Child Removal

Child Removal

Assignment Objectives

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of child welfare issues as they relate to agency response. You are encouraged to utilize and incorporate information you have learned from the text and from your instructor via course discussions. Apply the concepts and information you have learned to analyze the video case in the following way.

Assignment Components

You will be writing a comprehension paper on the topics provided below from information in this video as they relate to Child Protective Services and removing children from the home. Refer to the chart called “Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs” for an understanding. If you understanding the definition as it is provided in the chart – then the purpose of a comprehensive paper is demonstrating an understanding of the facts.

1.View the video at least once. It may be helpful to view it once just to watch it and get your impression and then view it a second time with the assignment (and or grading rubric) to write down thoughts and connect material from the text (and readings where applicable).

2.Introduce the topic of the paper by including in your introduction what the video was about (professional response in CPS) and what intent to accomplish with this paper (demonstrate an understanding of removal issues and consideration for the child as they relate to agency intervention and children). Be sure to have a good thesis statement to guide the paper.

3.Demonstrate an understanding of child removal in the video through this paper by utilizing these two topics (use the provided headers for sections):

a.Removal Issues – Write about what kinds of things professionals would prefer to do rather than remove children; discuss what they do in the process (such as de-escalation).

b.Considerations for the Child – Write about what considerations a professional needs to have for the child and why; also discuss what can happen to the child as a result of removal.

4.Conclusion – In the conclusion draw from what is learned from observations of the process of removal. Summarize the understanding gained and what children experience when they have been abused or neglected (as it relates to the removal process).