Child Welfare Final

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy models are the most widely researched treatments for children who have been sexually abused. Which of the following isn't true?

CBT has been effectively adapted for treatment of adolescents but it's not yet proven effective for younger kids

In a community with a specialized center to interview children about possible abuse - a child advocacy center - front line child protection workers who are not trained forensic interviewers should:

In most cases, front line child protection workers should keep interviewing to a minimum although some questions are often essential

Many people believe that most sex offenders are psychopaths. Which of the following statements is accurate?

Most sex offenders are not psychopaths

When home visitation is used to prevent maltreatment, the most common population to which intervention is directed is?

Pregnant women and new parents

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the approach of interview protocols

Rapport development followed by non-suggestive information gathering questions followed by more focused questions needed to gather details followed by closure

Which of the following statements about child abuse reporting laws is not correct?

Reporting suspected child abuse is strongly encouraged, but the ultimate decision to report is left to the professionals

Which is not a type of adoption?

Retroactive adoption Real: closed, open, adult

The key to proving neglect in court is:

Thorough investigation

Some abused and neglected kids who are returned home to their parents following a stay in foster care are re-abused and re-enter foster. Which of the following is the best predictor of re-abuse?

a history of maltreatment by the parents past history often times predicts the future

In recent years, reports of child sexual abuse have:

decreased slightly

Which of the following statements is not true about IPV?

intimate partner violence against women typically occurs in isolation, and children living in the home are usually not aware of the violence Truth: IPV against women is often accompanied by other forms of maltreatment to which kids may be exposed

The federal Adam Walsh aCt of 2006 did all of the following except:

it did NOT: allow all convicted sex offenders to be sent to federal prison it DID: identify more sex crimes requiring registration and lengthen the duration of registration

Reports of which form of maltreatment did not decline during the past 10 years?

neglect

Essential goals of criminal law are:

prevent crime and punish those who commit crime

research on sex offender registration laws has found:

registration laws have not been found to reduce recidivism