Deck 1: Children: Our Most Important Resource

Question 1

Early societies used infanticide

A) as a solution for unwanted children.
B) as a form of child labor.
C) as a way to teach children.
D) as a discipline method.

Answer 1

as a solution for unwanted children.

Question 2

With the dawn of the industrial revolution came new ways of using children in the workforce. Children were used predominantly because

A) they could work long hours without tiring like adults would.
B) they would do what their parents told them.
C) their smaller hands and bodies enabled them to do things adults could not.
D) their parents paid to have them employed so they wouldn't have to take care of them.

Answer 2

their smaller hands and bodies enabled them to do things adults could not.

Question 3

What was one of the reasons Marian Wright Edelman founded the Children's Defense Fund?

A) to reform the juvenile justice system
B) to promote child labor practices
C) to end unfair adoption practices
D) to help children find employment

Answer 3

to reform the juvenile justice system

Question 4

The National Child Labor Committee was organized in 1904

A) in accordance with the Children's Defense Law.
B) to create reforms for working children.
C) as a result of the efforts of Charles Loring Brace.
D) by the members of the White House Conference.

Question 5

Which of the following children would have been placed in the Carrie Steele Orphan Home in Atlanta?

A) an American-Indian boy
B) a Caucasian boy
C) an African-American girl
D) a Vietnamese girl

Question 6

What was an early forerunner of family preservation, which would have a significant influence on permanency planning efforts in later years?

A) The Public Health Act of 1987
B) The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
C) The Child Rights Act of 1990
D) The Child Treatment Act of 1962

Question 7

Carol is a mother of 5. She knows that she needs to make sure they eat balanced meals and go to bed on time, but she is not sure how to go about doing this. Carol is experiencing

A) parental rejection.
B) maternal isolation.
C) intrarole conflict.
D) character deficiency.

Question 8

An example of an advocacy agency for children is

A) the Carrie Steele Orphan Home.
B) the Diverse Population Foundation.
C) the Native American Community.
D) the Children's Defense Fund.

Question 9

Jessie has a hard time believing that her friends will actually be supportive of her when she needs them. She is most likely suffering from

A) interrole conflict
B) child incapacity
C) attachment disorder
D) role rejection

Question 10

This approach aims to help those being served gain a sense of control and empowerment that can lead to healing based on a child's prior experiences.

A) Trauma informed practice
B) Collaborative
C) Individualized
D) Family centered

Question 11

Why did the Greeks and Romans practice infanticide?

Question 12

What is an example of a problem a child laborer during or after the Industrial Revolution might have experienced?

Question 13

What is the difference between role rejection and interrole conflict?

Question 14

Predict one challenge that will arise for child welfare workers in the next 20 years.

Question 15

Write a 2-sentence description of a child with attachment disorder.

Question 16

Give an example of a role a child welfare worker might take. What type of service would this role perform?

Question 17

Explain what it means to be a trauma-informed child welfare worker and how being a trauma-informed child welfare worker is helpful to the children they serve.

Question 18

Evaluate the level of influence child advocacy programs of the 1960s, such as Project Head Start and the Children's Defense Fund, had on current child welfare services. Be as specific as you can in your evaluation.

Question 19

Hypothesize how child welfare services will need to change in the next decade to accommodate the growing diversity in the United States. Be as specific as you can in your discussion.

Question 20

Historically speaking, what was/is the difference between out-of-home care and daycare? Use specific examples from the text in your analysis.

Question 21

Examine how the industrial revolution changed the role of children in the work force. Use specific examples from the text in your analysis.