CWEL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM ALL 350 QUESTIONS

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CWEL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM ALL 350 QUESTIONS

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CWEL Exam In defining trauma, identify which of the following is not a factor: - ANSWER-One in ten children will experience a traumatic event before they reach their 16th birthday

Psychological First Aid (PFA) has many objectives including: - ANSWER--Enhancing immediate and ongoing safety and provide physical and emotional comfort

• Connecting children and their caregivers to social support networks

-Offering practical assistance and information to help children and their caregivers with immediate needs and concerns

Verbal abuse, withdrawal of love, and intentional social deprivation best describe what type of child trauma? - ANSWER-Psychological Maltreatment

Predatory violence (robbery) and violence arising from non-family interpersonal conflicts are

examples of: - ANSWER-Community violence

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Include: - ANSWER--One or no biological parents 1 / 4

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2 -Unplanned placement moves -Sexual abuse -An alcoholic or drug using caretaker

In talking/intervening with younger children (infants through preschoolers) who have experienced or are experiencing trauma, it is best to: - ANSWER-Reaffirm that there will always be someone to take care pf them

Strategies for working with a child who is having difficult not blaming themselves for what happened to them (placement) and their families should include: - ANSWER--Asking a child to think how old they were when the trauma took place and help them realize they were too young or small to really make a difference -Helping a child think through what they could have done instead

Strong, frequent or prolonged activation of the body' stress management system, without

access to supportive adults best describes: - ANSWER-Toxic Stress

Which of these is not true of brain development? - ANSWER-a. By the fetal age of 20 weeks, most neurons are already in place though the brain will still keep developing well after birth.

• During the first two years of life the brain size expands 2-1/2 times
• The brainstem and midbrain are responsible for the body's basic functions 2 / 4

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• The brain develops sequentially from less complex to more complex functions
• NONE OF THE ABOVE

Multiple changes of placement in foster care can result in - ANSWER-Greater risk for delinquency and high school drop out

Three steps that can reduce the impact of trauma are: - ANSWER-Identification of source of trauma, early intervention, and provision of a healthy and responsive caregiver

Children who have experienced trauma and need to heal often go through a series of steps called guiding principles. The first and most fundamental step in that process is: - ANSWER- Feeling safe

Children who experience the death of a loved one experience traumatic grief - ANSWER-False

Adverse Childhood Experiences can result in lifelong physical health concerns such as increased risk of smoking, adult alcoholism and chronic depression. - ANSWER-True

Children, who are school age and over, should not be aware of the services that their parents are engaged in as this breaches the parent's confidentiality. - ANSWER-False

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4 Confused, mentally shut down, memory like a broken puzzle describes a normal "thinking" stress reaction. - ANSWER-False

Heart feels like bursting, gasping, feeling smothered, overreacting or freezing describes an overwhelming "body" stress reaction - ANSWER-True

Because children are young and more resilient they are more likely to bounce back from traumatic experiences than adults. - ANSWER-False

Normal brain development is disrupted when individuals remain in a state of chronic stress for long periods of time resulting in "chemical baths" of the brain - ANSWER-True

The most post-natal brain development occurs in adolescence. - ANSWER-False

Placement is an Adverse Childhood Experience.` - ANSWER-True

Complex trauma most often results in discrete conditioned behavioral and biological responses to reminders of the trauma (for example, PTSD - ANSWER-False

Infants (birth-2 1/2) - ANSWER-Does not expect basis needs to be met, inability to calm, irritability, delays in speech and motor

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