Which of the following did not contribute to deinstitutionalization?
a) The development of psychiatric medications
b) Abusive practices in hospitals
c) Switching of costs from the state to the federal level
d) Advocacy for the elimination of hospitals by different groups
Multidisciiplinary teams contribute to all of the following except
a) Multidimensional treatment
b) Comprehensive understanding
c) Indigenous mental health
d) Multidimensional rehabilitation
The federal action agenda on mental health included all the following except:
a) primary prevention
b) promising practices
c) cultural competence
d) prevention and treatment of co-occurring disorders
Which of the following most closely represents the percentage of social workers who work in the
field of mental health?
a) 20
b) 30
c) 40
d) 50
Which of the following should guide interventions:
a. Collaboration
b. Concurrent planning
c. Comprehensive Assessments
d. Both A and B
The fact that New York spent 111.94 per capita for child welfare services
compared to Georgia which spent only 11.81 per capita is an indication of:
a. Gaps in funding
b. The greater problem of child maltreatment in urban communities
c. Variations in caseloads
d. Both B and C
Research on child maltreatment is:
a. Underfunded
b. Sufficiently funded
c. Indicates that there is less child maltreatment than once suspected
d. Both C and D
Risk assessment tools are designed to guide the decision-making process.
a. True
b. False
The Kayla McKean Child Protection Act:
a. Protects child welfare caseworkers from civil and criminal prosecution
b. Places child welfare caseworkers at risk of prosecution if they fail to
remove a child who is later abused
c. Places child welfare caseworkers at risk of prosecution if they fail to
remove a child who is later murdered by a caregiver
d. Has had the unintended effect of foster care panic with an overplacement of children in foster care
e. Both B and D
According to the text every year approximately ______ children are murdered by
their parents.
a. 100
b. 500
c. 1000
d. 250
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