Chapter 7 Practice Quiz

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. Which of the following is NOT considered a form of child abuse?

Physical abuse correct incorrect

Emotional maltreatment correct incorrect

Failure to provide desired items correct incorrect

Exposure to domestic violence correct incorrect

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. What constitutes preventive social work practice?

A range of activities that aim to reduce the risk of negative behaviours and outcomes and promote protective factors that allow children to grow and develop correct incorrect

A process whereby the parties at stake in a particular offence come together to resolve how to collectively move forward correct incorrect

Removing a child from his or her biological parents' home after a social worker has evidence of repeated physical abuse correct incorrect

Providing out-of-home services for families correct incorrect

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. What can happen if social workers fail to report suspicions of abuse and neglect?

They can lose their professional designation. correct incorrect

They can be convicted and fined up to $1,000. correct incorrect

They will be obliged to write a detailed document explaining why they failed to report. correct incorrect

They will be obliged to attend professional development training on reporting abuse. correct incorrect

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. What are the two most frequently occurring categories of substantiated child maltreatment in Canada?

Physical violence and isolation from peers correct incorrect

Neglect and isolation from peers correct incorrect

Emotional abuse and exposure to intimate partner violence correct incorrect

Exposure to intimate partner violence and neglect correct incorrect

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. What are the three key areas of social work practice with children in Canada?

Child rights, in-home services, and prevention correct incorrect

Child welfare, youth justice, and prevention correct incorrect

Child welfare, risk assessments, and in-home services correct incorrect

Family support, adoption, and child protection correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a key activity of child welfare?

Child placement correct incorrect

Foster care correct incorrect

Child education correct incorrect

Family support correct incorrect

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. Why can defining "children" by age be problematic?

It is not problematic; children are all individuals under the age of 18. correct incorrect

It doesn't take into consideration that girls mature faster than boys. correct incorrect

It downplays the importance of parents' attitudes towards their children. correct incorrect

It reflects a bias towards Western notions of childhood. correct incorrect

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. What was the first historical stage where children were no longer viewed as parental property or possessions?

Stage One: Children as Objects correct incorrect

Stage Two: Children as Vulnerable Individuals in Need of Protection correct incorrect

Stage Three: Children as Subjects correct incorrect

Stage Four: Children as Agents Responsible for Their Life correct incorrect

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. What is a challenge that social workers face in the realm of youth justice?

Convincing judges that detainment is never the right solution for a child correct incorrect

Dealing with children's parents and their beliefs that their children would never have committed a crime correct incorrect

Convincing children's parents that children found guilty should be detained correct incorrect

Dealing with the tension between regarding children as "in need" or as individuals who are expected to take full responsibility for their actions correct incorrect

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. What tool is used to prevent abuse and neglect?

Family therapy correct incorrect

Economic support correct incorrect

Needs assessment correct incorrect

Risk assessment correct incorrect

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. Which term refers to injuries sustained by a child as a result of physical abuse, usually inflicted by an adult caregiver?

Battered child syndrome correct incorrect

Sixties scoop correct incorrect

Stockholm syndrome correct incorrect

Traumatic bonding correct incorrect

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. What is a defense in English common law that deems children under 7 incapable of committing a criminal act?

Mens rea correct incorrect

Doli incapax correct incorrect

Corpus juris correct incorrect

Parens patriae correct incorrect

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. In-home services in child welfare include family counselling, parental support, in-home child care, homemaker services, and educational services for parents and families.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The 1951 revision to the Indian Act included funding to create on-reserve child welfare services.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The wealthiest provinces in Canada have the lowest provincial rates of child poverty.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The restorative justice process involves victim–offender mediation.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. If professionals fail to report suspicions of child abuse and neglect, they can be fined up to $1,000.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The "Sixties Scoop" refers to an event in 1961 in which 60 First Nations children from British Columbia were forcibly removed from their families.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Girls are less likely than boys to be victims of sexual offences committed by a family member.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Indigenous children are underrepresented among children in care across the country.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Leave Out ViolencE (LOVE) and the Take a Hike Program are two examples of preventive programs with children.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Emotional maltreatment of a child is a form of child abuse.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Canada has identical social welfare policies for all children throughout the provinces and territories.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The three major areas of social work practice with children in Canada are child welfare, youth justice, and risk assessment.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Canadian Human Rights Commission investigates complaints of discriminatory practices.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Since the 2016 Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare, there have been eight non-compliance orders against Canada.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect