The 1996 welfare reform law promoted marriage by implementing all but which of
the following:
a. Eliminating welfare for single parents
b. Imposing stringent requirements on all single parents
c. Imposing stringent requirements on minor teen parents
d. Allowing more liberal welfare eligibility criteria for two-parent families
In a study cited in the text all youths who transitioned from foster care to
independent living:
a. Had alcohol and/or drug problems
b. Had mental health problems
c. Experienced housing problems
d. Could not maintain a job longer than one year
Principles of wraparound services include:
a. A least-restrictive, community-based service delivery environment with
interagency coordination and integration of services
b. Family- and child-centered care
c. Flexible, unconditional service delivery and highly individualized needsbased services
d. All of the above
The number of welfare recipients who can participate in higher education was/is
_________ under the 1996 welfare reform law.
a. Unlimited
b. Limited
c. Eliminated
d. Made mandatory
Many families who leave welfare also leave behind government assistance for:
a. Food
b. Health insurance
c. Child care
d. All of the above
e. Both B and C
Children exiting the foster care system often:
a. Are unemployed
b. Have a criminal record
c. Have high risk behavior
d. Experience mental health problems
e. All of the above
Wraparound services:
a. Effective collaboration between all service providers
b. Grew out of frustration due to too many service providers working with a
family, many of whom may have had conflicting goals
c. Are provided by county child welfare agencies
d. Both A and B
The 1996 welfare reform Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996:
a. Replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
b. Transformed welfare programs to employment programs
c. Attempts to reduce dependency by promoting job preparation, work and
marriage
d. All of the above
The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 changed the timeframe for
development of a child's permanency plan from ____ to ____ months.
a. 18 to 24
b. 24 to 18
c. 12 to 18
d. 18 to 12
The teen pregnancy rate in 1999 was _____ per _____ females between the ages
of 15 and 19 years old.
a. 86.7/1000
b. 54/1000
c. 17/100
d. 186.7/1000
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