Child Welfare Review Study Guide Test.

Child Welfare Review Study Guide Test. Childhood as a Social Construct - CORRECT ANSWER Society creates childhood rather than it being a biological product Here in the U.S., children are often viewed as incompetent and dependent on adults...where in other countries children take on adult roles as soon as they are physically able. Myths 1 - 5 - CORRECT ANSWER 1. carefree childhood/children are innocent 2. The home is a haven/stable 3.Childhood is the same for all children (transcending class, ethnicity and gender) 4.The United States is a peculiarly child-friendly society. 5. Progress and its decline. **Progress in that children keep learning and growing in a straight slope. **Decline in that childhood is disappearing/children are growing up too quickly/children start off perfect and then become corrupted. Beyond Sentimentality: - CORRECT ANSWER American Childhood as a Social and Cultural Construct", Steven Mintz identifies a series of myths that tend to cloud public thinking about the history of American childhood. Mintz notes that "there has never been a golden age of childhood when the overwhelming majority of American children were well cared for and their experiences were idyllic." Child Welfare - CORRECT ANSWER what we do to, for, and with children. Child welfare is dependent on the interaction between the child and their environment. To strengthen family life for children is regarded as the primary purpose of child welfare. child welfare dual role - CORRECT ANSWER *Provide direct services to children and families when serious problems of children and youth are identified *Influence public policy to improve the lives of all children who is responsible for services? - CORRECT ANSWER The primary responsibility for child welfare services rests with the States. States must comply with specific Federal requirements and guidelines. What about the Federal Gov? - CORRECT ANSWER The primary responsibility for implementing Federal child and family legislation rests with the Children's Bureau, within the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).