Child Abuse

Question 1

Most Common Reported Form of Abuse

Answer 1

Neglect (~75%)

Question 2

Highest Victimization Rate Age Group

Answer 2

0-1

Question 3

Most Common Injuries & Most Common Fatal

Answer 3

Most Common: Skin injuries
Most Common Fatal: Neurologic/head trauma

Question 4

When Reporting Mandatory

Answer 4

Vary slightly state2state, but in gen when has reasonable cause to know, suspect, or believe that a child has been abused or neglected
- Actual knowledge of abuse is not required

Question 5

Focus of Termination on Parental Rights

Answer 5

Parental capacity

Question 6

Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (AACWA) Goal and Stipulation

Answer 6

• Goal to decrease # of children in foster care
• Caused confusion in its requirement for states to make “reasonable efforts” to reunite children w/ bio families (states thought it meant kids had to be returned)

Question 7

Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) 1997

Answer 7

Attempted to resolve confusion from AACWA, delineating factors for terminating parental rights when reason efforts to avoid have failed

Question 8

Use of Anatomical Dolls (3)

Answer 8

• Use w/ very young children (=< 3) not be shown to be helpful
• Although sexually abused children generally show more sexualized behavior, not all demonstrate
• Although children who haven’t been abused generally don’t show suspicious sexualized play, some do

Question 9

In re Winship (SCOTUS 1970) Main Point

Answer 9

Standard in delinquency adjudications should be BARD

Question 10

Diversification

Answer 10

Number and variety of offenses more likely predictive of future delinquency/violence than any single offense

Question 11

Multisystemic Therapy (MST)

Answer 11

Intensive family- and community-based tx for youths w/ antisocial behavior that puts them at risk for out of home placement