Exam 1: SOWK 371A – CSU Social Work Review
Stubborn Child Act - correct answer ✔✔1641 death by hanging - no child abuse and neglect, no
prosecution, no CPS, alms houses, servant A & W. Some states had laws, local jurisdiction didn't
enforce laws
Children's Aid Society - correct answer ✔✔1860 homeless children, placing out system
Fletcher et al - correct answer ✔✔1869 parents could be punished
Mary Ellen - correct answer ✔✔first child abuse case. New York Society for prevention of
cruelty to children. Birth of CPS (founded by wealthy people) 1874
White House conference on children and youth - correct answer ✔✔children should not be
removed from their homes because their parents are poor. Family Preservation Movement 1909
Creation of the Children's Bureau - correct answer ✔✔federal government moved into the field
of child welfare. 1912
Sheppard-Towner Act - correct answer ✔✔1921 The Maternity and Infancy Protection Act -
Federal and state matching funds to fund prenatal and child health clinics for educational eforts
in infant and child care. These eforts saw a decline in infant mortality rates after 1920.
Terminated due to conservative views
decrease working children - correct answer ✔✔children up to age 6. increase in adult
immigrants. increase in technological innovation. value of children challenging educational
factors and emergence of psychology in universities
, Social Security Act of 1935 - correct answer ✔✔maternal and child welfare services were
restored when the Children's Bureau was mandated to oversee newly created state run child
welfare services to protect dependent and neglected children
mass engler study - correct answer ✔✔financial hardship site of aide increased. less likely they
would to into care. foster care modern replacement for orphanage
informal child welfare - correct answer ✔✔for children of color. drew on strengths of
communities. care for it's own. few become involved in system. orphanages wouldn't accept.
parens partial meaningless for AAC.
children of color - correct answer ✔✔1960's invited to orphanages. more children involved in
public child welfare due to economic marginalization
CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act) - correct answer ✔✔Identifies a certain acts
and behaviors that characterize as maltreatment. It also outlines what is physical abuse, neglect
and sexual abuse
ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) - correct answer ✔✔If family is a part of an Indian tribe then
CPI will have to get with legal to see if the tribe will handle the allegations of if CPI will move
forward with the investigation
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 - correct answer ✔✔legislation passed to
prevent the unnecessary removal of children from their homes and to place a child who must
be removed in the most permanent situation possible
1993 increase federal funding - correct answer ✔✔Clinton Administration sought to reverse the
trend by allocating $930 million for family preservation services. It was NOT ENOUGH - foster
rate continued to rise and children continued to be killed by their parents after being returned
home by child welfare operating under family preservation.
Stubborn Child Act - correct answer ✔✔1641 death by hanging - no child abuse and neglect, no
prosecution, no CPS, alms houses, servant A & W. Some states had laws, local jurisdiction didn't
enforce laws
Children's Aid Society - correct answer ✔✔1860 homeless children, placing out system
Fletcher et al - correct answer ✔✔1869 parents could be punished
Mary Ellen - correct answer ✔✔first child abuse case. New York Society for prevention of
cruelty to children. Birth of CPS (founded by wealthy people) 1874
White House conference on children and youth - correct answer ✔✔children should not be
removed from their homes because their parents are poor. Family Preservation Movement 1909
Creation of the Children's Bureau - correct answer ✔✔federal government moved into the field
of child welfare. 1912
Sheppard-Towner Act - correct answer ✔✔1921 The Maternity and Infancy Protection Act -
Federal and state matching funds to fund prenatal and child health clinics for educational eforts
in infant and child care. These eforts saw a decline in infant mortality rates after 1920.
Terminated due to conservative views
decrease working children - correct answer ✔✔children up to age 6. increase in adult
immigrants. increase in technological innovation. value of children challenging educational
factors and emergence of psychology in universities
, Social Security Act of 1935 - correct answer ✔✔maternal and child welfare services were
restored when the Children's Bureau was mandated to oversee newly created state run child
welfare services to protect dependent and neglected children
mass engler study - correct answer ✔✔financial hardship site of aide increased. less likely they
would to into care. foster care modern replacement for orphanage
informal child welfare - correct answer ✔✔for children of color. drew on strengths of
communities. care for it's own. few become involved in system. orphanages wouldn't accept.
parens partial meaningless for AAC.
children of color - correct answer ✔✔1960's invited to orphanages. more children involved in
public child welfare due to economic marginalization
CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act) - correct answer ✔✔Identifies a certain acts
and behaviors that characterize as maltreatment. It also outlines what is physical abuse, neglect
and sexual abuse
ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) - correct answer ✔✔If family is a part of an Indian tribe then
CPI will have to get with legal to see if the tribe will handle the allegations of if CPI will move
forward with the investigation
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 - correct answer ✔✔legislation passed to
prevent the unnecessary removal of children from their homes and to place a child who must
be removed in the most permanent situation possible
1993 increase federal funding - correct answer ✔✔Clinton Administration sought to reverse the
trend by allocating $930 million for family preservation services. It was NOT ENOUGH - foster
rate continued to rise and children continued to be killed by their parents after being returned
home by child welfare operating under family preservation.
