Children and Their Families

Question 1

Children in poverty

Answer 1

-One child in six

Question 2

Health Insurance for Impoverished Children

Answer 2

-10 Million children, or about 14% do not have health insurance

Question 3

Ecological Approach

Answer 3

• assesses client within their environment

- family, school, peer groups, neighborhood

Question 4

Human Development

Answer 4

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Question 5

Child Maltreatment

Answer 5

Encompasses all of the ways that children may be hurt by people who are expected to care for them. Includes physical, sexual, emotional, and or neglect. Can occur at child’s home, at school, at relatives home or at friends.

Question 6

Foster Care

Answer 6

The population of children within the foster system doubled from 1985 and 1997 when over 500,000 children were living in foster homes.
- At least one third of the children in foster care will never return home

Question 7

Decisions About Sexual Behavior

Answer 7

Social workers often work with teens in the context of sexual behavior and choices about sexual interaction
-education about dangers

Question 8

Delinquency

Answer 8

Behavior that is illegal and could involve a child with the juvenile justice system
-public concerns about delinquency have grown due to perceived increases in the amount of school violence and teen substance abuse

Question 9

Self Determination

Answer 9

• increase the opportunities for children and families so that they will have more choices in their efforts to address problems
• From a strengths perspective this encourages clients, including children, to focus on their choices for behavior and treatment
• there can be conflicts with this value when a child is mandated to receive treatment

Question 10

Divorce

Answer 10

Although studies have been mixed about the long term negative effects of divorce on children, we know for certain that the first year after the divorce can be difficult for the children
-school social workers assist with the transitional year for children during divorce.

Question 11

Foster care is

Answer 11

The major social welfare service program to care for children outside of their families. The idea is that the child be placed in a foster home while his or her family receives services to overcome problems. The goal is for the child to return home.

Question 12

Permanency Planning

Answer 12

This is following federal guidelines in order to return a child to their home. Reuniting the family is the #1 goal.

Question 13

Adoption

Answer 13

The second option if permanency planning fails. If Adoption fails then foster care becomes a long term solution.

Question 14

Family Preservation Services

Answer 14

Activists designed to help families alleviate crises that might lead to out-of-home placement of children, maintain the safety of children in their own homes, support families preparing to reunify or adopt, and assist families in obtaining services and other supports nessicery to address their multiple needs in a culturally sensitive manner.

Question 15

Child Welfare

Answer 15

includes the activities, programs, inventions, or policies that are intended to improve the overall well-being of children.

Question 16

Referral

Answer 16

Is an appeal, or in some cases demand that social work services be provided

Question 17

Termination

Answer 17

The process by which social workers and clients complete their work together. Determines how client will remember the work that happened. Should be healthy and both should agree that it’s time to end.