1.  The theoretical categories included under the umbrella term “outpatient treatment” are all of the following EXCEPT:
Psychodynamic
Interpersonal
Behavioral psychotherapy
Case management

2.  Meta-analysis enables researchers to:
Combine research findings from separate studies
Provide unconventional treatment
Stimulate further research
Label children correctly

3.  The most frequently used type of partial hospitalization combines all of the following EXCEPT:
Education
Counseling
Sports
Family interventions

4.  Kutash and Rivera found __________________ to be essential to the success of day treatment.
Attendance
Family participation
3:1 student / teacher ratio
Cognitive therapy

5.  What percentage of treated children typically use residential treatment centers?
8
12
16
32

6.  The 1991 Wells study found a compelling need to clarify ____________ vis-à-vis residential treatment centers.
Safety standards
Criteria for admission
Staff training requirements
Staff / client ratios

7.  Approximately how much of the available resources for child mental health are utilized for in-patient treatment?
75%
50%
25%
10%

8.  Which of the following factors was NOT found to be predictive of success for in-patient treatment?
Higher child intelligence
Quality of family functioning
Use of after-care services
Length of stay

9.  The Flomenhaft and Winsberg studies found what type of treatment to be at least as effective as in-patient treatment?
Partial hospitalization
Day treatment
Community care
Medication

10.  What is the main purpose of case management?
To coordinate services
To bridge the gap between in-patient services and community-based treatment
To provide billing services
To include the family in treatment decisions

11.  The Children and Youth Intensive Case Management project saved New York state how much money?
$4 million
$8 million
$16 million
$32 million

12.  The Fostering Individualized Assistance Program uses what type of approach to case management?
Clinical
Monitoring
Traditional
Wrap-around

13.  Which of the following is NOT a major goal of home-based services?
To preserve the family’s integrity
To put families in touch with community agencies
To provide assistance with basic needs
To strengthen the family’s coping skills

14.  The Homebuilder’s Program, designed to re-unify abused and neglected children with their families, is located where?
Tacoma, Washington
Washington, DC
Stark County, Ohio
Portland, Oregon

15.  Multi-systemic therapy was originally designed for:
Foster children
Private-pay clients
The indigent
Delinquents

16.  Therapeutic foster care is often funded by:
Child welfare agencies alone
Mental health agencies alone
Both child welfare and mental health agencies
Neither child welfare nor mental health agencies

17.  Youth in therapeutic foster care made significant improvements in:
Adjustment
Self-esteem
Sense of identity
All of the above

18.  Therapeutic group homes typically serve how many youth?
4 – 6
5 – 10
12 – 15
Over 15

19.  The US Office of Technology Assessment indicated that what percent of the children and adolescents in need of treatment do not receive mental health services?
45
65
75
85

20.  According to Kazdin, what percentage of families terminate treatment prematurely?
10 -20
20 – 140
40 – 60
60 – 80

21.  Which group is least likely to leave mental health services prematurely?
Hispanic/Latino
Caucasian
African American
All groups leave at an equal rate

22.  Which federal law guarantees special education services to children and adolescents whose disabilities interfere with their education?
The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Pediatric Disability Act
The Medicaid for the Disabled Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

23.  Which group is most likely to seek input regarding their children from family and community contacts?
All minority parents
All non-minority parents
Latino parents only
Asian parents only

24.  According to Knitzer and colleagues, family participation promotes changes in the way children are served in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
Provision of services in natural settings
Greater cultural sensitivity
More personal attention
Increased focus on families

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