Chapter Four

CHILD WELFARE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

Short Answer:

Define the following key concepts:

 Child focused, family centered practice

 Engagement assessment
 Ecological assessment
 Client self-determination
 Culturally sensitive, culturally competent practice.

CHAPTER FIVE

LAW AND PROCEDURE: COURT INTERVENTION WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH AND

FAMILIES

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Indian Child Welfare Act :

a. Sought to curb excessive placement of Indian children into non- Indian homes.
b. Gave more power to local juvenile courts protect Indian children.
c. Increase the rights of Indian children.
d. Provide funds for diversion programs focused on Indian youth.
2. Family courts:
a. Have been widely implement and applauded by child care professionals.
b. Are the same as juvenile courts except for their source of funds.
c. Have a broader jurisdiction than juvenile courts
d. Are more successful than juvenile courts because they employ more qualified staff.
3. As a result of the Kent , Gault, and Winship decisions:
a. The number of community treatment facilities has dramatically increased.
b. Large number of minor delinquency cases are diverted from the court, increasing the
demand for community based child welfare services.
c. Constitutional safeguards were extended to children and youth in neglect and
dependency hearings
d. Juvenile court judges may more easily institute informal, child centered delinquency
procedures.
4. In the child welfare system, if children need to be placed away from their parents:
a. Guardianship of the person may be a good alternative to foster care.
b. A Guardian of the estate must be appointed for AIDS babies
 c. They are usually placed in orphanages.
d. They can be placed with relatives only if they live on Indian reservations.
5. In the sequence of court procedures, the final step is:
a. Social investigation
b. Filing the petition
c. Disposition
d. Adjudication
6. Termination of parental right refers to:
a. The removal of children from the home and placing them in foster are.
b. Substantiation that abuse or neglect occurred.
c. The permanent and final severing of all legal ties between parent and child
d. An outdated procedure for breaking up families on Indian reservations.
7. Guardianship of the person:
a. Is illegal in most states
b. May be good alternative to foster care
c. Allows relative to control a child’s finances.
d. Can only be granted by family courts, not juvenile courts.
8. Review hearings:
a. Are intended to review charges of social worker malpractice
b. Are particularly useful in regulating day care homes.
c. Are the first legal steps in any court
d. Allow the court to monitor the foster care plan.
9. All of the following statement about the original philosophy and purpose of the juvenile
court are true EXCEPT:
a. The concept of justice in the juvenile court was the same as the concept in adult
court, as exemplified by the “blindfolding” of the symbol of justices, so that neither
wealth nor poverty nor other circumstances could be taken into consideration.
b. The intent was humanitarian based in the conviction that the individual child and
her/his needs rather than the offense should be the focus.
c. The history of the juvenile justice system is that it evolved simultaneously with the
child welfare system.
d. The concern of the juvenile court was directed toward youthful lawbreakers rather
than children neglected or in need of protection.
10. All of the following are “standard of proof” EXCEPT:
a. Reasonable and persuasive
b. Preponderance of the evidence
c. Clear and Convincing
d. Beyond a reasonable doubt
11. All of the following statement s are true of appellate courts EXCEPT:
a. Decisions are based on receipt and review of the written record of the trial court.
 b. Appellate courts can overturn or support the decision of the lower court based o the
record or return the case to the trial court.
c. Abuse, neglect, and delinquency are matters that appear frequently.
d. Parties can submit both written and oral argument identifying alleged errors of trial
court.

Matching Questions:

Matching each of following terms with the best definition, using each definition only once:

_____guardianship of the person a. The Term used generally to describe

_____guardianship of the estate
_____testamentary guardianship
_____Custody
placement with parents
b. The type of judicial guardianship involving
Care and control of the child
c. Power to sell the child’s property
d. A person named in the parent’s will to care
For the child.

Short Answers:

1. Define these terms

 Juvenile court
 Family court
 Criminal Court
 Dependency
 Neglect
 Abuse
 Delinquency
 Status Offenses
 Guardianship
 Custody
 Legal orphan

2. Define discuss the relevance of the following in the court process:

 Jurisdiction
 Standards of proof
 Adjudication
 Disposition
 Review Hearings
 Termination of Parental Rights
 Forensic Interviewing
 Case Record Documentation
 Testimony
 Balanced and restorative justice
 Indian Child Welfare Act
  Federal Parent Locator Services
3. What is the importance of each of the following cases in juvenile court matters?
In Re Gualt McKeiver V. Pennsylvania
Kent v. United States Thompson v. Oklahoma
In Re Winship Roper v. Simmons
4. Name and briefly describe the steps followed when a child comes to the attention of the
court.
5. Name and briefly describe two things a caseworkers should or should not do when call upon
to give testimony in court.
6. Compare and contrast social evidence and legal evidence. What impact does this have on the
caseworker’s information gathering approach?
7. Why is paternity establishment so important in child welfare practice?