Which of the following statements best describes age division in child maltreatment policy?

a. Parents who perpetrate child maltreatment on a young person over the age of 18 can be criminally charged with child maltreatment if the child is living in their home.
b. When legal action is taken on behalf of child maltreatment victims over the age of 18, typically child protection services handle the case.
c. Child maltreatment cannot be charged if the child is over 18, even if the abuse happened before the child was 18.
d. Legal action can be taken for child maltreatment when a victim is 18 or older, if the abuse happened before the child is 18, and criminal and civil court typically handle these types of cases.


d. Legal action can be taken for child maltreatment when a victim is 18 or older, if the abuse happened before the child is 18, and criminal and civil court typically handle these types of cases.

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a. avoid the here and now. b. keep forbidden desires from being expressed. c. protect against aversive inferiority feelings. d. turn our attention away from threats of non-being by pretending to be something we're not.

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When high and low scores on a repeated measure of reading ability tend to even out over time, this is due to

a) Statistical regression b) Selection bias c) Interaction of selection and maturation d) Experimenter bias

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In Holland's theory, it is assumed that how many of the client's six letter code (RIASEC) influence career decision making?

a. One; the strongest b The first three including ties c. The first three d. All six

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Advocacy, leadership, teaming and collaboration, and _________________ are essential components of the repertoire of skills that an effective school counselor employs in today's schools

A) ?new vision B) ?responsive services C) ?system support D) ?use of data E) ?student competencies

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