Quiz 1 Flashcards
Any act of commission or omission against an intimate partner using a complex pattern physical, sexual, psychological, and or economical behaviors devised and carried out to control and abuse a partner.
Intimate partner violence / domestic violence.
Any non accidental injury to a child by an adult
Child abuse
Any knowing, intentional, or negligent aft by a caregiver or any person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult.
Elder abuse
A system of two or more interacting persons who are related by ties of marriage, birth, adoption, or personal choice and have committed themselves to each other as a unit for the common purpose of promoting the physical, mental, emotional, social, cultural, financial, and spiritual growth and development of each member.
Family health perspective
Provides the values, ethics, and conduct to be adhered to by social workers
National association of social workers code of ethics
Social workers primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems.
Service
Social workers challenge social injustice
Social justice
Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person
Dignity and worth of the person
Social workers recognize the central importance of human relationships.
Importance of human relationships
Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner
Integrity
Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise.
Competence
Children’s physical development, and social relationally based theories, which address interactions between children and their parents.
Biologically based theories
Children’s brain development as influenced by traumatic events partically child maltreatment.
Neurobiological theories
Stresses the importance of bonding between children and their parental figures
Attachment theory
Consequences of abuse.
Sequelae
Attribute child abuse to parents imitating discipline they received as children
Cognitive-behavioral theories
One generation teaches the next inappropriate behaviors
Intergenerational transmission of violence
Biological determinism, highlighting the importance of genetics in the development of humans as well as other species
Evolution
Emphasized the importance of childhood development, The role of drives in human behavior and how early life experiences can thwart normal development
Psychoanalysis
Any child suffering over a period of time, certain types of injuries not caused by accidental means. Children under three years of age were particularly prone to receive this diagnosis
Battered Child syndrome
Defined child abuse and neglect and established mandatory reporting policy
Child abuse prevention and treatment act 1974
Nonaccidental affliction of physical injury by punching beating kicking biting burning shaking and otherwise harming a child
Physical abuse
Any act performed either directly on the child or in the presence of the child
Sexual abuse and exploitation
Any attitude or behavior as well as omission of attitudes and , by the caregiver that interferes with the child’s behavioral cognitive emotional or mental well-being
Emotional abuse
Failing to provide for a child’s basic needs including physical educational emotional needs or medical care
Neglect
The commission of an act by a sibling causing physical harm, injury, or death to a brother or sister.
Sibling abuse
The intentional simulation of physical disease by the parents in their child for the sole purpose of obtaining medical or psychological attention.
Munchausen by proxy syndrome
The child’s inadequate and potentially life-endangering physical development having no organic basis.
Nonorganic failure to thrive
The caregivers manufacturing of a controlled substance in the presence of a child or on premises occupied by a child, allowing the child to be present where chemicals are stored, using a controlled substance that impairs the caregivers ability to care for the child, exposing the child to drug paraphernalia, or selling or giving the child drugs.
Substance abuse
Refers to children who suffer from more than one type of abuse described above.
Polyvictimization
Physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or neglect.
Child maltreatment
Financial stress, family structural stressors, and child development issues.
Risk factors
Symptoms of potentially abusive and neglectful behaviors
Indicators
Professionals who come into contact with children on a regular basis and who, in accordance with the federal law.
Mandated reporters
Statutory recognition of the right to maintain confidential communications between professionals and their clients.
Privileged communication
Recommended contact for reporting a case of suspected child abuse
State central register
If a report meets statutory and agency guidelines
Screened in
To determine whether the abuse took place
Investigation
Considering two aspects: the child’s safety and the child’s risk of future endangerment.
Initial assessment
Making decisions for placement based on the least intrusive measure
Intrusiveness criteria
Placing a child with a relative
Kinship placement
Psychometrically sound tools to help workers in their decisions
Risk assessment
The ability to accurately measure what the instrument is designed to measure
Validity
Consistency in measurement
Reliability
Based on empirical evidence
Actuarial instruments
Includes goals and objectives that provide for the children’s safety and placement as well as for the entire family’s well-being.
Case plan
Alternative responses for CPS that use a dual or multitrack options
Community-based alternative response systems
Rules that determine how members of a society are to behave
Laws
Established by the agencies of the executive branches and are set forth in the code book of federal regulations or state administrative code books
Regulations
Public laws which are passed by congress
Statutes
Legal decisions made by judges in cases where no legal precedent exists.
Court decisions, common laws
Hear cases that do not involve the breaking of criminal laws, but rather issues such as contract disputes, property damage, minor injuries, and compensation from accidents
Civil courts
Hear divorce, child support, and child custody cases
Family courts
Act on cases involving children under age of 18 and handle both child maltreatment and delinquency cases
Juvenile courts
Have the authority to impose penalties on persons charged with breaking the law
Criminal courts
Acting in the position as the parent in court
Parens patriae
Within 24 to 48 hours from time of removal to determine if sufficient evidence exists for CPS to continue maintaining jurisdiction over the case until further hearings can be held
Detention hearing
Prosecuting attorney’s office will file a document with the court containing the reasons why the child should be considered dependent on the court for protection
Petition
Reasons filed with the court why the child should be considered dependent on the court for protection from the prosecuting attorney’s office
Allegations
Within 30 days of the detention hearing The child and parents will appear for the first time in court
Adjudication hearing
Hearing held within 30 days of adjudication hearing to determine the child’s placement until he or she is no longer dependent on the court for protection
Dispositional hearing
It outlines the goals and objectives to be achieved within a specified time line to enable the children’s return to the parents custody
Permanency plan
The state in which the crime took place
Complainant
The suspect
Defendant
The evidence presented favors the state, child, rather than the parents and it’s enough to convince the judge that the child is in danger
Preponderance of evidence
Tangible objects such as photographs of injuries or weapons
Real evidence
Consists of authenticated documents such as case files or doctors records
Documentary evidence
Oral statements by witnesses
Testimonials
Testimony made out of the court room to another individual it can apply to what someone heard or saw other people say or do
Hearsay evidence
A child statement about a startling event such as a recent abuse
Excited utterances
Comprises statements indicating pain or fear. Another exception applies the statements made to medical professionals in the process of the medical diagnosis or treatment
State of mind exception
A team made up of professionals from CPS law-enforcement and the prosecuting attorney’s office to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services to abuse and neglected children
Multidisciplinary teams
A center that focuses on sexually abused children ages 12 and under
Child advocacy center
A team which focuses on severe cases of physical sexual and medical neglect of children under five years of age
Child protection teams
Appointed to represent the best interest of the child
Guardian ad litem
A program to train volunteers who represent abused children’s best interest on behalf of the court
Court appointed special advocates
A forensic interview used for court proceedings
Investigative interviewing
How people usually think of memory it is the ability to recall
Explicit memory
Memory from the unconscious mind and is more intuitive
Implicit memory
A technique for questioning children. First the interviewer establishes rapport using a child friendly environment. Interview is begun using open ended neutral statements. Interviewer focuses on alleged abuse. The interview concludes by the interviewer thanking the child for sharing information and spending time talking
Step wise interview
These are more appropriate for clinical use where they can be used to determine a child’s labels for body parts
Anatomically detailed dolls
An official court document requiring a person to respond
Subpoena
The provision of information obtained by seeing hearing smelling or touching and is provided by a lay non-expert witness
FActual testimony
Provision of information obtained through specialized technical clinical or scientific training and information in accordance with the testifiers expertise
Expert testimony
Prior to the hearing the attorney and social worker will meet to review the probable questions that will be asked
Pretrial conference
Questions that will be asked by the prosecuting attorney
Direct questioning
Questions that will be asked by the defense attorney
Cross examination
The attorneys and a court reporter will meet prior to going to trial in an office not in a court room. Testimony will be provided under oath
Deposition
These people can serve in a treating or forensic role. Treating meaning providing counseling and other services, forensic meaning testifying in court
Expert witnesses
Which is to suggest that the child is acting as if he or she was maltreated. Which is similar to stating that the child is in actuality maltreated
Substantive evidence
This term is used to explain the behavior of sexually abused children who reacted differently then laypersons might expect them to
Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome
