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MIDTERM: SWK 311 – Child Welfare

Due 03/13/2020 at 11:59 p.m.

DIRECTIONS:

Use the template provided below and submit as a Word Document in Blackboard

  1. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was passed in 1974. List the important elements that were passed in the law and describe why the law is so important for the child welfare system. (10 pts)

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  1. Name and describe five types of services a child welfare worker might perform. Information may be drawn from lectures, but your text will also provide valuable information. (5 pts.)

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  1. In the “Orphan Trains” video, while discussing his experience of being chosen by a family, Mr. Elliot Hoffman Bobo states, “I always thought the biting and kicking did me a lot of good.” Explain what he meant by that statement and what may it mean for children in the child welfare system? (What might bad behavior tell us?) (5 pts.)

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  1. Choose one (1) of the following questions: (5 pts.)

    1. How might poverty impact an individual biologically, socially, culturally, psychologically, and spiritually?

    2. Describe how parental substance abuse impacts children at different developmental stages (infants, pre-school, school age, and adolescence).

    3. The military represents a unique culture. Describe the unique aspects of the military culture, explain how that may affect families and how it would influence how you work with the family.

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  1. Name and define the four categories of child maltreatment (use the categories defined in North Dakota) and give three examples of each. Use information available from lecture, modules, and text. (20 pts.)

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  1. Discuss Voice & Choice and why it is important for working with families in the child welfare system (5 pts.)

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  1. Utilizing the attached case scenario provided on Blackboard for the Smith family, describe the strengths in this family, the needs of the family and family members, possible services to the family, and who potential team members would be recruited to help address the issues. Please be detailed in your thoughts and provide concrete examples. Feel free to be creative with some of the case details, such as adding in additional community supports and details about the family’s status of medical and mental health needs. (20 pts.)

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  1. What personal qualities do you have that will help you in working with children and families?  What personal qualities may be detrimental? (5 pts.) 

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Spring 2020