- related investigations nearly identical for male and female?
yes
in terms of age, the highest rate of investigation was for…
infants
true or false : the incidence of substained maltreatment was not nearly identical for males and females
false
the highest substantiation rate was for
infants
For each investigated child, the social worker identified the person who was the
primary caregiver
primary caregiver is..
female
caregivers are between the ages
31-40
in 94% of substained investigations, the primary care giver was a
biological parent
rarely was the caregiver under the age of 20 and over age of 50 in cases of
substantiated maltreatment
in 78% of substantiated child maltreatment investigations
at least one primary risk factor was reported
The most frequently noted concerns for primary care givers were
being a victim of domestic violence, having few social reports, having mental issues.