Children Services final

Question 1

What is Analogue Studies?

Answer 1

Permit researchers to examine issues that cannot be addressed in field studies. Hundreds of analogue studies have been conducted.

Question 2

What is a Cognitive interview?

Answer 2

Based on basic principles of memory, cognition, and communication

Question 3

What does the Cognitive interview require the interviewees?-there are 3.

Answer 3

1) reconstruct mentally the personal & environment context at the time of crucial event. 2) report everything including partial information even though it may be considered unimportant: and 3) recount the event in a variety of orders and from a variety of perspective. Research on CI reveals advantages w/adults and w/children.

Question 4

What is a structured interview?

Answer 4

Help prevent defective interviewing, & standardization increase adherence to evidence-based practices.

Question 5

What are the types of interviewing?-there are 4

Answer 5

1. unstructured
2. structured
3. Semi-structure
4. Flexible

Question 6

What is an unstructured interview?-Good or Bad?

Answer 6

the interviewers follow the child’s lead-is ill advised.

Question 7

What is structured interview (NICHD)?-Good or Bad?

Answer 7

exact wording of questions is scripted. Help prevent defective interviewing and standardization increases adherence to evidence-based practice

Question 8

What is semi-structured (Finding Words) interviewing?-Good or Bad?

Answer 8

interviewers follow questioning guidelines and cover pre-determined topics, selecting from a toolkit of strategies. Afford more flexibility, but also more room for error

Question 9

What is Flexible interview (NCAC)?-Good or Bad?

Answer 9

Middle ground between structured and semi-structured

Question 10

What is the most common protocols when using a phased/stage approach?-there are 9.

Answer 10

1. Initial preparatory phase
2. Introductions
3. Rapport development
4. Promise to tell the truth, narrative 5. practice, instructions
5. Information gathering
6. Invitation for free recall, e.g. What happened?
7. Closure
8. Re-composure if the child is upset
9. Time for the child to ask questions

Question 11

What are the protocols for an interviewing setting?-there are 6

Answer 11

1. Age appropriate, private and child-friendly setting with minimal distraction.
2. Private interviews are recommended
3. Studies show that children are reluctant to accuse adults of wrongdoing in the adult’s presence or to accuse a peer of wrongdoing in the presence of an innocent peer.
4. Don’t assume that a parent’s presence will decrease stress.
5. There are cases in which children protest, refuse and cannot be reassured.
6. Protocols recommend asking the adult to leave once the child is comfortable and before substantive questioning begins.

Question 12

When interviewing, what are the styles the interviewer should follow?-there are 7

Answer 12

1. Scientific evidence suggests that interviewers are more successful when they provide a supportive yet non-suggestive atmosphere.
2. Social support has shown to help children be more resistant to misleading questions and to improve interview performance without contaminating their accounts of non-abusive events
3. Eye contact, relaxed body posture, smiling, and warm intonation
4. It is critical that supportiveness not become selective reinforcement.
5. Interviewer bias has been linked with distortions of children’s accounts.
6. Interviewers should strive to remain objective and neutral.
7. Interviewers should explore alternative hypotheses and keep biases in check.

Question 13

What happens when there has been multiple interviews with a child?-there are 4

Answer 13

1. Excessive interviewing of young children using suggestive techniques can be detrimental to the accuracy of their reports.
2. Repeated non-leading interviews tends to uncover new details.
3. Researchers have not found a detrimental effect of repeating open-ended Wh- (who, what, where, when, how) questions.
4. Repetition of yes/no questions can be problematic.

Question 14

What types of cases are handled by the juvenile court?

Answer 14

Juvenile delinquents, status offenders, abused and neglected children

Question 15

What offenses are considered status offenses? and minor or adult?

Answer 15

conduct by a minor that is not a crime, but that justifies intervention by the juvenile court. These offenses include, running away from home, truancy, smoking and under age drinking.

Question 16

What is the exigent circumstance offense?

Answer 16

emergency being taken away from the home.

Question 17

What is an investigation worker?

Answer 17

the investigate reports of abuse /neglect and decides whether or not the report should be substantiated.

Question 18

What is a permanency planning worker?

Answer 18

they work with the family to develop a treatment plan, which list the steps that must be taken for child’s return home

Question 19

What is a Guardian ad litem and what are the acronyms for it? and who appoints them? and for under what age?

Answer 19

GAL, The court appoints a GAL to every child under the age of 14. The GAL job is to represent the child’s best interest if child is over age 14 they get a youth attorney

Question 20

what is the parent’s attorney called and what type of cases does it involve?

Answer 20

Respondents, abuse or neglect care, have a right to an attorney and if they cannot afford one , an attorney will be appointed by the court.

Question 21

What does a court appointed special advocate do, and what is the acronym for it?

Answer 21

CASA, a trained volunteer who meets with the child and others involved in this case. The CASA prepares a report to the court about how the child is doing and makes recommendations about what is believed to be in the child’s best interest.

Question 22

What is the local citizen review board and what is the acronym for it?

Answer 22

CRB, a group of trained volunteers from the community. The CRB will talk to everyone involved in the case to seek input and comments about the case.

Question 23

What does a children’s court attorney do and who do they represent?

Answer 23

represent CPS, and they put the basic facts of the case into writing, and presents them to the judge.

Question 24

What is a foster family? Do they have to be licensed?

Answer 24

have to be trained and licensed and are parents that provide safe and stable care for the child.

Question 25

What is a burden of proof?-there are 3

Answer 25

1. Beyond a reasonable doubt must demanding and difficult to meet 95% certainty 2. Clear and convincing meet 75% At this trial the Judge decides whether or not CPS has met the burden of proof and that the child has been abused and/or neglected 3. Preponderance – least demanding and easiest to meet only 51% certainty

Question 26

What does ASFA stand for? Who was it signed by and when?

Answer 26

Adoption And Safe Families Act, Bill Clinton, November 19, 1997.

Question 27

Why was Adoption and Safe Families Act enacted?

Answer 27

In an attempt to correct problems that were inherent in the foster care system that deterred the adoption of children with special needs. Many of these problems had stemmed from an earlier bill, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980,[1] although they had not been anticipated when that law was passed, as states decided to interpret that law as requiring biological families be kept together no matter what.[1] The biggest change to the law was how ASFA amended Title IV-E of the Social Security Act regarding funding.

Question 28

What is a plea-bargain?

Answer 28

It's is used to avoid going to trial, most of the time is the best outcome

Question 29

What are is the goal of the plea-bargain? or what is wanted out of it?-there are 4

Answer 29

1. Punishment/retribution 2. Rehabilitation 3. What does the victim want/need? Protection, punishment, reunification 4. What does the community want/need?

Question 30

What do you do if you are the requirements to follow when a registered as a sex offender?-there are 3. with what happens after another conviction-2. total of 5

Answer 30

1. 10 year with no public notification 2. Lifetime registration, sex offender website 3. 5-20 probation, 5-life parole 4. Child abuse 3rd conviction, enhancement 5. CSP 2nd – life habitual enhancement

Question 31

What is No contact vs. supervised contact vs. v’s therapist and PO approve contact-what rules must be followed when out into the community if an offender-there are 5

Answer 31

1. No contact with children 2. No computers/cameras 3. Have STD testing 4. No alcohol or drugs 5. Attend STOP program/treatment

Question 32

What are delinquency proceedings?

Answer 32

illegal conduct by a minor that would be a crime if committed by an adult. , process is similar to adult criminal justice except for juveniles do not have a constitution right to jury trial, judges are less concerned with punishment, most youth are placed on probation, the overarching theory of juvenile court is that youth are malleable.

Question 33

what are the criminal prosecutions of child maltreatment?-there are 6

Answer 33

1. Child abuse resulting in death, child under 13, intentionally caused – life imprisonment 2. Child Abuse resulting in death, neg caused or neg permitted; child abuse resulting in death, child over 12; child abuse resulting in GBH, intentionally caused, negligently caused or negligently permitted – 18 years mandatory 3. Child Abuse – no death or great bodily harm, 3 yrs 4. Abandonment of a child – resulting in death – 15 years 5. Abandonment of a child – great bodily harm – 9 years 6. Abandonment of a child – no gab – 364 days

Question 34

When is hearsay used and what are the exceptions?-there are 3

Answer 34

1.Admissibility - hearsay – of statements made by alleged victim 2. for purposes of treatment and diagnosis – of statements made by others (guardian, etc.) – of identity of perpetrator 3. for purposes of treatment and diagnosis

Question 35

what are the reasons for foster care re-entries?-there are 6

Answer 35

1. history of maltreatment 2. neglected children are at higher risk 3. domestic violence in the home 4. poverty 5. substance abuse 6. premature renification

Question 36

instead of the child going back home what is another option?

Answer 36

another person will become guardian of the child, which is becoming more popular as an option, many states have subsidized guardianship programs-NM does not

Question 37

what are the types of adoptions/open adoptions-there are 3

Answer 37

1. Step-parent adoption (most common) 2. Adult adoption – typically to create inheritance rights. 3. Inter-country adoption

Question 38

What are the impact of ICWA, and what does it stand for? what is the prefernce of adoption of ICWA?

Answer 38

Indian Child Welfare Act, 1. Termination of parental rights requires evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. 2. Consent for adoption may be withdrawn at any time for any reason up until the time a judge finalizes the adoption. 3. When Native American children are placed for adoption, ICWA establishes an order of preference: 1. A member of the child’s extended family. 2. A non-relative member of the child’s tribe. 3. A member of a different tribe.

Question 39

What is interstate compact and what does it intend to do?-there are 3

Answer 39

1. Is intended to protect the interests of children who are placed across state lines for foster care or adoption. 2. The receiving state has the right to approve or disapprove the transfer. 3. The sending state is financially responsible for the child while the child is in the receiving state.

Question 40

what is the Multiethnic Placement Act, and what year?

Answer 40

1994, prohibits child welfare agencies from delaying adoptive placements on the basis of race

Question 41

Immunity from liability-what is privilege?

Answer 41

who owns it and how is different than conviviality

Question 42

Immunity from liability-what do you do as a social worker if subpoena?

Answer 42

as a social worker, are you required to respond/ appear and testify? Does it over ride privilege?

Question 43

Who is considered an expert witness?-there are 6

Answer 43

1. Psychologists/psychiatrists/therapists 2. Safehouse interviewer 3. OMI doctor 4. EMT, ER doctor, pediatric radiologist, neuroradiologist, geneticist, orthopedist, pediatrician, forensic pediatrician, occupational therapist 5. Law enforcement 6. CYFD personnel

Question 44

What is a civilian witness?-there are three types

Answer 44

1. "non-offending" parent 2. out-cry person 3. siblings