| 1- How many states require all citizens to report suspected abuse or neglect, regardless of profession. |
| 3 |
| 5 |
| 18 |
| 35 |
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| 2- The standards used to determine under what circumstances a mandatory reporter should make a report vary from State to State. |
| True |
| False |
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| 3- All jurisdictions have provisions in statute to maintain the confidentiality of abuse and neglect records. |
| True |
| False |
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| 4- Every child has a right to adequate care and supervision and to be free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. |
| True |
| False |
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| 5- Most children are best cared for in their own family. |
| True |
| False |
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| 6- When parents cannot or will not fulfill their responsibilities to protect their children, CPS has the right and obligation to intervene directly on the children's behalf. |
| True |
| False |
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| 7- To best protect a child's overall well-being, agencies want to assure that children move to permanency as quickly as possible. |
| True |
| False |
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| 8- A safety plan is developed whenever it is determined that the child is at risk of imminent harm. |
| True |
| False |
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| 9- The more comprehensive the information provided by the reporter, the more experienced caseworkers are able to determine the appropriateness of the report for CPS intervention. |
| True |
| False |
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| 10- The telephone call made by the child abuse reporter usually comes after little thought has been given to the possible consequences to the child and family. |
| True |
| False |
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| 11- The decision to accept a child abuse report is based on the law, agency policy, and information about the characteristics of the case. |
| True |
| False |
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| 12- CPS's primary concern should be to establish whether the child is safe, pending a face-to-face contact by the agency or another professional trained in assessing safety. |
| True |
| False |
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| 13- While State statutes vary, most CPS professionals agree that children under the age of 8 who are left alone are being neglected. |
| True |
| False |
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| 14- Safety is an issue throughout the life of a case. |
| True |
| False |
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| 15- The circumstances that bring child welfare agencies into the homes and lives of children, youth, and families are often complex. |
| True |
| False |
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| 16- Gathering information on the family's perception of the problem, even when the family does not recognize or denies the existence of a problem, is crucial. |
| True |
| False |
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| 17- The removal of a family member has a dramatic affect on the feelings, behaviors, and functioning of individual family members and the family as a whole. |
| True |
| False |
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| 18- Placement outside the family often negatively affects the child's emotional well-being. |
| True |
| False |
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| 19- Genograms, ecomaps, and ethnographic are useful tools for interviewing families. |
| True |
| False |
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| 20- Parents should be asked to identify their needs relevant to the protection of their children. |
| True |
| False |
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| 21- Comprehensive family assessments identify individual and family strengths and protective factors. |
| True |
| False |
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| 22- In most cases, it may be helpful to interview children separately from their parents. |
| True |
| False |
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| 23- Clinical supervision is vital to reinforce what is covered in formal training as well as to provide guidance to caseworkers. |
| True |
| False |
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| 24- Policies and practices regarding family team meetings vary from state to state. |
| True |
| False |
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