Module 3 Child Development

Question 1

What type of thinking does kids have?

Answer 1

Concrete

Question 2

What is the legal definition of child

Answer 2

Any unmarried person under the age of 18 years who has not been emancipated by order of the court

Question 3

What is the most vulnerable population in child welfare?

Answer 3

Birth to 5

Question 4

Why should child welfare professionals know about child development?

Answer 4

We must know what the norm is so that we can make educated or informed decisions on the safety and well-being of the child

Question 5

Development is

Answer 5

Sequential

Question 6

What are the two critical windows of development

Answer 6

Between the ages of birth to three and the teen years

Question 7

CBHA

Answer 7

Comprehensive behavioral health assessment

Referral must be made within seven days of removal

Question 8

What are the three factors that can have significant impact on prenatal development

Answer 8

Genetics
Teratogens (agent that causes malformation of an embryo such as drugs)
Environment

Question 9

What is the most common maltreatment among infants

Answer 9

Neglect at a rate of 79.7 per 1000 maltreated children

Question 10

What are the developmental domains

Answer 10

Physical
cognitive
social and
emotional