Child Welfare System Quiz
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Which group is disproportionately affected by poverty?

  • Rural families
  • Dual income families
  • Single-parent families (correct)
  • Older adults

    • What major reform effort in the 1990s reshaped social welfare?

  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  • The Affordable Care Act
  • Welfare Reform Act
  • The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) (correct)

    • What was NOT the purpose of the Children's Aid Society?

  • Children in foster care (correct)
  • Care for children who were orphaned
  • Families were too poor to care for them
  • Children who have left their families

    • What is Child Welfare policy?

    <p>Public intervention in relation to children and families mandated and guided by social welfare policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is TANF most often thought of as?

    <p>A poverty program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which program is designed to assist custodial parents in receiving payments from noncustodial parents?

    <p>Child Support Enforcement Program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What Act was made to emphasize the adoption of older foster care children?

    <p>Adoption and Safe Families Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act provides for the education of children with disabilities?

    <p>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What programs were incorporated into the Social Services Block Grants (SSBG)?

    <p>Title XX</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes the purpose of Child Support Enforcement?

    <p>Recovers child support payments from noncustodial parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which program was not created as part of the War on Poverty?

    <p>Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not a key area of child welfare services?

    <p>Immigration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Every day in the United States, how many children are killed by abuse or neglect?

    <p>4 children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of service is not included in the three types of child welfare services?

    <p>Societal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which program has shifted focus from family support to children's support over the years?

    <p>TANF</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

    <p>It established extended coverage for Medicaid and CHIP.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What organization was established in 1853 to assist orphaned children?

    <p>Children’s Aid Society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant reason for disparities in school resources and funding?

    <p>State property tax dependence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of TANF recipients are children?

    <p>25%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act was primarily focused on ensuring safe reunification for children?

    <p>The Adoption and Safe Families Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of TANF recipients are under the age of 15?

    <p>92%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act initiated formal legislation against child abuse and neglect?

    <p>The Sheppard-Towner Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major factor does the child welfare program focus on?

    <p>Intervening after problems occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the constellation of public services designed to protect and promote the well-being of children?

    <p>The child welfare system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which policy was established in New York to care for orphaned children?

    <p>Children's Aid Society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What act was Head Start established under in 1964?

    <p>Economic Opportunity Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which legislation serves as the foundation for all protective services today?

    <p>Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In 2016, what percentage of children aged 12-19 were found to be overweight?

    <p>19%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which insurance program was created as a federal-state program offering flexibility to states?

    <p>Medicaid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these is NOT a child welfare component of the Social Security Act?

    <p>Head Start</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What private organization was founded in New York for orphan care?

    <p>Children’s Aid Society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of foster care?

    <p>Temporary care with the goal of reuniting children with their families</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many states have compulsory education laws?

    <p>18 states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a component of the Child Welfare System?

    <p>Housing Assistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    For how long can you receive income from TANF?

    <p>4 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the public perception about child services prior to the 1900s?

    <p>Family is the key social resource, and public intervention is only needed in extremes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Child support enforcement was mandated through which act?

    <p>Social Security Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which policy was majorly intended to provide education to all children?

    <p>Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these is a Major Federal In-Kind program?

    <p>Medicaid, CHIP, Maternal Health Care, WIC, parenting skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) primarily aim to address?

    <p>Ensure the placement of Native American children in their families and tribes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following policies supports children with disabilities?

    <p>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a notable characteristic of the Family and Medical Leave Act?

    <p>It represents a federal shift towards preventive child welfare.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) contribute to child welfare?

    <p>It supports families through financial aid and job training programs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which major federal program is associated with educational and anti-poverty initiatives?

    <p>Head Start Program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one major impact of the progressive era on social work?

    <p>Establishment of social work as a recognized profession.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a core focus of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act?

    <p>To provide funding and resources for the prevention of child abuse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What societal challenges impact the effectiveness of the Family Preservation Program?

    <p>Racial discrimination and systemic poverty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Multiple Choice Questions

    • Question 1: The constellation of public services designed to protect and promote children's well-being is the child welfare system.
    • Question 2: The Children's Aid Society was founded in New York to care for orphaned children.
    • Question 3: Head Start, established in 1964, is part of the Economic Opportunity Act.
    • Question 4: The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 is the foundation of all protective services today.
    • Question 5: In 2016, 19% of children aged 12-19 were found overweight.
    • Question 6: The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a federal-state program giving states flexibility in guidelines.

    Additional Questions

    • Question 7: The Social Security Act excludes Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as a component.

    • Question 8: Private organizations, such as the Children's Aid Society, were founded in New York to care for orphaned children whose families were too poor.

    • Question 9: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act mandated higher teacher outcomes for public schools in the early 2000s.

    • Question 10: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program was added to the Social Security Act becoming Social Services Block Grants.

    • Question 11: Child Support Enforcement ensures noncustodial parents contribute to payments.

    • Question 12: The War on Poverty created programs like Food Stamps (SNAP), WIC, and Head Start.

    • Question 13: Child welfare services include income assistance, food and nutrition, health, and immigration.

    • Question 14: Child welfare services do not include substitutive services.

    • Question 15: The Children's Aid Society was created in 1853 to care for orphaned or abandoned children.

    • Question 16: 56% of TANF recipients are children.

    • Question 17: The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health insurance for children not eligible for Medicaid.

    • Question 18: Chapter 11's primary focus is on the history, challenges, and shortcomings within the child welfare system.

    • Question 19: The group disproportionately affected by poverty, according to the text, is single-parent families.

    • Question 20: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) reshaped social welfare in the 1990s.

    • Question 21: Enlarging the minimum wage, tax reforms for high-income earners, and expanded housing subsidies, as well as expanding healthcare components in the Social Security Act will all help to address systemic poverty.

    • Question 22: None of the aforementioned options given about the purpose of Children's Aid Society is incorrect.

    • Question 23: Child welfare policy is government involvement in issues regarding children and families.

    • Question 24: TANF is a poverty program.

    • Question 25: The Child Support Enforcement Program assists custodial parents in receiving payments from noncustodial parents.

    • Question 26: The Adoption and Safe Families Act aimed to adopt older foster children.

    • Question 27: Foster care is temporary care aimed at reuniting children with their families and providing a path to adoption if reunification is not possible.

    • Question 28: 50 states have compulsory education laws.

    • Question 29: The main systems composing the Child Welfare System include Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Adoption and Family Preservation.

    • Question 30: TANF provides income for up to six years.

    • Question 31: Before 1900, public perception usually viewed families as the primary social resource, and intervention was only recommended in extreme cases as was the case with all cases of child abuse.

    • Question 32: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) mandates child support enforcement.

    • Question 33: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was the major policy to provide education to all children.

    • Question 34: Federal In-Kind programs include income assistance, parenting skills, CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program), Medicaid, maternal care, WIC, and parenting skills and SNAP.

    • Question 35: 4 children are killed daily in the US from abuse or neglect.

    • True/False Questions: (Note: These are statements from the document and are presented as true or false, rather than factual, given the lack of context): Statements regarding the evolution of TANF, numbers of children covered by Medicaid/CHIP, mortality rates of infants, schools' funding, social services focus, and foster care reunification, and percentages of TANF recipients were answered in the given text.

    • Essay Prompts: Questions regarding abuse and neglect, the Indian Child Welfare Act, poverty's impact on children, and social work implications are provided. Detailed answers would require further elaboration based on the prompt.

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