Deck 13: Children in Residential Setting

Question 1

Most children who are placed in residential settings feel

A) relieved to be away from home.
B) that they have been "bad."
C) comfortable being there.
D) better being with peers than in a home.

Answer 1

that they have been "bad."

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a true assumption about residential settings?

A) They provide opportunities for diluted emotional contacts with others.
B) They can accommodate a wider variety of destructive behaviors.
C) They are usually the last step before independent living.
D) They are structured to meet the needs of the residents.

Answer 2

They are usually the last step before independent living.

Question 3

One problem for residential settings is

A) the high turnover rate of staff.
B) the number of children needing care.
C) too clearly defined and limiting staff roles.
D) too much time devoted to training.

Answer 3

the high turnover rate of staff.

Question 4

Residential treatment centers who provide a trauma-informed setting must

A) Limit the number of youth they accept at one time.
B) Ensure the parents attend the program.
C) Hold regular individual and group therapy sessions.
D) Feel safe to the youth they serve.

Question 5

What is a visiting resource?

A) a person who transports the child to home visits
B) an adult who visits the child when parents do not
C) a staff member who arranges parental visits for the child
D) a person who escorts the parents when they visit the child

Question 6

How can one decrease the risk of crisis and disturbing behavior in a residential treatment setting?

A) Provide adequate structure.
B) Increase children's contact with family.
C) Assign children a variety of different staff members.
D) Pay special attention to birthdays and holidays.

Question 7

Why do impoverished parents have little time for the child?

A) Their lives are caught up in crisis.
B) They never wanted to be parents to begin with.
C) Their friends are very demanding.
D) They must work to support their drug habits.

Question 8

Why were residential treatment centers first established?

A) in order to house delinquent boys
B) in order to help children with mental health problems
C) in order to train children as farmhands
D) in order to end poverty

Question 9

A child care worker falls under which category?

A) residential staff
B) educational staff
C) administrative staff
D) clinical staff

Question 10

A child in a residential setting attends an art therapy group twice a week. This falls under which category?

A) clinical component
B) educational component
C) residential component
D) administrative component

Question 11

Why might children be placed in residential settings?

Question 12

Why are some children placed in locked settings?

Question 13

A child frequently sets fires around the neighborhood. She is referred to a residential setting. This falls under which category of referral?

Question 14

Chris is a mentally disabled teen. Which type of residential setting is most appropriate for him?

Question 15

Summarize some of the problems that may arise when working with families who have children in residential care centers.

Question 16

Briefly analyze the root of one assumption about residential care.

Question 17

Analyze how emotion plays into a child's adjustment to placement.

Question 18

Analyze the role of the child psychologist in a residential care setting.

Question 19

You are an educator in a residential setting. Propose a plan for helping a 17-year-old girl who reads at a first grade level.

Question 20

Based on your knowledge of the history of residential care and current trends, make predictions about the future of residential care.

Question 21

Explain the specific aspects of a trauma-informed residential treatment center that make it a better alternative for some youth with a history of trauma and acting-out behavior.