Community-Based Services Flashcards
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Functional Family Therapy (FFT) provided in a community-based CAASP program is best described as:
Answer: A short-term, evidence-based family therapy for delinquent or at-risk youth
FFT is a structured, short-term family intervention (typically 8–12 sessions) delivered in home or community settings targeting youth behavior and family communication.
A child with serious emotional disturbance (SED) who transitions from residential placement back to the community should receive which type of support according to CAASP?
Answer: Step-down community services with a transition plan coordinated before discharge
CAASP promotes planned, coordinated step-down transitions with community services in place before discharge to reduce recidivism to higher levels of care.
Which characteristic best describes a 'strength-based' approach in community-based services for youth?
Answer: Identifying and building upon the child's and family's existing abilities and resources
A strength-based approach leverages what families do well as a foundation for growth rather than focusing solely on problems and pathology.
Mobile crisis teams in a CAASP community system differ from emergency room psychiatric evaluation primarily because they:
Answer: Go directly to the child's location and aim to resolve the crisis without hospitalization
Mobile crisis teams respond in the community, often preventing ER visits and hospitalizations by delivering immediate, on-site stabilization.
The CAASP principle of 'interagency collaboration' requires that child-serving agencies:
Answer: Share responsibility, resources, and decision-making to serve children and families holistically
Interagency collaboration in CAASP means mental health, child welfare, education, and juvenile justice systems jointly plan, fund, and deliver coordinated services.
After-school therapeutic programs are classified as community-based services because they:
Answer: Deliver structured therapeutic activities in a normalized community setting during non-school hours
After-school therapeutic programs extend support into the community during high-risk hours while keeping children in their families and neighborhoods.
In evaluating a community-based system of care, 'penetration rate' refers to:
Answer: The proportion of children with SED in the target area who are actually receiving services
Penetration rate measures how well the system of care reaches the intended population, identifying gaps in access and equity.