Midterm Flashcards
(24 cards)
Major problems of children and youth
Being poor, alienation, violence, substance abuse
Major trend in child and family services
Increase in the number of children in the US
Outdoor relief
Giving meager aid to dependent children in their homes like TANF
Child welfare agencies were originally run by
Private child caring agencies
Childs needs defined
Current knowledge about the physical, psychological, and social development of the child
Unwed father cases
Stanley v. Illinois 1972 Quillon v. Walcott 1978 Caban v. Mohammed 1979 est. that the father had to have a relationship with child for constitution protection in adoption proceedings
Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Cooperation of over 20 agencies in the federal government to improve reporting and dissemination of info. on the status of children. Measuring well being of children
Federal funding program for daycare
Block grant $ for subsidies for low income families
Head start fed and locally financed early childhood development for low income families
Child and dependent care tax credit helps reduce child care costs deduct up to $5000
Head start research
Children are at national norms in early reading and writing and close to meeting norms in math and vocab
Medicaid and SCHIP
Health insurance for the poor those who qualify for AFDC. SCHIP is to cover the gap of uninsured child that parents are no longer on welfare
Food stamps
Helps with hunger and giving poor more nutritious diet that are below the poverty index line
Wic
Women infants and children nutritious food
Earned income tax credits
Offset social security taxes paid by low income families for working poor families
Poverty line index
Families above or below an income level
Causes of poverty
Loss of manufacturing jobs
Growth of jobs in service pay less
Technological changes affect skill level
Lack of education
Program that provides income for disabled children
SSI social security income for disabled and elderly
Kent Gault and Winship decisions
Kent denied due process juvenile was entitled to a hearing access to records
Gault arrested detained no lawyer and put in jail until 18 yrs but court reversed giving due process and equal protection
Winship est. principle of proof beyond reasonable doubt
Guardianship
Custody loco parentis often used. Refers to physical/legal placement with someone other than parent
Termination of parental rights
Abandonment parental conditions mental illness or parental conduct physical abuse
What happens in review hearings?
Situation is reassessed and a determination is made on whether to order a new disposition. Monitoring mechanism to ensure that there is progress toward a permanent solution for child.
Appellate court
Decisions are based on receipt and review of the written record of trial court they can overturn or support the decision of the lower court
Society for the prevention of cruelty to children
Primary function was to investigate cause of alleged maltreatment present facts to courts and assist in the prosecution of adults responsible for the maltreatment
Most common form of child maltreatment in US
Neglect 62%
Key factors in passing Child Prevention Treatment Act of 1974
Reporting laws maltreatment was now a requirement by mandated reporters such as teachers and doctors
