Lesson 5

Chapter 10:

1. What is the goal of intervention in child abuse and neglect cases?
2. What is a mandated reporter? Cite several professions whose workers are mandated reporters?
3. What information do most reporting laws or policies include?
4. What are the dilemmas often faced by mandated reporters? How might child protection teams be useful?
5. When does assessment begin? What is the protective worker trying to assess?
6. What is the purpose of interviewing parents?
7. What effect does separation have on a child?
8. What are some possible reactions to early intervention?
9. What is the role of the physician in maltreatment cases?
10. What are three possible functions of the police in abuse and neglect situations?
11. How do reports come to the attention of the police?
12. Why are teachers important in the intervention process?

 

 

Lesson 6

Chapter 11:

1. What are the legal rights of the parents of abused or neglected children?
2. Outline the types of court intervention that are available in child abuse and neglect cases?
3. How does the juvenile court process begin?
4. Cite several alternatives to juvenile court.
5. What is the goal of criminal prosecution?

Chapter 12:

1. What is meant by family preservation? What is meant by shared family care?
2. What are some goals in treating the physically abusive family?
3. What types of services are available for abused children?
4. Cite several issues in the treatment of physically abusive parents.
5. Why is it especially difficult to treat neglectful families?

Chapter 13:

1. Why is the treatment of sexual abuse different from that for neglect or non-sexual abuse?
2. What phases does an incestuous family go through in treatment?
3. What are the special issues for male victims?
4. What are the goals in treatment for the non-abusing mother?
5. What are the treatment goals for the perpetrator?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 7

Chapter 14:

1. How is the effectiveness of foster care often inhibited?
2. What steps must be taken before foster care is considered?
3. What are the advantages of foster care? What are some of the disadvantages?
4. What should be considered in permanency planning?
5. How should parents be viewed?
6. What are the considerations for dealing with the natural parents of children in placement?
7. What is the role of the foster parent?
8. Cite other types of placement for children besides foster care. What are the implications of each of these?

 

 

Lesson 8

Chapter 15:

1. What are the myths commonly held about adults who were maltreated as children?
2. What might cause former victims to disclose their abusive childhoods during adulthood?
3. Why do the victims of neglect and abuse in childhood have difficulty trusting?
4. How might anger result from particular kinds of maltreatment? How might it be expressed?
5. What is meant by ‘ verbal inaccessibility’? Why is it a problem?

Chapter 16:

1. What constitutes a professional? Give an example of a ‘professional’.
2. What are some of the elements of a protective worker’s code of ethics?
3. What are some of the qualifications necessary to be a protective services worker?
4. What are some of the frustrations of protective workers?
5. How can one combat burnout in the protective services profession?
6. Identify and describe three prevention measures.
7. In what areas should prevention efforts concentrate?
8. What three goals do most school-based prevention programs espouse?
9. In what way can families be involved in prevention?
10. Why are some parents hesitant to talk to their children about sexual abuse?
11. What have been the shifts in services to children over the last few decades?
12. What is the importance of adequate training?
13. What causes family impoverishment? How can this trend be reversed?
14. How can businesses support parenting