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Chapter 1 – A Risk and Resilience Framework for Child, Youth, and Family Policy TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (20) 1. Young people between years old are volunteering and becoming more involved in social causes than in the past. a. 10 and 20 b. 20 and 30 *c. 16 and 24 d. 25 and 35 Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Coming of Age in America Question type: MC
2. Nearly of public schools in the United States reported at least one violent incident to police in the 2005–2006 school year. a. 15% *b. 40% c. 45% d. 61% Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Coming of Age in America Question type: MC 3. Evidence indicates that of the nation’s high school seniors have tried dangerous drugs such as ecstasy. a. 2% b. 4% *c. 7% d. 10% Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Coming of Age in America Question type: MC
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4. Aside from Bronfenbrenner’s , the field lacks conceptual models that inform the design and direction of social policies for children, youth, and families. a. public health perspective b. risk perspective c. social control theory *d. ecological perspective Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Policy and Program Responses to Childhood and Adolescent Problems Question type: MC 5.
are individual, school, peer, family, and community influences that increase the likelihood that a child will experience a social or health problem. *a. Risk factors b. Protective factors c. Resilience factors d. Antisocial factors Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk and Protection Question type: MC
6. The earliest risk factor models were primarily lists of the correlates of problems. a. early childhood *b. adolescent c. young adult d. mature adult Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: MC 7.
are those influences, characteristics, and conditions that buffer or mitigate a person’s exposure to risk. a. Interpersonal factors b. Environmental factors c. Social factors *d. Protective factors Cognitive domain: Comprehension
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Answer location: Protective Factors Question type: MC 8. According to Table 1.1, rejection by conforming peer groups is an example of a(n) a. childhood risk factor. *b. interpersonal and social factor. c. environmental factor. d. individual factor. Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: MC 9.
is characterized by successful adaptation in the presence of risk or adversity. *a. Resilience b. Protection c. Risks d. Bonding Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Resilience: When a Child Prevails Over Adversity Question type: MC
10. This phrase refers to attributes or characteristics that have positive effects on people’s lives, irrespective of the level of risk exposure. a. environmental factors b. interpersonal and social factors *c. promotive factors d. individual factors Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Resilience: When a Child Prevails Over Adversity Question type: MC 11. According to Table 1.2, temperament is an example of a(n) a. promotive factor. b. interpersonal and social factor. c. environmental factor. *d. individual factor. Cognitive domain: Application
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Answer location: Resilience: When a Child Prevails Over Adversity Question type: MC 12.
, which is expressed through individual behavior, is interpreted as an interactive product involving the presence or absence of specific risk; level of exposure to risk; and the strength of the specific risk, protective, and promotive factors present in a child’s life. a. Resilience b. Attachment *c. Adaptation d. Protection Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Resilience: When a Child Prevails Over Adversity Question type: MC
13. Recent research has identified a number of efficacious -oriented programs aimed at preventing child and adolescent problems such as substance abuse. a. resilience *b. risk c. protection d. adaptation Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Applying Principles of Risk and Resilience to Social Policy Question type: MC 14. Prevention and treatment strategies using a risk and protective perspective are now widely recognized by public and private entities (at both the state and federal level) as the dominant approach to preventing and treating a. poverty-related issues. b. family conflict. c. mental disturbances. *d. childhood and adolescent problems. Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Applying Principles of Risk and Resilience to Social Policy Question type: MC 15. Which of the following theories is the social development model (SDM) not based on?
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a. differential association theory b. social control theory c. social learning theory *d. behavior theory Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Applying Principles of Risk and Resilience to Social Policy Question type: MC 16. According to SDM, is defined as attachment and commitment to family, school, and positive peers. *a. bonding b. belief in shared values c. external constraints d. social, cognitive, and emotional skills Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Applying Principles of Risk and Resilience to Social Policy Question type: MC 17. This theory posits that development is deeply affected by interactions between the biological and psychological characteristics of the individual child and conditions in his or her environment. a. social development theory b. social learning theory *c. ecological theory d. biological theory Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Ecological Theory and Life-Course Development Question type: MC 18. According to Figure 1.1, which of the following is not an area of the public domain in which a public health perspective can be applied to policy and program design for children, youth, and families? a. income support *b. environmental law c. mental health d. juvenile justice Cognitive domain: Application
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Answer location: Applying Principles of Risk and Resilience to Social Policy Question type: MC 19.
are usually described as family, peer, school, and community influences. a. Life course conditions b. Social conditions c. Ecological conditions *d. Environmental conditions Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Ecological Theory and Life-Course Development Question type: MC
20. Social policies for children, youth, and families must be framed in an ecological perspective that considers the influence of *a. the context. b. the government. c. ecology. d. risky behavior. Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Ecological Theory and Life-Course Development Question type: MC True/False Questions (8) 1. The most consistent characteristic of American social policy for children and families may be the sheer inconsistency of efforts aimed at helping the nation’s most vulnerable populations. *a. True b. False Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: A Risk and Resilience Framework for Child, Youth, and Family Policy Question type: TF 2. Evidence indicates that youth of color drop out of school at much higher rates than Caucasian students. *a. True b. False
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Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Coming of Age in America Question type: TF 3. The more we know about high-risk youths, their friends, and their families, the more innovative policy strategies are introduced to reduce the number of children and adolescents who experience these problems. a. True *b. False Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Policy and Program Responses to Childhood and Adolescent Problems Question type: TF 4. When designing or selecting interventions to ameliorate youth problems, social scientists give first consideration to the presence or absence of risk and protective factors affecting youth outcomes. *a. True b. False Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Public Health Frameworks for Social Policy Question type: TF 5. Early risk factor models often failed to consider the emotional relationship of risk factors to the occurrence of specific behaviors. a. True *b. False Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: TF 6. Most investigators agree that protective factors are attributes or characteristics that lower the probability of an undesirable outcome. *a. True b. False Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Protective Factors Question type: TF
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7. When exposure to risk is high, evidence suggests that most children and adolescents experience some type of problem or developmental difficulty. *a. True b. False Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: TF 8. Social policies are most likely to be effective when they address the myriad influences that lead to and may sustain problem behavior for young people. *a. True b. False Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Ecological Theory and Life-Course Development Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (5) 1. Why is the efficient translation of research knowledge to practice so difficult in the current policy environment? Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Policy and Program Responses to Childhood and Adolescent Problems Question type: SA 2. Discuss how the use of “risk-based” strategies to prevent childhood and adolescent problems developed. Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk and Protection Question type: SA 3. Discuss what the presence of one or more risk factors means to the development of problem behaviors in a person’s life. Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: SA
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4. Identify the three ways in which protective factors operate. Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Protective Factors Question type: SA 5. In a situation in which risk level is high, what impact do protective factors exert on developmental outcomes? How does this impact change when risk level is low? Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Protective Factors Question type: SA
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Chapter 2 – Antipoverty Policies and Programs for Children and Families TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (22) 21. Child poverty rates reached a low during the a. 1930s to 1940s b.
.
1940s to 1950s
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1980s to 1990s
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: MC 22. By 2012, nearly a. 9% b.
11%
c.
19%
of all children under the age of 18 lived in poverty.
*d. 22% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: MC
23. The __________ includes the value of noncash benefits for basic needs and subtracts taxes and other expenses. a. Poverty Index *b. Supplemental Poverty Measure c.
Census Poverty Tracker
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24. When noncash benefits for basic needs and expenses are taken into consideration, the percentage of children considered poor in 2012: *a. Decreases b. Increases c. Stays the same Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: MC 25. Critics charge that the majority of surveys that measure income flows into a household miss an important aspect of a household’s financial situation because they fail to consider . a. family debt *b. family assets c. family mental health d. neighborhood value Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: MC 26. Which ethnicities are twice as likely to be poor compared with Asian and nonHispanic White children?
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a. Eastern European and Pacific Islander *b. Black and Hispanic c. Black and Pacific Islander d. Hispanic and Eastern European Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: MC 27. In 2007, female-headed households with children had asset poverty rates as high as . a. 55% b. 62% *c. 77% d. 84% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence Trends in Poverty Question type: MC 28. Generally, a poor neighborhood is one in which below the poverty line. *a. 20% to 40% b.
30% to 50%
c.
40% to 60%
d.
60% to 80% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty
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Question type: MC 29. Neighborhood poverty is experienced at much higher rates among a. White people
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*b. people of color c. older people d. young adults Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: MC 30. Only of White children born between 1955 and 1970 lived in poor neighborhoods. a. 10% b. 7% c. 5% *d. 1% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: MC
31. According to Figure 2.6, what is the furthest sphere of influence on childhood family poverty? a. institutions b. community *c. policies d. family
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Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Interpersonal and Social Risk Factors Question type: MC 32. This term can be defined as being unable to afford balanced meals, having to cut the size of meals, or having too little money for food. *a. food insecurity b. neighborhood poverty c. welfare d. food stamp program Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Interpersonal and Social Risk Factors Question type: MC 33. Which of the following is not associated with Conger and colleagues’ family process model that considers the influences of material hardship and financial stress on child and youth development? a. low self-esteem *b. decreased marriage hostility c. less sense of control over one’s life d. feelings of helplessness among parents Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Interpersonal and Social Risk Factors Question type: MC 34. According to Clear (2009), what is considered “a central factor determining the social ecology of poor neighborhoods”? a. urbanization b. having very few parks and recreational areas for children
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*c. having so many young men go in and out of jails and prisons d. failing schools Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Environmental Risks Question type: MC 35. No federal role in cash aid to poor children and families existed prior to *a. 1935 b. 1940 c. 1945 d. 1950 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: MC
36. Which of the programs below was the first federal welfare program? a. subsidized housing b. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) c. food stamps *d. Aid to Dependent Children Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: MC
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37. Which of the following federal antipoverty programs provides income assistance for aged, blind, and disabled people? a. SNAP b. WIC *c. SSI d. EITC Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: MC
38. Which of the following federal antipoverty programs provides child care vouchers to families, who choose the type of care? a. WIC b. SNAP c. TANF *d. CCDBG Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: MC
39. Only of those eligible for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) receive assistance with child care. a. 10% *b. 20% c. 30%
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d. 40% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: MC 40. What federal program offers incentives for those earning below 200% of the Federal Poverty line to save for a home, pursue higher education, or capitalize a small business? a. Moving to Opportunity (MTO) b. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) c. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) *d. The Assets for Independence Act (AFIA) Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: MC 41. The signed by President Bill Clinton in August 1996 ended AFDC’s 60-year history and resulted in major changes in the structure of the program and its diminished role as a resource for the poor. *a. PRWORA b.
TANF c. Omnibus Reconciliation Act d. Family Support Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: MC
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42. In the United Kingdom, the Child Trust Fund (CTF) provides a certificate for at least £250 to the parents of every baby born in the country; parents use these certificates to open an account on their child’s behalf, which can grow tax-exempt until the child reaches age . a. 16 *b. 18 c. 21 d. 25 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration Question type: MC
True/False Questions (8) 9. A principal goal of antipoverty policies is to forge a link between poor resources of parents or caregivers and adverse child outcomes. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs for Children and Families Question type: TF 10. Children residing in female-headed households experience poverty at 4 times the rate of all other households. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: TF
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11. Since 1990, the number of people living in poor neighborhoods and the number of poor neighborhoods fell in the first decade and rose again in the 2000s. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence and Trends in Poverty Question type: TF 12. A positive home environment is especially important for children’s academic growth during the summer, when school resources are not available. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Interpersonal and Social Risk Factors Question type: TF 13. States administer SNAP and set the eligibility requirements, and its funding is through the mechanism of a limited block grant to states rather than an open-ended entitlement. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: TF 14. EITC has now outstripped TANF as a source of income support. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: TF
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15. The U.S. child poverty rate is more than 4 times higher than rates in such European countries as Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: TF
16. Welfare caseloads have fallen since the mid-1990s and did not increase during the Great Recession. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (6) 6. Name two ways in which antipoverty policies achieve their goals. Is one way better than the other? Explain. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration Question type: SA
7. Identify the two main macroeconomic changes that contributed to the shifting spatial distribution of poor families between 1970 and 1990.
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8. Explain why the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) in New York City is a considered a comprehensive community-change strategy. What is a new initiative based on the HCZ model? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration Question type: SA
9. How does the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) benefit antipoverty efforts? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: SA
10. Discuss how the character of public housing in the United States has been changing over the last two decades. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: SA
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11. Describe the impact the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA, PL 104-93) has had on antipoverty programs. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Antipoverty Policies and Programs Question type: SA
Chapter 3 – Child Welfare Policies and Programs TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (24) 43. According to a study by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, in 2012 _____ of perpetrators of child maltreatment were parents. *a. 80.3% b. 75.2% c. 42.6% d. 26.5% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Child Welfare Policy Question type: MC
44. The reason there is a decline in out-of-home care is likely due to: a. a decrease in the general population of children under the age of 5. b. a decline in available out-of-home care locations. c. an increase in caseloads for social workers that limit their ability to place children.
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*d. decreases in the incidence rates of child maltreatment in some communities. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Child Welfare Policy Question type: MC
45. Achieving ______________ means that families must have the capacity to care for children and to fulfill children’s basic developmental, health, educational, social, cultural, spiritual, and housing needs. *a. child well-being b. permanency c. family well-being d. safety of children Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Child and Family Well Being: Meeting Developmental Needs Question type: MC
46. At the most general level, there is consensus regarding the mission of child protection, which is: *a. services should be designed to protect children from maltreatment committed by their parents or other caretakers. b. services should keep children with their biological parents at all costs. c. services should focus on adoption and other permanent living arrangements. d. services should increase the available out-of-home care locations. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension
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47. Which of the following are approaches to child development theories especially relevant to child welfare practices? a. attachment theory b. trauma theory c. Erikson’s stages *d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Theoretical Frameworks Underlying Child Welfare Policies and Programs Question type: MC
48. Erikson’s stages or steps in child development are useful in understanding and predicting ____________, including how children might adjust to foster care. a. multidimensional treatment *b. child adjustment sequelae c. trauma theory d. protective factors Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Developmental Theories and Perspectives Question type: MC
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49. The relationship of _________________ and other negative child development outcomes appears mediated in part by stress. a. increased cognitive abilities to poverty *b. poverty to maltreatment c. income equality to maltreatment d. increased physical health to poverty Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk, Protection, and Resilience in Child Welfare Question type: MC
50. The countries with the widest gulf between rich and poor, and the highest incidence of health and social problems, were ___________, ___________, and ____________. a. Norway; Sweden; Japan b. the United States; Britain; Japan *c. Britain; the United States; Portugal d. Portugal; Norway; Sweden Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk, Protection, and Resilience in Child Welfare Question type: MC
51. In addition to African American youth and their families, __________ families constitute an increasing part of the population served by child welfare. a. upper-class *b. immigrant c. Asian American
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d. none of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk, Protection, and Resilience in Child Welfare Question type: MC
52. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a relationship level factor that reduces the risk for children in child welfare systems? *a. Positive school environment b. Parenting competencies c. Positive Peers d. Caring adult(s) Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Maltreatment Question type: MC
53. During 2012, ________ of maltreatment perpetrators were White, ________ were African American, and ________ were Hispanic. a. 19.5%; 47.8%; 19.6% b. 7.5%; 63.4%; 16.0% *c. 48.9%; 19.9%; 18.9% d. 63.4%; 16.0%; 7.5% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Maltreatment Question type: MC
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54. When income was controlled in analyses, the differences found in maltreatment rates between White and Black children in low-income families were ___________. a. increased *b. negligible c. unchanged d. variable Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Maltreatment Question type: MC
55. Which protective factor includes the following characteristics: activity level, sociability, average intelligence, competence in communication, or internal locus of control? a. strong racial identity b. faith-based affiliation c. active extended family *d. dispositional attributes Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Maltreatment Question type: MC
56. Which protective factor includes the following characteristics: exhibits racial pride and strongly identifies with ethnic group through clubs, organizations, and political and social-change movements? a. attachment to ethnic community
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b. dispositional attributes *c. strong racial identity d. active extended family Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Maltreatment Question type: MC
57. Child welfare policy is slowly but steadily being shaped by research related to risk, _________, protection, neuroscience, and epigenetics. a. intervention *b. resilience c. abuse d. legislation Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Protection in Child Welfare Policy Question type: MC
58. Which policy and program reform focuses on planning for older youth so they do not age out or emancipate from foster care without a legal guardian or supportive relationships? *a. aggressive permanency planning b. permanency planning c. child-centered early intervention d. strategically focused family-centered services Learning objective number (if applicable):
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59. Which policy and program reform focuses on providing services based on increased understanding of early brain development? a. aggressive permanency planning b. permanency planning *c. child-centered early intervention d. strategically focused family-centered services Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Protection in Child Welfare Policy Question type: MC
60. Which federal policy provides financial assistance for demonstration programs for the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect? *a. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 b. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 c. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act d. Keeping Children and Families Safe Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Key Child Welfare Policy and Legislation: 1970s Question type: MC
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61. The __________________________ provides funding for services to prepare adolescents in foster care for living in the community on an independent basis. a. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act *b. Independent Living Initiative c. Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 d. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Key Child Welfare Policy and Legislation: 1980s Question type: MC
62. Which federal policy offers, for the first time, substantial support to American Indian children residing in protective custody? a. Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 b. Keeping Children and Families Safe Act c. Adoption Incentive Program *d. Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Key Child Welfare Policy and Legislation: 2000 to Present Question type: MC
63. In 2013, the __________ amended a previous act to allow child welfare agencies access to the student records of youth in foster care. *a. Uninterrupted Scholars Act b. Child Abuse CAPTA Reauthorization Act c. Social Security Act
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d. Adoption Incentive Program Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Key Child Welfare Policy and Legislation: 2000 to Present Question type: MC 64. About _____ U.S. children are living in households headed by grandparents or other relatives. a. 1 in 5 b. 1 in 8 c. 1 in 10 *d. 1 in 12 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Current Policy Challenges Question type: MC
65. Child welfare service delivery systems have not encouraged staff members and foster parents to protect and nurture ________________. a. gay youths b. transgendered youths c. bisexual youths *d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Current Policy Challenges Question type: MC
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66. Point of Engagement and Prevention Intervention Development Initiative in Los Angeles are two examples of what type of services? *a. early intervention b. mental health and substance abuse c. transition policies for emancipating youth d. reduction of racial and ethnic disproportionality Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration Question type: MC
True/False Questions (9) 17. Recently, there has been a growing consensus across states about the fundamental experiences that place children at risk and the procedures that should be used to assess incidents of maltreatment. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Mission and Goals of Child Welfare Services Question type: TF
18. African American children currently represent 62% of the children placed in out-of-home care nationwide. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Key Goals and Outcomes for Child Welfare Services
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19. From the developmental perspective, the life course outcomes of children involved in the child welfare system are perceived as deriving from the complex interaction of life experiences with biological factors and a variety of environmental and psychological factors. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Developmental Theories and Perspectives Question type: TF
20. The ecological perspective delineated by Cicchetti and Lynch suggested that the family is a powerful ecosystem. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Ecological Developmental Models Question type: TF
21. Poverty and race/ethnicity are related in the United States, and both are correlated with maltreatment. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Maltreatment Question type: TF
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22. Faith-based affiliation includes the following characteristics: resides in the ethnic community, easy access to ethnic resources, including social services, merchants, and media. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Maltreatment Question type: TF
23. Aggressive permanency planning for older youth, child-centered early intervention, and use of least restrictive placement environments are types of policy and program reforms. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Protection in Child Welfare Policy Question type: TF
24. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 reauthorizes the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Key Child Welare Policy and Legislation: 1970s Question type: TF 25. The case example “Children Who Are Not Headliners” shows how the concepts of risk, resiliency, and protective factors have utility for guiding case decision making and the choice of interventions. *a. True b. False
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Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (5) 12. Explain how the Point of Engagement and Up-Front Assessment Services in Los Angeles process works. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration Question type: SA
13. Discuss the primary and two secondary goals for child welfare services that have emerged. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Key Goals and Outcomes for Child Welfare Services Question type: SA
14. Identify the three different theoretical frameworks used for child welfare policies and programs. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Theoretical Frameworks Underlying Child Welfare Policies and Programs Question type: SA
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15. Discuss the five widely accepted developmental domains of functioning as explored by the APA Task Force report. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk, Protection, and Resilience in Child Welfare Question type: SA
16. Discuss five of the fifteen current policy challenges facing child welfare. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Current Policy Challenges Question type: SA
Chapter 4 – Education Policy for Children, Youth, and Families TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (20) 67. For some students, particularly for ___________, school structure and culture is often quite different from the structure and culture of their homes. a. young men *b. youth of color c. only children d. young women Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Trends in School Failure and Academic Achievement Question type: MC
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2. In 2010, nearly _____ million children dropped out of school before earning a high school diploma. *a. 3.7 b.
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3. A ___________ is defined by Fraser and Terzian as “any event, condition, or experience that increases the probability that a problem will be formed, maintained, or exacerbated.” *a. risk factor b.
protective factor
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4. __________ is defined as a resource that exerts positive influences on behavior, irrespective of the presence or absence of risk. a. Risk factor
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b. Protective factor *c. Promotive factor d. none of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk and Protective Factors for School Adjustment and Achievement Problems Question type: MC
5. In _______________, separate transportation systems for African American and White people were supported. *a. Plessey v. Ferguson b. Brown v. Board of Education c. Milliken v. Bradley d. America 2000 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Early Public Policy Question type: MC
6. Between the 1930s and 1970s, conservatives attacked progressive directions in education, suggesting the American education system was sacrificing intellectual goals for social ends. This was best known as _____________. a. separate but equal *b. the great debate c. no child left behind d. none of the above
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Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Education Policy From 1930 to 1970 Question type: MC
7. Which supreme court case ruled that if segregation was the result of an individual’s choice, school districts could not be forced to remedy the situation? a. Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 *b. Milliken v. Bradley c. Compulsory School Attendance Act d. a and b Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Education Policy From 1970 to 2000 Question type: MC
8. _____________ emphasized a structural shift away from bureaucratic boards of education to local forms of control. *a. School-based management b. Concentrating on subgroups c. Intervention services d. Screening and identification Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Education Policy From 1970 to 2000 Question type: MC
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9. A 1990 reauthorization of EHA, the __________________ was the first in a series of policy efforts aimed to ensure that children with disabilities were exposed to positive and proactive interventions. a. Education of All Handicapped Children Act b. No Child Left Behind Act c. Goals 2000 *d. Individuals with Disabilities Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Education Policy From 1970 to 2000 Question type: MC
10. __________ is considered the first primary prevention program of its kind, designed to prepare disadvantaged children on a universal level for kindergarten. *a. Head Start b. Goals 2000 c. Gun-Free Schools Act d. A Nation at Risk Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Early Public Policy Question type: MC
11. Which educational reform was designed to create a stronger, more accountable education system, to change the culture of education, and to use evidence-based strategies that have been determined effective through rigorous research? a. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act b. America 2000
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*c. No Child Left Behind Act d. Goals 2000 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Education Policy From 2001 to 2010 Question type: MC
12. Which policy/policies are consistent with the models of risk and resilience? a. Head Start b. EHA c. IDEA *d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Early Public Policy Question type: MC
13. Which of the following policies was passed in July 2013 by the U.S. House of Representatives under Republican leadership, which offers grants through several current ESEA programs and expands use of funds for private school options? a. Race to the Top b. Preschool for All c. Head Start *d. Student Success Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Education Policy From 2011 to 2014
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14. Establishing positive behavioral and rigorous academic expectations for all students and making environmental arrangements and providing active supervision are strategies of what type of factor? a. risk factor b. protective factor *c. promotive factor d. enculturation factor Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Promotive Interventions and Strategies Question type: MC
15. A critically important element in effecting positive change in schools is the process of _________, or “the manner in which a school embeds a systems change process into its own unique culture.” a. principles of risk *b. enculturation c. resilience in education d. point of school entry Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Promotive Interventions and Strategies Question type: MC
16. Why is adequately funding schools in low-income neighborhoods an ongoing and persistent challenge to policy officials and school administrators?
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a. Fifty percent of school funding comes from local property taxes. b. Wealthy districts do not partially fund poor districts. c. Equalizing the funding is not likely to produce equal educational outcomes. *d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Redistribution of Tax Dollars to Support Schools in Low-Income Neighborhoods Question type: MC
17. Between ____________ of children up to 5 years old experience social or emotional problems that adversely affect their functioning and development. a. 25% and 30% b. 1.2% and 5.5% *c. 9.5% and 14.2% d. 0.7% and 1.2 % Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Early Identification and Intervention at the Point of School Entry Question type: MC
18. __________ funding for education, health, and social services may be one means to achieve integrated policy. a. Title IV *b. Cross-system c. Wealthy district d. Title V
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Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Targeted and Intensive Strategies to Integrate Education Policy Question type: MC
19. A(n) ___________ would facilitate communication between professionals and allow each provider easy access to the information the other providers possess. *a. integrated service delivery b. residential mobility c. enculturation d. Title IV funding Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Targeted and Intensive Strategies to Integrate Education Policy Question type: MC
20. A protective factor is ____________. a. any event, condition, or experience that increases the probability that a problem will be formed, maintained, or exacerbated b. the manner in which a school embeds a systems change process into its own unique culture *c. characteristics or traits that buffer exposure to risk d. a way to deliver comprehensive services and case management to children who display signs of adjustment problems before the second grade Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk and Protective Factors for School Adjustment and Achievement Problems
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True/False Questions (8) 26. Public education is often referred to as the great equalizer. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Trends in School Failure and Academic Achievement Question type: TF
27. Education policy in the United States begins with the recognition that American educational practices are profoundly influenced by political ideology. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Education Policy: Past and Present Question type: TF
28. Brown v. Board of Education ruled that laws assigning students to schools based on race were constitutional. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Education Policy From 1930 to 1970 Question type: TF
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29. The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) program provides early screening, remedial academic support, and prevention programming that addresses issues of violence, substance abuse, sexual abuse, and teenage pregnancy. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Education Policy From 1930 to 1970 Question type: TF
30. Goals 2000 provided funds only to those schools that adopted zero-tolerance policies for guns and drugs on school grounds. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Early Public Policy Question type: TF
31. The momentum of educational reforms in the 1990s culminated in the Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 court case. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Education Policy From 1970 to 2000 Question type: TF
32. Simply adopting effective promotion interventions and strategies is sufficient to produce sustainable change. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable):
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Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Promotive Interventions and Strategies Question type: TF
33. Nearly 50% of school funding comes from local property taxes. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Redistribution of Tax Dollars to Support Schools in Low-Income Neighborhoods Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (5) 17. Discuss the difference between risk factors, protective factors, and promotive factors relating to school adjustment and achievement programs. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Using Principles of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Integrated Education Policy Question type: SA
18. Discuss three court cases or education policies relating to the education policies between 1930 and 1970. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Education Policy From 1930 to 1970 Question type: SA
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19. Discuss current education policy, referencing the important court cases, policies, and reports discussed in this chapter. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Educational Policy From 2011 to 2014 Question type: SA
20. Discuss how cross-system funding can help to integrate education policy. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Targeted and Intensive Strategies to Integrate Education Policy Question type: SA
5. Why are standards-based policies considered contrary to principles of risk and resilience? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Principles of Risk, Protection, and Resilience in Education Policy Question type: SA
Chapter 5 – Child Mental Health Policy: Promise Without Fulfillment? TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (23) 68. ____________ is the most common mental health problem found in childhood and adolescence. a. Depression *b. Anxiety c. Disruptive disorders
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d. Eating disorders Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence of Child Mental Health Disorders Question type: MC
69. Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by __________. a. recurrent, time-consuming, obsessive, or compulsive behaviors that cause distress or impairment b. problem behaviors such as persistent arguing, habitual fighting, and frequent loss of temper c. auditory and visual hallucinations and feelings of being detached from the real world *d. excessive and persistent worry Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence of Child Mental Health Disorders Question type: MC
70. Which of the following is not a type of anxiety? a. obsessive-compulsive disorder *b. conduct disorder c. post-traumatic stress disorder d. generalized anxiety disorder Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence of Child Mental Health Disorders
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71. Children suffering from serious emotional disturbances (SED) are more likely to be all of the following except: a. male. b. low-income. *c. female. d. from a racial/ethnic minority group. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Child Mental Health Policy: Promise Without Fulfillment? Question type: MC
72. Children and youth with a history of psychiatric disorder have been found to be ___________ times more likely to have a subsequent diagnosis of psychiatric disorder. *a. 3 b. 4 c. 2 d. 5 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Biological Risk Question type: MC
73. ____________ is associated with increased violence and substance abuse. a. Gender
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b. Poor self-esteem *c. Poverty d. Trauma Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Environmental Risk Question type: MC
74. Which aspect of poverty and nutrition is related to adolescent mental health disorder? *a. Food insecurity b. Obesity c. Bulimia d. Participation in free and reduced-price lunch at school Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Environmental Risk Question type: MC
75. The concept of childhood mental illness ___________. a. is a relatively new concept b. has developed within the past 50 years *c. has a history dating to the 19th century d. has a history dating to the 17th century Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: History of Child Mental Health Policy in the United States
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76. The nation’s first juvenile court was established in Chicago in ___________. a. 1936 *b. 1899 c. 1867 d. 1921 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Precursors of Mental Health Policy Question type: MC
77. The ____________ focused primarily on adults with mental illness and established funding for community mental health centers. *a. Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Health Center Act b. Children’s and Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act c. Center for Mental Health Services d. Substance Abuse and Health Administration Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Community Mental Health Centers Question type: MC
78. Up to __________ of all children entering the juvenile justice system have mental health disorders. a. 25% b. 50%
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c. 65% *d. 80% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Service Integration Within a System of Care Question type: MC
79. A comprehensive spectrum of mental health and other necessary services, which are organized into a coordinated network to meet the multiple and changing needs of children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances and their families, is known as a(n): a. SAMHSA *b. system of care (SOC) c. protective factor d. risk and environmental factor Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Systems of Care Question type: MC
80. Sometimes called ____________, these issues revolve around poor interagency collaboration, which is attributable to factors such as a lack of trust, a sense of competition, a fear of sharing resources, and a lack of understanding regarding partner agencies. a. policy conflicts b. leadership challenges c. disproportionate funding *d. turf problems
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Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Systems of Care Implementation Evaluations Question type: MC
81. The Medicaid program was created in _____________ as a health care financing program. a. 1998 *b. 1965 c. 1975 d. 2000 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Systems of Care Implementation Evaluations Question type: MC
82. Classroom-based social skills training for conduct problems is delivered in combination with: *a. parent training and systematic communication with teachers. b. cognitive-behavioral techniques and home visitation. c. behavioral parent training and medication. d. multisystemic therapy and teacher training. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Evidence-Based Care and Mental Health Policy Question type: MC
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83. The ___________________ repealed the Mental Health Systems Act and consolidated social services funding into a single block grant that allows each state to determine spending of its funds. a. Surgeon General’s Reports b. Community Mental Health Center Act Amendment c. Social Security Amendments of 1965 *d. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Service Integration Within a System of Care Question type: MC
84. What of the following provides a good example of using the risk and resilience framework to individualized care? a. Social Security Amendments b. Surgeon General’s Reports *c. Willie M. Program d. Mental Health Systems Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Risk, Protection, and Resilience Framework and Mental Health Policy Question type: MC
85. Which of the following is not part of the Ventura County System of Care legislation? a. clearly defined target population b. system-wide goal to preserve family unity c. continuum of service options
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*d. none of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Ventura County System of Care Question type: MC
86. __________ is a home-visiting model that has led the field in supporting first-time atrisk mothers, beginning prenatally and continuing until the child’s second birthday. a. Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) b. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) *c. The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) d. Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Transforming Mental Health in Early Childhood Question type: MC
87. _________________ is based on a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or the major age-appropriate social norms or rules are violated. *a. Conduct disorder b. Oppositional defiant disorder c. Post-traumatic stress disorder d. Childhood schizophrenia Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Prevalence of Child Mental Health Disorders
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88. The CASSP program was based on four assumptions. Which of the following is not one of these? a. Children and adolescents with serious emotional disorders are found in all of the nation’s public health systems. b. Most children and adolescents with serious problems are served in more than one of these agencies at the same time. *c. A part or all of the three agencies (mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice) are housed within a single umbrella department. d. Few states have planning mechanisms to identify children and adolescents who are served across multiple systems. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Systems of Care Question type: MC
89. The Fort Bragg Study found ____________. a. substantial system improvements b. enhanced collaboration among service agencies c. problems with alleviation of symptoms, increased functioning, or reduction of impairments *d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: The Fort Bragg Study Question type: MC
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90. Which of the following is considered the challenge of the early childhood system in mental health? *a. to develop strategies to ensure that the right program reaches the right family at the right time b. to increase funding for programs that involve home visitation c. to develop interagency collaboration d. to encourage families to utilize the systems available Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Transforming Mental Health in Early Childhood Question type: MC
True/False Questions (10) 34. The highest diagnostic prevalence rate in the SED population is childhood schizophrenia. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence of Child Mental Health Disorders Question type: TF
35. Cumulative risk is generally more predictive of developmental outcomes than any single factor. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: A Risk, Protection, and Resilience Perspective on Mental Health Disorders Question type: TF
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36. Boys are at greater risk for internalizing mental health problems and being diagnosed with a conduct disorder and ADHD. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevalence of Child Mental Health Disorders Question type: TF
37. Children and adolescents of parents with depression have been found to be at a decreased risk for anxiety disorders, conduct disorders, and alcohol dependence. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Prevalence of Child Mental Health Disorders Question type:
38. Good communication and family cohesion is considered to be a protective factor against child and adolescent mental health disorders. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Protective Factors Question type: TF 39. William Healy was a pioneer in the field of children’s mental health and applied emerging psychiatric theory related to children and adolescents. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable):
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Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Precursors of Mental Health Policy Question type: TF
40. In 2010, almost all children with mental health needs received some form of formal mental health care. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Child Mental Health Policy: Promise Without Fulfillment? Question type: TF
41. The Education of All Handicapped Children Act provided incentive grants to states to develop state- and local-level child mental health structures. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Service Integration Within a System of Care Question type: TF
42. The most common state-level integration approaches involve coordinating mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice services. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Service Integration Within a System of Care Question type: TF
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43. The Willie M. Program was successful and inexpensive. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Program and Case Example Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (5) 21. How has the Affordable Care Act (ACA) transformed the mental health system? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Transforming Mental Health Through the Affordable Care Act Question type: SA
22. Compare and contrast biological and environmental risk factors. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: SA
23. Discuss the three structures for state-level integration of coordinating mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice services. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Service Integration Within a System of Care Question type: SA
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24. How did the Willie M. Program develop? What did the program entail? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk, Protection, and Resilience Framework and Mental Health Policy Question type: SA
25. Why are schools possibly the best public setting in which to identify troubled children and to link them with appropriate services? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Summary Question type: SA Chapter 6 – Health Policy for Children and Youth TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (20) 91. Infants with low birth weight are defined as those weighing less than ___________. a. 4.5 pounds *b. 5.5 pounds c. 6.0 pounds d. 7.5 pounds Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Low Birth Weight Question type: MC
92. __________ has been noted as a significant risk factor for very low birth rates. a. Lack of parental involvement
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b. Large family size *c. Early childbearing d. Family conflict Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Low Birth Weight Question type: MC
93. The most common chronic illness and the most prevalent cause of disability among children in the United States is _________. a. obesity b. low birth weight *c. asthma d. sexually transmitted infections Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Asthma Question type: MC
94. __________ addresses insurance gaps through provisions aimed at expanding and stabilizing insurance coverage and through promoting “patient-centered medical homes” (PCMH). a. Medicaid *b. The Affordable Care Act c. Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) d. Social Security (SSI) Learning objective number (if applicable):
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Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Health Policies for Children and Youth Question type: MC
95. Which sexually transmitted infections are the most prevalent? *a. chlamydia and gonorrhea b. syphilis and hepatitis C c. hepatitis C and chlamydia d. HIV and gonorrhea Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Sexually Transmitted Infections Question type: MC
96. The legislation that expanded the health insurance safety net to cover more lowincome children who were not eligible for Medicaid and whose families could not afford private insurance is the: a. Social Security Act. b. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. *c. Title XXI (SSA) and the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). d. Personal Responsibility Work and Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: MC
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97. Researchers estimate that in 2010, about _________ of all new HIV infections in the United States occurred among young people between 13 and 24 years old. a. 19% *b. 26% c. 32% d. 34% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Sexually Transmitted Infections Question type: MC
98. The _____________ raised all state Medicaid matching rates by 2.95 percentage points for the period of April 2003 through June 2004 as a temporary federal fiscal relief for the states. *a. Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act b. Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act c. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act d. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: MC
99. The Children’s Bureau was established in _________. a. 1896 *b. 1912 c. 1921
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d. 1935 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: MC
100. At the turn of the 20th century, living conditions were so poor for many American families that the average state infant mortality rate was ________. a. 50/1,000 b. 100/1,000 c. 125/1,000 *d. 150/1,000 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: MC
101. The ___________________established stricter reporting requirements for Title V and supported development of systems of care for children with special health care needs. a. Children’s Bureau b. Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act *c. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act d. Personal Responsibility Work and Opportunity Reconciliation Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy
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102. Which legislation was the first to study and address the high rates of infant mortality? *a. Children’s Bureau b. Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act c. State Child Health Insurance Program d. Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: MC
103. The Medicaid program was enacted in 1965 as a joint state and federally funded health insurance program __________. a. introducing stricter requirements for state planning and reporting regarding use of Title V funds *b. for women who were on public assistance and their children and other persons who were elderly, blind, or disabled c. to establish a maternal and child health infrastructure within the states d. to provide care for 4 million children Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: MC
104. Which of the following is not part of the Medicaid expansions passed by Congress, beginning in the mid-1980s?
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a. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act b. Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act c. Personal Responsibility Work and Opportunity Reconciliation Act *d. Social Security Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: MC
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The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative focuses on ____________. *a. replicating programs that have proven effectiveness and allocating funds to develop and test innovative models b. coordinating systems of care c. teaching that sexual activity outside of marriage is wrong and harmful for everyone d. increasing access to health care for children and youth
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: The Case of “Abstinence Only” Versus More Comprehensive Programs Question type: MC
106. Care that is “accessible, family centered, coordinated, comprehensive, continuous, compassionate, and culturally effective” is all considered part of the: a. Affordable Care Act. b. CHIP program. *c. medical home.
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d. Functional Family Therapy initiative. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Concept of a “Medical Home” Question type: MC
107. The case study about the 14-year-old James shows how effective ___________ can be when used as a protective factor. *a. school-based health centers b. medical homes c. Medicaid d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Evaluations of School-Based Health Centers: Acceptability and Accessibility Question type: MC
108. It is estimated that _______ of children in the United States had no form of health insurance in 2012. *a. 6.6% b. 15.2% c. 10% d. 1.5% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Access to Care as a Protective Factor
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President Barack Obama signed the ______________ into law in 2010. a. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act b. Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act *c. a and b d. none of the above
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: MC
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Which STIs are reported by every state? *a. chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis b. herpes, papillomavirus, hepatitis B c. gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chancroid d. papillomavirus, chlamydia, herpes
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Sexually Transmitted Infections Question type: MC
True/False Questions (8) 44. The United States has experienced a significant increase in the rate of multiple births. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable):
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45. The prevalence of asthma varies by race and ethnicity. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Asthma Question type: TF
46. Overall, girls 6 to 11 years old have been found more likely to be overweight than boys. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Overweight and Obesity Question type: TF
47. There was a steady increase in the teen pregnancy rate in the United States between 1995 and 2005. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Sexually Transmitted Infections Question type: TF
48. Title XIX amended the Social Security Act to establish the Medicaid program. *a. True
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b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: TF
49. The failure of SCHIP has been highly variable and largely dependent on each state conducting aggressive and effective outreach. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: TF
50. Years of evaluation of abstinence-only programs find positive evidence that restrictive education delays adolescent sexual activity. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: The Case of “Abstinence Only” Versus More Comprehensive Programs Question type: TF
51. The School-Based Adolescent Health Care Program incorporates mental and behavioral health care. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Mental and Behavioral Health Care
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Essay/Short Answer Questions (6) 26. Briefly discuss the most frequent health problems in infants, children, and adolescents. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Risk and Protective Factors for Health Problems in Childhood and Adolescence Question type: SA
27. Discuss four of the key child health policy legislations between 1900 and the present. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Historical Development of Child Health Policy Question type: SA
28. Has abstinence-only education worked? What other programs are available? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: The Case of “Abstinence Only” Versus More Comprehensive Programs Question type: SA
29. Do you believe school-based health centers would work? Why? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Evaluations of School-Based Health Centers: Acceptability and Accessibility Question type: SA
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30. Discuss the factors associated with obesity in children and youth. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Overweight and Obesity Question type: SA
6. Discuss the four dimensions that access to health care encompasses. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Health Policies for Children and Youth Question type: SA Chapter 7 – Policies and Programs for Children and Youth with Disabilities TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (20) 111.
______________ is an individual’s biological condition. a. Social model of disability *b. Impairment c. Ecological model d. Risk factor
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Three Theoretical Frameworks Question type: MC
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The social model of disability ___________.
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a. is based on the work posited by Bronfenbrenner b. are those elements that influence the chances of adverse outcomes and optimal development c. is what accrues to an individual when society’s attitudes do not accommodate a full range of human difference *d. is consistent with an emancipatory and empowerment perspective Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Three Theoretical Frameworks Question type: MC
113. About __________ of children with disabilities live in households with incomes below the federal poverty level. a. 5% b. 12% *c. 38% d. 42% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: MC
114. Which of the following is not one of the reasons children with disabilities need greater care and stimulation? a. To achieve proper development b. To prevent regression *c. To allow for inclusion in the least restrictive environment
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d. To avert the development of secondary conditions Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: MC
115. What is the beginning point of a common developmental trajectory for parents of young children with disabilities? *a. mourning for the nondisabled child they had anticipated b. social isolation of their children c. physical abuse toward the child d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Costs of Disability Question type: MC
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Extrafamilial protective factors include _______________. a. faith-based organizations b. adequate levels of family support c. supportive schools *d. all of the above
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Protective Factors Question type: MC
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117. Beginning in the _________, small-scale experimental programs in extrainstitutional long-term care were implemented in New York and Ohio. a. 1910s b. 1920s *c. 1930s d. 1940s Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Protection in Policies for Children with Disabilities Question type: MC
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By the early 1940s, __________. *a. fledgling parent advocacy groups had been established b. policy was organized at the state level and provided limited custodial care c. parental advocacy culminated in the closure of hundreds of custodial institutions d. support services were tailored to the individual needs of the child
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119. ___________ is a means-tested, monthly income program for the elderly and people with disabilities and is federally financed. a. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
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b. Social Security Disability Insurance *c. Supplemental Security Income d. The Disabilities Education Improvement Act Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Income Transfers Question type: MC
120. Which of the following directly addresses the increased risk of living in poverty for children with disabilities and attempts to ameliorate the high costs of raising children with disabilities? a. environmental factors b. Individualized Education Plans c. the Education for All Handicapped Children Act *d. the system of income transfers Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Income Transfers Question type: MC
121. The SSI payment level for one individual was ________ below the federal poverty level. a. 24% *b. 37% c. 48% d. 60% Learning objective number (if applicable):
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The largest cash assistance program for low-income families is ____________. a. the Deficit Reduction Act b. Aid to Families with Dependent Children c. Supplemental Security Income *d. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Income Transfers Question type: MC
123. Which of the following is not one of the six core principles that formed the nucleus of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act? a. Zero reject means schools cannot exclude any children with disabilities from instruction. *b. It exempts parents caring for a family member with a disability from working. c. Due process codifies the legal steps to ensure school fairness. d. Individualized Education Plans delineate current performance. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Education and Early Intervention Question type: MC
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124. _________ are essential for the cognitive, social, and emotional development of young children with disabilities. a. Targeted intervention strategies b. Segregated educational facilities *c. Broad-based early intervention services d. Crisis intervention programs Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Individualized Education Plans Question type: MC
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Individualized Education Plans are ___________. a. legal documents developed for each student with a disability b. intended to ensure that the child receives an appropriate education in the least restrictive environment c. initiatives designed for lower-income people in general *d. a and b
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126. _____________________ required specially trained nurses to be present as part of a child’s special education plan when having the nurse available was necessary for the child’s participation in school. a. The Individualized Education Plan *b. Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. c. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
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d. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Individualized Education Plans Question type: MC
127. For every _______ in federal funds for the program, states are expected to spend ________ in matching funds. a. $1; $1 b. $2; $1 c. $3; $2 *d. $4; $3 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Title V of the Social Security Act: Maternal and Child Health Question type: MC
128. An example of policies geared toward family support services is the ___________. *a. Home Based Community Based Services Waiver b. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act c. Social Security Act d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration in Disabilities Policy
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129. The plan developed collaboratively by parents and professionals to address the child and family as a unit is called the ___________. *a. Individualized Family Service Plan b. Individualized Education Plan c. Early Intervention Plan d. Prevention of Delay Plan Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Individualized Education Plans Question type: MC
130. The second part of ____________ that is critically important for children with disabilities is early intervention, which aims to provide prevention and treatment services to improve cognitive, social, and emotional development of children younger than 3 years old. a. IDEA *b. IDEIA c. IEP d. TANF Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Individualized Education Plans Question type: MC
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52. The social model of disability is defined as what accrues to an individual when society’s attitudes, expectations, and built environments do not accommodate a full range of human difference. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Three Theoretical Frameworks Question type: TF
53. Households headed by a single parent are much less likely to live in poverty than households headed by married parents. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: TF
54. Public income transfer and insurance programs cover most disability-related expenses. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Costs of Disability Question type: TF 55. Parents who cope well with their child’s needs enhance the child’s cognitive and social adjustment and minimize further family disruption and distress. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable):
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Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Protective Factors Question type: TF
56. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act gave all children with disabilities the right to a free and appropriate public education. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration in Disabilities Policy Question type: TF
57. Many agree that mainstreaming is detrimental for children with disabilities because it prevents them from developing interpersonal and life skills. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Least Restrictive Environment Question type: TF
58. Policies related to children with disabilities require the reliance on parents to be advocates, case managers, and caregivers for their children. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Using Knowledge of Risk, Protection, and Resilience to Achieve Service Integration in Disabilities Policy Question type: TF
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59. Despite advances in policy for children and youth with disabilities, the limited availability of family support services across the United States translates into few benefits for most families. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Policy Recommendations Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (5) 31. Discuss the three theoretical frameworks associated with policies and programs pertaining to disabilities. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Three Theoretical Frameworks Question type: SA
32. What are some of the financial and social costs of disability? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Costs of Disability Question type: SA
33. What are the six core principles that formed the nucleus of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension
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Answer location: Education and Early Intervention Question type: SA
34. What types of income transfer programs are available for children with disabilities and their families? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Income Transfers Question type: SA
35. Discuss the importance of family support when caring for children with disabilities. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Family Support Question type: SA Chapter 8 – Policies and Programs for Adolescent Substance Abuse TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (20) 131. A recent poll revealed that __________ of Americans viewed drug use as one of the most serious problems facing teenagers. *a. 68% b. 53% c. 44% d. 33% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Policies and Programs for Adolescent Substance Abuse
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132.
The Pure Food and Drug Act was enacted in _________. *a. 1906 b. 1914 c. 1919 d. 1937
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Early Drug Policy Question type: MC
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Which of the following is not an environmental risk factor? a. availability of alcohol and drugs b. limited economic opportunity c. permissive cultural and social norms about substance use *d. school failure
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Environmental Risk Factors Question type: MC
134. Which of the following does not fit in with the apparent return to drug policies favoring prevention and rehabilitation? a. Anti-Drug Abuse b. Office of National Drug Control Policy c. Mental Health Parity Act
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*d. a and b Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: 1960-1980 Question type: MC
135. Lifetime _____________ among young people peaked in 1977, 76% in 1977 versus 38% in 2013. a. barbiturate use b. alcohol consumption *c. cigarette smoking d. marijuana smoking Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Trends in Adolescent Substance Use Question type: MC
136. _________________ risk factors for Adolescent Substance Abuse include sensation-seeking orientation, poor impulse control, attention deficits, and hyperactivity. a. Environmental b. Interpersonal c. Social *d. Individual Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Individual Risk Factors
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137. The domestic and international law enforcement and interdiction policies utilize ___________, which is (are) intended to disrupt the drug trade market and to limit access to drugs. a. the National Drug Control Strategy *b. supply-reduction strategies c. Communities That Care d. neighborhood watch strategies Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Law Enforcement Question type: MC
138. The __________ requires coverage of mental health and substance use disorder services and requires that these services be provided at parity with medical and surgical benefits by insurers and group health plans. a. Title XXI (SSA) b. Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act *c. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act d. Anti-Drug Abuse Acts Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: 1980-Present Question type: MC
139. Attention deficit disorders, hyperactivity, and poor impulse control before the age of __________ predict the age of onset of drinking and drug use.
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a. 10 *b. 12 c. 14 d. 16 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Individual Risk Factors Question type: MC
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The “Get Tough” approach to substance abuse is associated with which act? a. Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control b. Title XXI c. Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity *d. Anti-Drug Abuse
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: 1980-Present Question type: MC
141. Four elements of the __________ have been found to be inversely related to adolescent drug abuse. *a. social bond b. positive family milieu c. social norms d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable):
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Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Environmental, Interpersonal, and Social Protective Factors Question type: MC
142. The ________ witnessed several key pieces of drug-related legislation, including the declaration of a “war on drugs.” a. 1960s *b. 1970s c. 1980s d. 1990s Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: 1960-1980 Question type: MC
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Which of the following is NOT an element in the social bond? a. strong attachments to parents b. commitment to school c. involvement in prosocial activities such as church or community organizations *d. strong attachment to peers
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Environmental, Interpersonal, and Social Protective Factors Question type: MC
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144. Substance abuse prevalence estimates ranged from _______ for youth in the child welfare system to ________ for adolescents in the mental health and juvenile justice systems. a. 41%; 62% and 70% b. 19%; 30% and 42% *c. 19%; 41% and 62% d. 49%; 70% and 80% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: A Continuum of Substance Abuse Policy Question type: MC
145. What is defined as an individual’s ability to succeed in the face of adverse life circumstances? a. individual protective factors *b. resilience c. risk factors d. prevention Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Resilience Question type: MC
146. The _____________ Act required the patent medicine industry to list product ingredients. *a. Pure Food and Drug b. Harrison Narcotics c. Volstead
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d. Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Early Drug Policy Question type: MC
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The Obama administration’s approach to drug control ______________. a. views drug addiction as primarily in the purview of law enforcement *b. acknowledges drug addiction as a preventable and treatable disease rather than a moral failing c. acknowledges drug addiction to be primarily genetic in nature and difficult to change d. is to remove restrictions to prevent abuse
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Treatment Question type: MC
148. More than __________ of federal funds distributed to state and local communities for illicit drug use control are devoted to law enforcement activities. *a. 75% b. 50% c. 35% d. 20% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Law Enforcement
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149. In 2013, about _____ of adolescents had tried an illicit substance by the time they graduated from 12th grade. a. 25% b. 10% c. 75% *d. 50% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Law Enforcement Question type: MC
150. The Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy and the American Academy of Pediatrics ______________. a. allow states to access federal funds for children who are not eligible for other coverage *b. called for the use of evidence-based interventions in drug treatment c. require all programs that receive federal funds to select and implement interventions that have demonstrated some degree of effectiveness in preventing substance use d. provide resources that seek to improve access to substance abuse treatment services Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Treatment Question type: MC
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True/False Questions (8) 60. Federal funding under the Obama administration has increased from 2013 to the proposed budget for 2015. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Law Enforcement Question type: TF
61. Females continue to use more drugs at higher rates than males. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Trends in Adolescent Substance Use Question type: TF
62. Interpersonal and social risk factors include family history of alcoholism, poor impulse control, and high rates of residential mobility. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Interpersonal and Social Risk Factors Question type: TF
63. Being raised in a family with four or more children, experiencing high parental conflict, and being a firstborn child reduce the effects of poverty and other risk factors for substance abuse. a. True *b. False
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Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Environmental, Interpersonal, and Social Protective Factors Question type: TF
64. Positive social orientation and positive temperament reduce the likelihood of adolescent drug abuse in several studies of high-risk youth. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Protective Factors Question type: TF 65. The “drug revolution” created a decrease in demand for illicit drugs that was unparalleled in prior years. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: 1960-1980 Question type: TF
66. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act expanded health insurance coverage for children and allowed flexibility in resource distribution. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: 1960-1980 Question type: TF
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67. Funding for law enforcement efforts aimed at combating adolescent substance abuse has decreased substantially each year since 1980. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Law Enforcement Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (5) 36. Discuss the environmental risk factors that affect adolescent substance abuse. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Environmental Risk Factors Question type: SA
37. Compare and contrast the interpersonal and social risk factors with the individual risk factors for adolescent substance abuse. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk Factors Question type: SA
38. How can protective factors be established or enhanced to reduce risks for substance abuse? What types of protective factors are there? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Protective Factors
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39. Discuss three of the major federal substance abuse policies for children and families from 1906 to the present. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: The Evolution of Drug Policy: A Brief Overview Question type: SA
40. Give a brief history of adolescent substance abuse prevention efforts. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Prevention Question type: SA Chapter 9 – Juvenile Justice Policies and Programs TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (24) 151. In 2011, of the 1.47 million juvenile arrests, _____ were for violent index offenses. a. 10% *b. 4.6% c. 2.5% d. 15.2% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Delinquency and Delinquents: Prevalence and Trends Question type: MC
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Programs with poor economic returns include all of the following EXCEPT: a. “Scared Straight” programs b. wilderness challenge programs c. boot camps *d. Multisystemic Therapy
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Evidence-Based Programs Question type: MC
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This court case reversed the death sentence of a 16-year-old tried in adult court. a. Roper v. Simmons *b. Eddings v. Oklahoma c. Thompson v. Oklahoma d. Graham v. Florida
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: MC
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Which of the following are not model intervention programs? *a. Interagency Coordination Programs b. Positive Action c. Functional Family Therapy d. Nurse-Family Partnership
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155. Although a large majority of youth engages in some misconduct, only _____ are the chronic, serious juvenile offenders who account for most of the serious juvenile crime. a. 10% to 12% *b. 6% to 8% c. 3% to 6% d. 20% to 25% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Delinquency and Delinquents: Prevalence and Trends Question type: MC
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Wraparound services are defined as ___________. a. having high collective efficacy b. services provided under the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program *c. comprehensive, coordinated services d. the passive defensive culture of juvenile justice agencies
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157. After the first juvenile court was established in Chicago, by 1925 all but _________ states had followed suit. a. twelve b. ten c. six *d. two Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: MC
158. What term in juvenile justice is analogous to a determination of guilt in adult criminal court? a. truancy b. status offense *c. adjudicate d. delinquency Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: MC
159. Which court case said that courts must provide the “essentials of due process” in transferring juveniles to the adult system? *a. Kent v. United States b. Breed v. Jones c. Schall v. Martin
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d. Stanford v. Kentucky Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: MC
160. In many states, 14- or 15-year-olds charged with ___________ or certain other serious crimes can be processed automatically in adult court. *a. murder b. theft c. assault d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: MC
161. Communities and neighborhoods with high ________ are presumed to exert informal social control that helps protect against delinquency. a. neighborhood crime b. quality schools *c. collective efficacy Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Neighborhood and Community Question type: MC
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162. In 2011, Hispanic youth accounted for _____ of those detained and _____ of those in residential juvenile correctional placement. a. 10%; 15% b. 20%; 25% c. 30%; 35% *d. 25%; 22% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Delinquency and Delinquents: Prevalence and Trends Question type: MC
163. The comprehensive strategy promoted by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention _________. a. extends sanctions beyond the upper age of juvenile court jursidiction *b. favors prevention, risk assessment and classification, and adoption of evidence-based treatment programs c. removed juveniles from adult jails and lockups d. adopted the goals of public safety protection, accountability, and competency development Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: MC
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Which of the following is not a risk factor for peer-level juvenile delinquency? *a. poverty b. antisocial peers c. delinquent siblings
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d. gang membership Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk and Protective Factors for Delinquency Question type: MC
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What are common risk factors for the family level of juvenile delinquency? a. lack of parental involvement b. child maltreatment c. family history of crime *d. all of the above
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Family Level Question type: MC
166. Which of the following is not one of the system goals of the “balanced approach” to probation? a. public safety protection b. accountability c. competency development *d. wraparound care Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Recent Reform Efforts Question type: MC
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Treatment programming in juvenile corrections has resulted in _________. a. a reduction in minority youth recidivism b. a reduction in female recidivism c. dramatic drops in recidivism rates *d. recidivism still remaining high
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Juvenile Justice System Involvement and Incarceration as Risk Factors Question type: MC
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Which organization published a comprehensive approach to gang prevention? *a. The Office of Justice Programs and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention b. The National Council on Crime and Delinquency c. The Washington State Institute for Public Policy d. The National Institute of Mental Health
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Prevention Question type: MC
169. _____________ operate in the presence of risk to mediate or buffer the effect of risk, thus enhancing positive adaptation. a. Risk factors *b. Protective factors
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c. Promotive factors d. Epidemiological factors Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk and Protective Factors for Delinquency Question type: MC
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Which of the following is not a cost-effective intervention program? a. Multisystematic Therapy b. Teen Courts c. Aggression Replacement Therapy *d. New Beginnings (Intervention for Children of Divorce)
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Evidence-Based Programs Question type: MC
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Blueprints for Violence ____________. a. is part of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence b. considers model programs to be those that meet evidence of deterrent effect with a strong research design, sustained effects, and multiple site replications c. lists 12 model programs and 20 promising programs *d. all of the above
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172. When youths who have been incarcerated move first into a transition phase, gradually experiencing more community interactions during the last weeks of incarceration, and then go on to closely supervised release, and finally to decreased supervision, they are involved in a _________. *a. “step-down” process b. scaffolding release process c. wraparound process d. unidirectional process Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Aftercare Question type: MC
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What is not part of the Intensive Aftercare Program model? *a. the Communities That Care approach b. case management services c. a collaborative network of community services d. a system of graduated sanctions to help control behavior
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Aftercare Question type: MC
174. The Anne E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative ____________.
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a. includes a framework for community mobilization, local assessment of risk, and a menu of evidence-based programs *b. encourages stakeholders to adopt values consistent with the risk and resilience framework to reshape their understanding of detention and the broader juvenile justice system c. has a system of graduated sanctions to help control behavior during aftercare d. uses a sophisticated cost-benefit analysis of a wide range of crime prevention and intervention programs Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Juvenile Justice Interventions Question type: MC
True/False Questions (9) 68. In all states, the upper age limit of juvenile court jurisdiction is 17 years. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: TF
69. Graham v. Florida was a U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled that the Eighth Amendment prohibits imposing the death penalty on all juveniles under the age of 18. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: TF
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70. Children were treated the same as adults under the law until the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act of 1968 was enacted. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: TF
71. Juvenile arrest rates have increased noticeably since a low point in the mid-1990s. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Delinquency and Delinquents: Prevalence and Trends Question type: TF
72. Parents with a high school education represented the line tipping the scale from a risk factor to a protective factor. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Individual Level Question type: TF
73. For schools, low commitment and poor performance are consistently identified as protective factors, and strong commitment and good performance identified as risk factors. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable):
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74. Evidence for the effectiveness of juvenile aftercare programs is clearly established. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Aftercare Question type: TF
75. Restorative justice for low-risk offenders is both a model program and cost-effective. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Evidence-Based Programs Question type: TF
76. Recidivism rates are high for juvenile aftercare programs. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Aftercare Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (4) 41. Discuss three of the court cases affecting the U.S. juvenile justice policy.
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Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Purpose and Overview of Juvenile Justice Policy Question type: SA
42. Compare and contrast a model, non-cost-effective intervention program with a nonmodel, cost-effective intervention program. What are your conclusions? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk, Resilience, and Evidence-Based Programs Question type: SA
43. How can we use risk and resilience frameworks to change the culture of juvenile justice? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Changing the Culture of Juvenile Justice Question type: SA
44. What are the key components of the Intensive Aftercare Program? What kind of results has this program received? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Aftercare Question type: SA Chapter 10 – Toward the Integration of Child, Youth, and Family Policy TEST BANK Multiple Choice Questions (20)
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175. The national Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was implemented in ___________. a. December 2009 *b. March 2010 c. August 2010 d. January 2011 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Policies and Programs Across Service Systems Question type: MC
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Public policy should be based on: a. the confluence of public concern b. research knowledge c. the degree of collaboration between agencies *d. both a and b
Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Policies and Programs Across Service Systems Question type: MC
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The most salient point in each author’s historical review of public policy is: *a. the absence of a uniform underlying framework to guide policy development b. the similarity in viewpoints across the different domains c. the ease of collaboration between governmental agencies d. the degree to which evidence-based policy has been enacted across domains
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Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Policies and Programs Across Service Systems Question type: MC
178. Which theoretical framework are the principles of risk, protection, and resilience rooted in? *a. ecological theory b. behaviorism c. social learning theory d. ethological theory Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Risk and Resilience: An Ecological Perspective for Developing Child, Youth, and Family Policy Question type: MC
179. In benefit-per-dollar cost figure programs, the cost savings ranged from ______________ to more than _____________ per participant. a. $500; $25,000 *b. $1,900; $31,000 c. $3,500; $40,000 d. $4,500; $50,000 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Step 4: Determine the Course of Specific Individual and Social Interventions Question type: MC
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180. Early and unwanted adolescent pregnancy rates fell by ________ between 1996 and 2001. a. 12% *b. 24% c. 36% d. 48% Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: The Value of Collaboration and Integration: The Case of Early and Unwanted Teen Pregnancy Question type: MC
181. The cyclical nature of the juvenile justice policy is characterized by a shifting emphasis on __________________. a. antipoverty and developmental disabilities b. social norms and neglect c. poor parenting and community disorganization *d. rehabilitation and punishment Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Policies and Programs Across Service Systems Question type: MC
182. The Children’s and Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act was implemented in __________. a. 2010 *b. 1992
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c. 1986 d. 1970 Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Step 4: Determine the Course of Specific Individual and Social Interventions Question type: MC
183. Using a risk- and protection-based approach to creating policies for children, youth, and families requires: a. direct interventions b. wraparound care *c. a step-by-step approach d. school-based strategies Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk and Resilience: An Ecological Perspective for Developing Child, Youth, and Family Policy Question type: MC
184. What epidemic of the mid-1960s contributed to the reform of special education policies, such as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act? a. measles b. mumps c. polio *d. rubella Learning objective number (if applicable):
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185. Where is the comprehensive list of effective substance abuse and mental health programs maintained? a. Health and Human Services *b. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration c. The National Institute of Mental Health d. The Office of Juvenile Justice Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Step 4: Determine the Course of Specific Individual and Social Interventions Question type: MC
186. The ________________ Act demonstrates clearly the complexities inherent in balancing incremental change and public perception. a. No Child Left Behind *b. Patient Protection and Affordable Care c. Education for All Handicapped Children d. Nurse-Family Partnership Program Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Policies and Programs Across Service Systems Question type: MC
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187. _____________ states that the intent of public policy for children, youth, and families should express health-promoting societal goals related to positive developmental outcomes for all children and the creation of widely accessible means for achieving those outcomes. *a. Healthy People 2020 b. Washington State Institute for Public Policy c. Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy d. all of the above Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Summary Question type: MC
188.
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was implemented in what year? a. 1965 *b. 1975 c. 1985 d. 1995
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189. What is not covered under the national Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? a. key provisions designed to make health care more accountable b. bans against insurance companies discriminating against individuals with preexisting health conditions
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c. key provisions designed to make health care more affordable *d. providing public schools with resources to serve children with disabling conditions that had once been considered so severe that only institutional care was thought appropriate Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Policies and Programs Across Service Systems Question type: MC
190. What is considered a process characterized by specific steps and actions that require practitioners to locate, select, and implement the best available interventions for a targeted group or population? *a. evidence-based practice (EBP) b. Systems of Care (SOC) c. Communities That Care (CTC) d. Collaborative Coalition (CC) Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Step 3: Use Evidence to Create Public Policy Responses Question type: MC
191. The program that guides low-income mothers and their firstborn children toward successful futures and includes home visitation services is the __________. a. Washington State Institute for Public Policy b. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act c. Education for All Handicapped Children Act *d. Nurse-Family Partnership Program Learning objective number (if applicable):
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192. Jenson and Potter tested an experimental intervention that was created to fill the mandate of legislation passed by the ______________ to find innovative ways to treat co-occurring substance use and mental health problems among young offenders. a. California State Legislature b. Arizona State Legislature *c. Colorado State Legislature d. North Carolina State Legislature Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Step 2: Assign Policy Responsibility in Ways That Promote Service Integration Across Systems Question type: MC
193. What is not a step in creating risk- and protection-based policies for children, youth, and families? a. Evaluate risk and protective factors. b. Assign policy responsibilities. *c. Focus on symptoms, not causes. d. Implement, monitor, and evaluate interventions. Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk and Resilience: An Ecological Perspective for Developing Child, Youth, and Family Policy Question type: MC
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194. The comprehensive strategy for the prevention, treatment, and control of juvenile delinquency was adopted by the juvenile justice system in the late _________. a. 1960s b. 1970s c. 1980s *d. 1990s Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Policies and Programs Across Service Systems Question type: MC
True/False Questions (8) 77. The presence of common risk and protective factors for different childhood and adolescent behaviors and conditions affords a special opportunity to think systematically about creating policies that address the root causes of problem behaviors. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: Risk and Resilience: An Ecological Perspective for Developing Child, Youth, and Family Policy Question type: TF
78. Decision makers are beginning to consider both program and cost-effectiveness when selecting interventions and creating policies for children and families. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension
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79. The increase in adolescent pregnancy rates came at a time of increased collaboration between the nation’s health care and educational systems. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: The Value of Collaboration and Integration: The Case of Early and Unwanted Teen Pregnancy Question type: TF 80. Many of the nation’s educational systems, human services agencies, and state and community organizations fail to consider, select, or implement tested or effective programs. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Step 4: Determine the Course of Specific Individual and Social Interventions
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81. The cost-saving figures generated by the Aos team point to the importance of investing in effective programs and the danger of funding ineffective programs. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Step 4: Determine the Course of Specific Individual and Social Interventions Question type: TF
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82. Most effective interventions manage to navigate the difficult path from implementation to policy. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Step 3: Use Evidence to Create Public Policy Responses Question type: TF
83. Child, youth, and family policy is considered to be fragmented. *a. True b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Comprehension Answer location: Summary Question type: TF
84. Aos and associates produced theoretical evidence of cost savings in the form of the benefit-per-dollar cost figure theory. a. True *b. False Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Knowledge Answer location: Step 4: Determine the Course of Specific Individual and Social Interventions Question type: TF
Essay/Short Answer Questions (3) 45. Briefly discuss each of the five steps in the ecological perspective for developing child, youth, and family policy. Learning objective number (if applicable):
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46. How has collaboration and integration helped in the decline of early and unwanted adolescent pregnancy rates? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Analysis Answer location: The Value of Collaboration and Integration: The Case of Early and Unwanted Teen Pregnancy Question type: SA
47. How can one obtain information about effective interventions for children and youth? What are some exploitable resources? Learning objective number (if applicable): Cognitive domain: Application Answer location: Step 4: Determine the Course of Specific Individual and Social Interventions Question type: SA