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Assuming it is safe for you to provide care, what is the recommended first step to slow or stop bleeding from a wound?

You are talking to a group of 6th graders about drug and alcohol misuse.  One child discloses that his mother drinks five beers every day and asks if that means his mother is an alcoholic.  What is your BEST response?

Cultural competency assumes that ______.

Which brain region is last to fully develop during adolescence?

A three-year-old bit another child.  One appropriate intervention a CYC Practitioner COULD USE is:

Kendra is a young person in your program who experienced homelessness, abuse, and neglect from her caregivers. You observe that she is easily startled and is slow to engage with peers and staff.  She is watchful, has a hunched posture, and she occasionally pushes peers if they get too close to her. Which trauma sensitive approach is the BEST tactic to use with Kendra?

Abortion stands as one of the most contentious bioethical topics in contemporary discourse. In your essay, elucidate three religious perspectives on abortion. Considering these religious viewpoints, how would you provide religiously humble care to a woman who is a member of one of these traditions? (Your essay should be 250-500 words).

Assume this is a handwritten note in a young person’s file.  The documentation below describes Julio, a young person from a South American culture.  What is the error in either the documentation or intervention? While staff member (PG) was talking with Julio about his behavior at lunch today, Julio kept looking down at the floor instead of making eye contact.  Staff member (PG) explained to him that it is polite to make eye contact when someone is speaking to you.  Julio said, “That’s not the way we do it.”  Staff (PG) sent him to his room for 10 minutes to think about his actions.

Which of the following is NOT a step in leading an activity with young people?

Six-year-old Laura started coming into class every day with bruises on her arms and legs.  You have also noticed that she is more quiet than usual.  You are suspecting abuse.  As a Practitioner, what would be the BEST response?