1. Compared to non
Your Answer should be A.
abusive parents, parents
Despite extensive research in the area, few specific
who physi- cally abuse
characteristic have been found that distinguish abusive
their children
parents from non-abu- sive parents. The research does
A. Are more easily show however, that compared to non abusive parents,
irritated, and annoyed abusive parents tend to be more easily irritated, and
by their chil- dren. annoyed by their children, in part because they tend to
misperceive their children's behaviors in a negative
B. Have no knowledge or
un- way.
derstanding of child develop- Therefore the correct answer is A: More easily
irritated and an-
ment. noyed by their children.
C. Are more permissive.
D. Rely on physical
punish- ment more
often.
A. Is the correct answer .
2. An adolescents has been Discussing the confidentiality limitation (key A) is one of
re- ferred to the school the first things the social workers should do with clients
social worker because as this prerequi- site to the client sharing information
of hostility and fighting with informed consent. In this situation, the social
with peers. To establish worker would next reduce the students tension (D), then
a therapeutic rela- validate the student's hostile feeling and ex- plore
tionship with this client, reasons for fighting (C). Later, there may be a need for
the social worker should the social worker to advocate with school administration
FIRST? to change
A. Discuss confidentiality lim- the student's school program (B).
itation with the student.
B. Advocate with the C. Validate the student's hos- tile
school administrator to feeling and explore rea- sons for
change the student's fighting.
school program. D. Reduce the student's ten-
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Therefore, your answer to this question
should be key (B). Dis- cuss
confidentiality limitation with the
student.
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sion by discussing school
ac- tivities
3. Studies of abused Key (A) is the correct answer.
children seem to
indicate Perhaps not surprisingly, studies have found that young
children (under the age of 6) are at greater risk for
A. Most abused children abuse, probably as result of their inability to defend
are under the age of. 6 themselves or escape from the abusive situation
B. Abused children
almost never develop
emotional at- tachment
to their abusive
mothers.
C. Socioeconomic status
is not a factor in a child
abuse.
D. Among your children,
girls are the most Key (D) is correct: if you are familiar with the
common victims of protections otter to children in foster care, this question
abuse. just requires your to read
4. To receive Title IV-B for
fos- ter care, states are
required
to provide certain protections the choices carefully. A permanency planning
hearing must be
to all children in foster available, and in close proximity
care. These protections to the child's biological parents
include all of the or legal guardian.
following EXCEPT B. Placement consistent with the
special needs o the child.
A. Placement in the
most family-like setting
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held or the child within 12 months of his or
her initial placement or after a
determination that reasonable ettorts to
reunite the family are not required or have
been unsuccessful.
Therefore, the correct answer is: A
permanency planning hearing as soon as
the child is placed in foster care.