Question 1

Why should readers of the handbook care who Henry Kempe is?

Accepted Answer

A) Henry Kempe is the contemporary father of studies related to child maltreatment. 
B) Henry Kempe has historically played a pivotal role in the studies of child maltreatment. 
C) Henry Kempe was the first man convicted of child maltreatment. 
D) Henry Kempe's parents sent him to London and then the United States to escape Nazi persecution of Jews. 
A) Henry Kempe is the contemporary father of studies related to child maltreatment. 
B) Henry Kempe has historically played a pivotal role in the studies of child maltreatment. 
C) Henry Kempe was the first man convicted of child maltreatment. 
D) Henry Kempe's parents sent him to London and then the United States to escape Nazi persecution of Jews. B

Question 2

The main purpose the author states for providing the three historical references is to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) To highlight important works that those working in child maltreatment should be aware of for historical context. 
B) To highlight just how far child maltreatment laws have come. 
C) To provide the reader with a reference list for further reading on the history of child abuse and neglect. 
D) To give the reader an exhaustive historical analysis of child abuse and neglect. 
A) To highlight important works that those working in child maltreatment should be aware of for historical context. 
B) To highlight just how far child maltreatment laws have come. 
C) To provide the reader with a reference list for further reading on the history of child abuse and neglect. 
D) To give the reader an exhaustive historical analysis of child abuse and neglect. A

Question 3

How has the Affordable Care Act (ACA) impacted the Nurse Family Partnership?

Accepted Answer

A) The ACA has defunded the Nurse Family Partnership. 
B) The ACA has funded thereby expanding the Nurse Family Partnership. 
C) The ACA has had no effect on the Nurse Family Partnership. 
D) The ACA has provided little funds for the Nurse Family Partnership thereby shrinking the program. 
A) The ACA has defunded the Nurse Family Partnership. 
B) The ACA has funded thereby expanding the Nurse Family Partnership. 
C) The ACA has had no effect on the Nurse Family Partnership. 
D) The ACA has provided little funds for the Nurse Family Partnership thereby shrinking the program. B

Question 4

According to the author, very few practitioners working in child maltreatment, in first quarter of the 21st century, have a clear understanding of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The negative long-term effects of child maltreatment. 
B) The definitional issues surrounding child maltreatment. 
C) What constitutes child neglect? 
D) The history of child maltreatment. 
A) The negative long-term effects of child maltreatment. 
B) The definitional issues surrounding child maltreatment. 
C) What constitutes child neglect? 
D) The history of child maltreatment.

Question 5

Prevalence studies in the 1980s showed that at least ______ of adult women and ______ of adult men had experienced some form of sexual abuse by the time they were adults.

Accepted Answer

A) 13%; 6% 
B) 40%; 15% 
C) 25%; 10% 
D) 25%; 16% 
A) 13%; 6% 
B) 40%; 15% 
C) 25%; 10% 
D) 25%; 16%

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT discussed by the author as a goal of Child Advocacy Centers (CACs)?

Accepted Answer

A) To bring professional agencies together for prosecution. 
B) To ensure defendant rights were being upheld. 
C) Minimizing potential trauma to the child. 
D) To use a multidisciplinary approach to recognition, treatment, and prevention. 
A) To bring professional agencies together for prosecution. 
B) To ensure defendant rights were being upheld. 
C) Minimizing potential trauma to the child. 
D) To use a multidisciplinary approach to recognition, treatment, and prevention.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the dynamic that complicated the issue of child sexual abuse in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) Often the court systems failed to take reports of child sexual abuse seriously in the 1980s. 
B) Sexual abuse cases were always tried in civil court when they were a criminal matter. 
C) The topic became very polarized with active advocacy groups on the side of believing children, and advocacy groups on the side of parental rights. 
D) Because sexual abuse cases are tried as a criminal matter, but child maltreatment is investigated through child welfare, there needed to be coordination between law enforcement and child welfare. 
A) Often the court systems failed to take reports of child sexual abuse seriously in the 1980s. 
B) Sexual abuse cases were always tried in civil court when they were a criminal matter. 
C) The topic became very polarized with active advocacy groups on the side of believing children, and advocacy groups on the side of parental rights. 
D) Because sexual abuse cases are tried as a criminal matter, but child maltreatment is investigated through child welfare, there needed to be coordination between law enforcement and child welfare.

Question 8

In the past 25 years, child physical and sexual abuse rates have ______.

Accepted Answer

A) declined dramatically 
B) stayed relatively stable 
C) declined only slightly 
D) continued to rise 
A) declined dramatically 
B) stayed relatively stable 
C) declined only slightly 
D) continued to rise

Question 9

The number of reported cases of child maltreatment in 1969 was estimated at ______.

Accepted Answer

A) 769 
B) 7,000 
C) 55,000 
D) 60,000 
A) 769 
B) 7,000 
C) 55,000 
D) 60,000

Question 10

What part of the world did the author hope to study in order to find a model to that might better address child maltreatment?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany and Belgium 
B) Belgium and Spain 
C) Belgium and the Netherlands 
D) The Netherlands and Germany 
A) Germany and Belgium 
B) Belgium and Spain 
C) Belgium and the Netherlands 
D) The Netherlands and Germany

Question 11

Explain what factors led to the 1980s being the right time to recognize the problem of child sexual abuse in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The 1980s was the time of the women's mo

Question 12

Name and summarize the three historic references that are foundation to understanding the historical context of child maltreatment in the United States.

Accepted Answer

First, there is the chapter on Child Mal

Question 13

Please discuss the complicated nature of systems addressing child sexual abuse in the United States in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

While child physical abuse and neglect h

Question 14

The author maintains that child protection policy is driven by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) data 
B) lobbyists 
C) advocacy groups 
D) scandal 
A) data 
B) lobbyists 
C) advocacy groups 
D) scandal

Question 15

Please explain what the author suggests as the next steps in terms of child maltreatment?

Accepted Answer

The author suggests that there be a larg

Question 16

The author focuses heavily on the contributions of Henry Kempe, please explain in your own words Kempe's contributions to the field.

Accepted Answer

Henry Kempe was one of the first to reco

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the sentiment the author has regarding the data the U.S.Child Protection System collects?

Accepted Answer

A) useful and consistent 
B) inconsistent and not useful 
C) helpful in determining outcomes 
D) not helpful for determining outcomes 
A) useful and consistent 
B) inconsistent and not useful 
C) helpful in determining outcomes 
D) not helpful for determining outcomes

Question 18

Kempe and Helfer's second book, Helping the Battered Child and His Family, focused more on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the roles of various professionals in responding to child maltreatment 
B) the courts and the outcomes of child maltreatment cases 
C) offenders and their treatment 
D) prevention efforts 
A) the roles of various professionals in responding to child maltreatment 
B) the courts and the outcomes of child maltreatment cases 
C) offenders and their treatment 
D) prevention efforts

Question 19

Which of the following programs would the author advocate for?

Accepted Answer

A) A community health center that also houses and conducts meetings with child advocacy services, legal advocates, and law enforcement. 
B) A hospital-based child advocate that reports back to other stakeholder agencies. 
C) A program that is run by a government board of advisors. 
D) A program that is based on schools. 
A) A community health center that also houses and conducts meetings with child advocacy services, legal advocates, and law enforcement. 
B) A hospital-based child advocate that reports back to other stakeholder agencies. 
C) A program that is run by a government board of advisors. 
D) A program that is based on schools.

Question 20

According to the text, what prompted the formation of the U.S.Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect?

Accepted Answer

A) Specific children's advocacy groups protesting. 
B) Children's rights lobbyists working with congress to create the committee. 
C) A few high-profile child abuse fatality cases, each of which had open CPS files. 
D) A Presidential mandate. 
A) Specific children's advocacy groups protesting. 
B) Children's rights lobbyists working with congress to create the committee. 
C) A few high-profile child abuse fatality cases, each of which had open CPS files. 
D) A Presidential mandate.

Exam 1: The More We Learn, the Less We Know: a Brief History of the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect

Why should readers of the handbook care who Henry Kempe is?

The main purpose the author states for providing the three historical references is to do which of the following?

How has the Affordable Care Act (ACA) impacted the Nurse Family Partnership?

According to the author, very few practitioners working in child maltreatment, in first quarter of the 21st century, have a clear understanding of which of the following?

Prevalence studies in the 1980s showed that at least ______ of adult women and ______ of adult men had experienced some form of sexual abuse by the time they were adults.

Which of the following is NOT discussed by the author as a goal of Child Advocacy Centers (CACs)?

Which of the following best describes the dynamic that complicated the issue of child sexual abuse in the 1980s?

In the past 25 years, child physical and sexual abuse rates have ______.

The number of reported cases of child maltreatment in 1969 was estimated at ______.

What part of the world did the author hope to study in order to find a model to that might better address child maltreatment?

Explain what factors led to the 1980s being the right time to recognize the problem of child sexual abuse in the United States?

Name and summarize the three historic references that are foundation to understanding the historical context of child maltreatment in the United States.

Please discuss the complicated nature of systems addressing child sexual abuse in the United States in the 1980s?

The author maintains that child protection policy is driven by ______.

Please explain what the author suggests as the next steps in terms of child maltreatment?

The author focuses heavily on the contributions of Henry Kempe, please explain in your own words Kempe's contributions to the field.

Which of the following best describes the sentiment the author has regarding the data the U.S.Child Protection System collects?

Kempe and Helfer's second book, Helping the Battered Child and His Family, focused more on which of the following?

Which of the following programs would the author advocate for?

According to the text, what prompted the formation of the U.S.Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect?

Defining and Estimating Child Maltreatment

Child Maltreatment in the Context of Poverty and Other Forms of Adversity

The Neurobiological Embedding of Child Maltreatment: a Systems Perspective

The State of Child Maltreatment and Child Protection Worldwide

Child Maltreatment in the Context of Child Rights: Obligations Under the Un Convention on the Rights of the Child

Child Sexual Abuse

Physical Abuse of Children

Child Neglect

Psychological Maltreatment of Children

Psychological Assessment of the Child and the Family

Legal Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect

Mental Health Interventions in Child Maltreatment

Foster Care

Prevention of Child Maltreatment

Effective Program Models for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment

Trauma-Informed Care: Definitions and Statewide Initiatives

Comprehensive Family Assessments in Child Welfare

When Interviewing Children: a Review and Update

Group Therapy for Children Who Have Experienced Abuse

Treatment of Sexual Offenders

Child Maltreatment Services for Culturally Diverse Families

Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Maltreatment

Child Death Review in the United States

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