Chapter 10 The Needs of Children, Youth and Families

Chapter 10:
The needs of children, youth,
and families

Copyright © 2012 Cengage Learning, Brooks/Cole Publishing

Social Work: A Competency-
Oriented Education

 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Defines Educational Policy and Accreditation
Standards (EPAs)
- Developed 10 “Core Competencies” and 41
Related “Practice Behaviors”
 Every student should master the Practice
Behaviors and Core Competencies before
completing the program


Resources Aligned to EPAS 2008

 The Textbook –
- “Helping Hands” icons call attention to content that
relates to Practice Behaviors and Competencies

- “Competency Notes” at the end of the chapter
help put the Practice Behaviors and Competencies
in practical context

Resources Aligned to EPAS 2008 (cont’d)

 The Practice Behaviors Workbook developed
with the text provides assignable exercises that
assist in mastering the Practice Behavior and
Competencies

 Additional on-line resources can be found at:
www.cengage.com/socialwork


Definition
A family may be defined as a group of individuals who
are bonded together through marriage, kinship,
adoption, or mutual agreement

EP 2.1.7a

Family frameworks
• Systems/ecological framework
• Life-span development framework

EP 2.1.7a

A healthy family
• Opportunity to express ideas and feelings
• Absence of family secrets
• Valuing of everyone’s opinions and feelings
• Flexible rules enforced with consistency
• Positive energy
• Opportunity for growth and change

EP 2.1.7a
.

Defining family problems
• Cultural attitudes
• Community norms and values
• Attitudes and values
• Legal definitions
• Availability of resources

EP 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b


Causes of family problems
• Families have problems for many reasons
• Some families experience similar problems for
different reasons
• Problems often go together
• Families experiencing one problem may have other
problems as well

EP 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b

Impact of culture and gender on
risk of experiencing family problems
• Single women and people of color with children –
feminization of poverty
• Families who live in poverty
• Children who grow up in families with little or no
social supports

EP 2.1.7b

Changing family situations
• Divorce and separation
• Single parenting
• Gay and lesbian parenting
• Step-parenting and blended families

EP 2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8a

Family problems affecting children
• Substance abuse
• Spouse abuse
• Child maltreatment

EP 2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8a

Factors that contribute to
child abuse and neglect
• Child previously reported
• Parent abused as a child
• Age of the parent
• Family composition
• Domestic violence
• Child-rearing approaches

EP 2.1.7a, b

Factors that contribute to
child abuse and neglect (cont’d)
• Separation of a parent or child for a long period
• Parent’s or caretaker’s substance abuse
• Physical, mental, or emotional impairment of the
child
• Physical, mental, or emotional impairment of the
parent

EP 2.1.7a, b

Child maltreatment
• Physical abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Psychological or emotional abuse
• Child neglect

EP 2.1.7a, b

Psychological maltreatment
• Rejecting
• Isolating
• Terrorizing
• Ignoring
• Corrupting

EP 2.1.7a, b

Neglectful parents
• Apathy-futility syndrome
• Impulse-ridden behavior
• Mental retardation
• Reactive-depressive behavior
• Psychotic behavior

EP 2.1.7a, b

Problems associated with adolescents
• Violence and crime
• Suicide
• Runaways and homelessness
• School-related
• Teen pregnancy
• Involvement in gangs

EP 2.1.7a, b

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