Question 1

Why do independent placements not protect the rights of the child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any couple with the right amount of money can adopt the child. 
B)  The child often ends up back with the birth parents. 
C)  Child labor laws regulate independent placements. 
D)  Many adoption agencies are corrupt. 
A)  Any couple with the right amount of money can adopt the child. 
B)  The child often ends up back with the birth parents. 
C)  Child labor laws regulate independent placements. 
D)  Many adoption agencies are corrupt. A

Question 2

Mary is a teenage girl who gives her baby up for adoption because she knows she does not have the resources to raise the child properly. This situation falls under the category of

Accepted Answer

A)  voluntary surrender. 
B)  court-ruled adoption. 
C)  abandonment. 
D)  open adoption. 
A)  voluntary surrender. 
B)  court-ruled adoption. 
C)  abandonment. 
D)  open adoption. A

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a problem with independent adoptions?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are often few follow-up services. 
B)  There is more information available about the child's background. 
C)  The legal aspects are less clear-cut. 
D)  There is no recourse in an adoption disruption. 
A)  There are often few follow-up services. 
B)  There is more information available about the child's background. 
C)  The legal aspects are less clear-cut. 
D)  There is no recourse in an adoption disruption. B

Question 4

Describe the function of a life book. How might this activity help children who have been adopted?

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A life book is a tool used to help child

Question 5

What is the different between a related and an unrelated adoption?

Accepted Answer

The difference between a related and an

Question 6

Historically, adoption originated to meet the needs of

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A)  the children. 
B)  the foster parents. 
C)  the state. 
D)  the adoptive parents. 
A)  the children. 
B)  the foster parents. 
C)  the state. 
D)  the adoptive parents.

Question 7

The first state to have the statute that most closely resembles today's adoption philosophies was

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts. 
B)  Mississippi. 
C)  Michigan. 
D)  Minnesota. 
A)  Massachusetts. 
B)  Mississippi. 
C)  Michigan. 
D)  Minnesota.

Question 8

Analyze the role of the adoption worker when working with children with medical or emotional problems who are being placed in adoptive homes.

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The role of the adoption worker is cruci

Question 9

Kelly was adopted when she was 3 years old. She knows who her birth parents are. In fact, they come to her birthday party every year. Kelly's adoption is

Accepted Answer

A)  independent. 
B)  open. 
C)  court-ruled. 
D)  conservative. 
A)  independent. 
B)  open. 
C)  court-ruled. 
D)  conservative.

Question 10

When should a child be told he/she is adopted?

Accepted Answer

A)  at the time of placement 
B)  during adolescence 
C)  never 
D)  when he/she reaches adulthood 
A)  at the time of placement 
B)  during adolescence 
C)  never 
D)  when he/she reaches adulthood

Question 11

Why do many children not come up for adoption until they are older?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their parents have been hiding them. 
B)  Parents are dying earlier. 
C)  They never received birth certificates when they were born. 
D)  There is currently an emphasis on family preservation. 
A)  Their parents have been hiding them. 
B)  Parents are dying earlier. 
C)  They never received birth certificates when they were born. 
D)  There is currently an emphasis on family preservation.

Question 12

Analyze the role of the adoption worker in an open adoption.

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In an open adoption, the role of the ado

Question 13

Choose a historical element that shaped current adoptive practices and briefly explain how and/or why.

Accepted Answer

One historical element that shaped curre

Question 14

You are the birth mother of a child who is about to be adopted. Dramatize a scenario in which you might revoke your consent.

Accepted Answer

As the birth mother of a child who is ab

Question 15

Surrogate mothering

Accepted Answer

A)  is a new phenomenon. 
B)  is currently illegal in most states. 
C)  has been practiced since ancient times. 
D)  has rarely been medically viable. 
A)  is a new phenomenon. 
B)  is currently illegal in most states. 
C)  has been practiced since ancient times. 
D)  has rarely been medically viable.

Question 16

Why might adoptive parents seek counseling after an adoption is legalized?

Accepted Answer

Adoptive parents may seek counseling aft

Question 17

Imagine a scenario that depicts the adoptive process, and create a description of it using hypothetical individuals.

Accepted Answer

Sure! Let's imagine a scenario where a c

Question 18

You are an adoption worker. Develop a plan for working with a family of five (two parents, three biological children) that will be adopting a child with a history of abuse.

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As an adoption worker, my plan for worki

Question 19

Predict future trends in adoption.

Accepted Answer

Predicting future trends in adoption can

Question 20

Why do some birth parents who give their child up for adoption feel stigmatized by their community?

Accepted Answer

A)  because often the assumption is that everyone should be able to parent no matter the circumstances 
B)  because their social workers pressure them to keep the child at all cost 
C)  because adoption agencies will work only with birth parents in a certain tax bracket 
D)  because there is enormous pressure to keep adoptions open 
A)  because often the assumption is that everyone should be able to parent no matter the circumstances 
B)  because their social workers pressure them to keep the child at all cost 
C)  because adoption agencies will work only with birth parents in a certain tax bracket 
D)  because there is enormous pressure to keep adoptions open

Why do independent placements not protect the rights of the child?

Mary is a teenage girl who gives her baby up for adoption because she knows she does not have the resources to raise the child properly. This situation falls under the category of

Which of the following is NOT a problem with independent adoptions?

Describe the function of a life book. How might this activity help children who have been adopted?

What is the different between a related and an unrelated adoption?

Historically, adoption originated to meet the needs of

The first state to have the statute that most closely resembles today's adoption philosophies was

Analyze the role of the adoption worker when working with children with medical or emotional problems who are being placed in adoptive homes.

Kelly was adopted when she was 3 years old. She knows who her birth parents are. In fact, they come to her birthday party every year. Kelly's adoption is

When should a child be told he/she is adopted?

Why do many children not come up for adoption until they are older?

Analyze the role of the adoption worker in an open adoption.

Choose a historical element that shaped current adoptive practices and briefly explain how and/or why.

You are the birth mother of a child who is about to be adopted. Dramatize a scenario in which you might revoke your consent.

Surrogate mothering

Why might adoptive parents seek counseling after an adoption is legalized?

Imagine a scenario that depicts the adoptive process, and create a description of it using hypothetical individuals.

You are an adoption worker. Develop a plan for working with a family of five (two parents, three biological children) that will be adopting a child with a history of abuse.

Predict future trends in adoption.

Why do some birth parents who give their child up for adoption feel stigmatized by their community?

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Exam 12: The Adoption of Children

Why do independent placements not protect the rights of the child?

Mary is a teenage girl who gives her baby up for adoption because she knows she does not have the resources to raise the child properly. This situation falls under the category of

Which of the following is NOT a problem with independent adoptions?

Describe the function of a life book. How might this activity help children who have been adopted?

What is the different between a related and an unrelated adoption?

Historically, adoption originated to meet the needs of

The first state to have the statute that most closely resembles today's adoption philosophies was

Analyze the role of the adoption worker when working with children with medical or emotional problems who are being placed in adoptive homes.

Kelly was adopted when she was 3 years old. She knows who her birth parents are. In fact, they come to her birthday party every year. Kelly's adoption is

When should a child be told he/she is adopted?

Why do many children not come up for adoption until they are older?

Analyze the role of the adoption worker in an open adoption.

Choose a historical element that shaped current adoptive practices and briefly explain how and/or why.

You are the birth mother of a child who is about to be adopted. Dramatize a scenario in which you might revoke your consent.

Surrogate mothering

Why might adoptive parents seek counseling after an adoption is legalized?

Imagine a scenario that depicts the adoptive process, and create a description of it using hypothetical individuals.

You are an adoption worker. Develop a plan for working with a family of five (two parents, three biological children) that will be adopting a child with a history of abuse.

Predict future trends in adoption.

Why do some birth parents who give their child up for adoption feel stigmatized by their community?

Children: Our Most Important Resource

The Changing Family

Children and Poverty

Children and Violence in the Community

Children Against the Backdrop of War: Addressing the Needs of Military Families

Trauma-Sensitive Educational Settings

Child Abuse and Neglect: Protecting Children When Families Cannot

Family Preservation or Child Placement Serving the Childs Best Interests

Juvenile Court Justice: Promoting the Rights and Welfare of Children and Families

Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting

Children in Family Foster Care

Children in Residential Setting

Our Childrens Future

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