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FLORIDA CHILD WELFARE CASE MANAGER
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |AGRADE
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FLORIDA CHILD WELFARE CASE MANAGER
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
The health and safety of the children served by our agencies is
____ A) considered when possible
____ B) of paramount concern
____ C) only considered when there is present
____ D) only considered when there is impending danger - ANSWER- B
With a pre-school child, which of the following questions are appropriate?
____ A) Tell me about the time dad hit you.
____ B) Which day of the week did your dad hit you?
____ C) Did your dad hit you before or after your mother left?
____ D) Why did your dad hit you?
____ E) All of the above - ANSWER- A
Which of the following is the best way to begin discussion about a highly sensitive
topic
____ A) Use a closed question
____ B) Open and exception finding question
____ C) Use a self-disclosure
____ D) Use an indirect question
____ E) Ask an exception finding question - ANSWER- D
An interview goes from general to specific topics
____ True
____ False - ANSWER- True
"Tell me about the times he is able to be patient." This is an example of
____ A) A closed question
____ B) Open and exception finding question
____ C) An indirect question
____ D) Use of Summarization
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- B
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"You really like going to school, don't you?" This is an example of ____ A) A
closed leading question
____ B) Positive reinforcement
____ C) Reframing
____ D) A and C
____ E) All of the above - ANSWER- A
Unsafe in-home cases involving domestic violence requires 2 safety plans ____
True ____ False - ANSWER- True
Domestic violence includes
____ A) Isolation
____ B) Intimidation
____ C) Economic abuse
____ D) Blaming
____ E) All of the above - ANSWER- E
Domestic violence and family violence are the same thing
____ True ____ False - ANSWER- False
The following is the correct ordering of the stages in the cycle of domestic
violence: Incident, Tension building, Reconciliation, Calm
____ True ____ False - ANSWER- False
Domestic Violence is usually an individual, isolated event
____ True ____ False - ANSWER- B
Substance abuse:
____ A) May serve as a dis-inhibitor for the parent
____ B) Can lead to illegal activity
____ C) Can drain family resources
____ D) May impair child caring behaviors
____ E) All of the above - ANSWER- E
According to Administrative Code, a specific type of injury or harm to a child is
a/an
____ A) Maltreatment
____ B) Finding
____ C) Allegation
____ D) Intake
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____ E) Indicator - ANSWER- A
Which is NOT a Special Condition Referral?
____ A) Human Trafficking
____ B) Caregiver unavailable
____ C) Foster care referral
____ D) Child on child sexual abuse
____ E) Both A and D - ANSWER- A
What tool provides a description of and factors to consider for each specific
maltreatment?
____ A) Hotline Intake
____ B) Family Functioning Assessment
____ C) Case Plan
____ D) Child Maltreatment Index
____ E) Safety Plan - ANSWER- D
Which of the following are examples of long term impacts of trauma?
____ A) Childhood developmental delays
____ B) higher rates of adolescence delinquency
____ C) Increases in adult psychiatric problems
____ D) higher rates of adolescence drug and alcohol use
____ E) All of the above - ANSWER- E
What does ACE stand for?
____ A) Adverse Childhood Experiences
____ B) Advanced Cognitive Exercises
____ C) Advanced Cognitive Experiences
____ D) Adverse Cognitive Experiences
____ E) Adverse Childhood Exposure - ANSWER- A
Complex trauma exposures involve the following
____ A) Simultaneous occurrence of child maltreatment
____ B) Sequential occurrence of child maltreatment
____ C) None of the above
____ D) Both A and B - ANSWER- D
When a child is exposed to chronic trauma and stress there are significant impacts
to their brain development. ____ True ____ False - ANSWER- A
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Which standard of proof means "the judge has enough evidence to create the belief
that significant impairment to the child's safety may occur if the child is left in the
home?"
____ A) Clear and Convincing Evidence
____ B) Substantial Compliance
____ C) Preponderance of the Evidence
____ D) Probable Cause
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- D
Which are the following is a type of trauma
____ A) Terrorism
____ B) Physical Abuse
____ C) Natural Disaster
____ D) Sexual Abuse
____ E) All of the above - ANSWER- E
If you speak to a child on the telephone and enter a face-to-face contact in FSFN,
you have
____ A) Falsified records
____ B) Recorded a client contact
____ C) Commenced an intake
____ D) Violated confidentiality
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- A
Any willful or threatening act that results in physical, mental or sexual injury or
harm to a child is considered:
____ A) Abuse
____ B) Neglect
____ C) Harm
____ D) Abandonment - ANSWER- A
A child who is being deprived of or is allowed to be deprived of necessary food,
clothing, shelter, or medical treatment may be a victim of
____ A) Abuse
____ B) Neglect
____ C) Harm
____ D) Abandonment - ANSWER- B
What is the requirement of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act?
____ A) Allows agencies to remove children without reasonable efforts
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____ B) Places the burden on the parents to prove the abuse did not occur
____ C) Mandates minimum timeframes that children must remain in out-of-home
care prior to return
____ D) Mandates agencies to demonstrate reasonable efforts prior to removing a
child
____ E) Both A and C - ANSWER- D
What are the legislative goals for dependent children?
____ A) Safety, permanency and well-being
____ B) Safety, preservation and reunification
____ C) Stability, preservation and reunification
____ D) Stability, permanence and well-being
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- A
What is the most common maltreatment among infants?
____ A) Abandonment
____ B) Neglect
____ C) Abuse
____ D) All the above
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- B
The three developmental domains for children are
____ A) Cognitive, Physical, and Social-Emotional
____ B) Education, Learning, and Play
____ C) Ages, Stages, and Development
____ D) Heredity, Environment, and Cognition
____ E) None of the above. - ANSWER- A
The four ages and stages of child development are
____ A) Birth, Baby, Child, Teen
____ B) Baby, Pre-school, Pre-Teen, Teen
____ C) Birth to 3, Pre-School, School Age, Adolescence.
____ D) Birth, School, Teen, Adult
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- C
What is the primary basis for ongoing case management intervention?
____ A) The parents want services
____ B) Parents' protective capacities are diminished and they are requesting help
____ C) Children are unsafe due to impending danger and diminished protective
capacities
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____ D) A and B
____ E) B and C - ANSWER- C
Present Danger can occur at any time. ____ True ____ False - ANSWER- True
Assessing is
____ A) Timely
____ B) A one-time occurrence to complete the Family Functioning Assessment
____ C) Continual and dynamic
____ D) Record based information collection
____ E) Completed without the family - ANSWER- C
This danger threat is primarily only used at present danger and rarely should be
considered for impending danger
____ A) Child has serious illness or injury (indicative of child abuse) that is
unexplained, or explanations are inconsistent with the illness or injury.
____ B) Other.
____ C) Parent/Legal Guardian/Caregiver is not meeting the child's essential
medical needs and the child is /has already been seriously harmed or will likely be
seriously harmed.
____ D) Parent/Legal Guardian/Caregiver is threatening to seriously harm the
child; Parent/Legal Guardian/Caregiver is fearful he/she will seriously harm the
child.
____ E) All danger threats are both present and impending danger threats. -
ANSWER- A
This danger threat requires that you obtain supervisory approval prior to
identifying
____ A) Parent is violent, impulsive, or acting dangerously.
____ B) Household conditions are hazardous
____ C) Parent intentionally and willfully acted to cause injuries to the child
____ D) Other
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- C
There are _____ Danger Threats
____ A) 8
____ B) 12
____ C) 5
____ D) 20
____ E) 11 - ANSWER- E
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The initial risk assessment is completed?
____ A) When the hotline is received by the CPI.
____ B) For each parent, regardless of their household.
____ C) Only when children are safe.
____ D) At the conclusion of the family functioning assessment-Investigation
____ E) At any time during the assessment. - ANSWER- D
The focus of the family functioning assessment is?
____ A) The household where alleged maltreatment has occurred. ____ B) The
biological parents.
____ C) Wherever the child is at the time of the hotline report.
____ D) The residence of the parents.
____ E) There is no focus for the family functioning assessment. - ANSWER- A
The purpose of the Family Functioning Assessment is?
____ A) To determine if children are in present danger.
____ B) To identify the parents caregiver protective capacities.
____ C) To identify families where children are unsafe and are in need of ongoing
services.
____ D) To develop case plan outcomes.
____ E) To identify the risk level of families. - ANSWER- C
With an 8 year old child, which of the following introductions is appropriate?
____ A) I'm here to talk to you about your father hitting your mother ____ B)
Why do you think I'm here?
____ C) My job is to work with children and their families.
____ D) I'm here to make sure you're safe - ANSWER- C
Cultural dynamics of the family can change as the child develops and matures
____ True
____ False - ANSWER- True
Cultural sensitivity means
____ A) You should recognize the perspective of the family so you can help them
adjust their communication style to fit your own.
____ B) Be willing to learn about other cultures so that you can compare and
contrast them to your own cultural beliefs
____ C) Be aware of cultural differences within family dynamics
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____ D) Understand and value their perspective but treat the case like any other
case - ANSWER- C
What are the some of the mental illnesses you may encounter as a child welfare
professional?
____ A) Anxiety Disorders
____ B) Schizophrenia
____ C) Mood disorders
____ D) A and C
____ E) All of the above - ANSWER- E
Family dynamics are
____ A) Patterns of relating
____ B) Interactions between family members
____ C) Families beliefs
____ D) Family's value system
____ E) A and B - ANSWER- E
Developmental disability is
____ A) Cognitive disability
____ B) Severe disability
____ C) Chronic disability
____ D) A and B
____ E) All of the above - ANSWER- E
People with limited cognitive functioning are more reliant on
____ A) Abstract thinking
____ B) Concrete thinking
____ C) Critical thinking
____ D) Literal thinking
____ E) B and D - ANSWER- E
Least Intrusive means
____ A) We only ask questions that pertain to the incident of alleged maltreatment
____ B) We do not remove children from their homes
____ C) We intervene to protect children in ways that produce the least amount of
interference into a family's life as possible
____ D) When removal is necessary, only placing children in foster care -
ANSWER- C
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Risk of maltreatment means
____ A) Likelihood of future maltreatment when compared with other families
with similar characteristics
____ B) Potential severity of abuse or neglect without intervention ____ C) Lack
of protective factors which make the child unsafe and in need of intervention
____ D) Children are unsafe and in need of intervention, either through a safety
plan or case management
____ E) Case must be opened in order to protect the child - ANSWER- A
Sufficient information
____ A) Gives us a full picture
____ B) Tells us everything about a family
____ C) Is relevant to the particular information domain to most accurately inform
the safety determination.
____ D) A and B
____ E) A and C - ANSWER- E
Engaging is considered an essential worker skill _
___ A) Only for case managers.
____ B) When families are cooperative
____ C) For both CPIs and Case Managers
____ D) Is optional
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- C
During preparation for conducting the Family Functioning Assessment- Ongoing,
case manager:
____ A) Reviews the CPI Family Functioning Assessment
____ B) Lists what case plan tasks to discuss with family during introduction
____ C) Obtains consultation with supervisor
____ D) A and B
____ E) A and C - ANSWER- E
Which characteristic of a child is most associated with vulnerability to present and
impending danger?
____ A) Calm
____ B) Dependence
____ C) Peer interaction problems
____ D) Assertive
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____ E) Highly visible - ANSWER- B
Caregiver protective capacities are:
____ A) Family resources
____ B) General parenting practices including discipline and knowledge of child
development
____ C) Parenting protective factors
____ D) Parenting styles which support a child's growth and development through
the critical milestones of the child's life and into adulthood
____ E) Personal and parenting behaviors, cognitive, and emotional characteristics
which are specifically and directly associated with protecting one's child(ren) -
ANSWER- E
Which of the following best defines impending danger?
____ A) A child being in a state of danger due to parent/caregiver behaviors,
attitudes, motives, emotions and/or situations which poses a specific threat of
severe harm to a child
____ B) An immediate, significant, and clearly observable family condition that is
actively occurring or in process of occurring at the point of contact with a family
and will likely result in serious harm to a child, therefore requiring a prompt CPS
response
____ C) Negative family conditions and/or circumstances that place a child 'at
risk' of maltreatment
____ D) The point at which a negative family condition gets worse ____ E) It is
the same as present danger - ANSWER- A
Following completion of a Family Functioning Assessment-Investigation, which
cases will be required to be opened for Case Management services?
____ A) Cases in which children are determined unsafe regardless of the level of
risk
____ B) Cases in which children are determined safe but there is low risk
____ C) Cases in which children are determined safe but there is high risk
____ D) A and B
____ E) A and C - ANSWER- A
In which information domain does the following information belong? Gina gets
angry at her one year old daughter, Brandi, for wetting the bed. Gina says Brandi
has been potty trained since she was less than 9 months old and "she knows better."
____ A) Extent of maltreatment
____ B) Surrounding circumstances of maltreatment
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____ C) Adult Functioning
____ D) Parenting Discipline
____ E) Parenting General - ANSWER- E
In which information domain do we describe the caregiver's explanation of how
the child was injured?
____ A) Extent of Maltreatment
____ B) Surrounding Circumstances of Maltreatment
____ C) Child Functioning
____ D) Adult Functioning
____ E) Parenting Discipline - ANSWER- B
What is the purpose of a safety plan?
____ A) Control for danger
____ B) Have parents promise to keep their children safe
____ C) Remove children from home
____ D) Make sure every family has a plan at first contact
____ E) A and B - ANSWER- A
Which of the following is not part of the danger threshold criteria? ____ A)
Vulnerable Child
____ B) Imminence
____ C) Severity
____ D) Observable
____ E) High Risk - ANSWER- E (OOSIV)
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Danger
Threats and risk factors?
____ A) All risk factors are Danger Threats, but not all Danger Threats are risk
factors
____ B) All Danger Threats have risk factors, but not all risk factors are Danger
Threats
____ C) Danger Threats are unrelated to risk factors
____ D) Three risk factors equal one Danger
____ E) None of the above - ANSWER- B
How often should pictures be taken of children in care - ANSWER- Every year for
children 5 and older, every 6 months for children under 5
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How many days after shelter does a child on Psychotropic meds need to see a
doctor - ANSWER- 28 days
How many days do you have to take a children 3 and up to get fingerprints -
ANSWER- 15 days
What does SACWIS stand for and what is it the equivalent of in FL - ANSWERStatewide Automated Child Welfare Information System, in FL it is called FSFN
If a child is missing how often must FSFN be updated - ANSWER- Every 7 days
All Case Notes must be entered into Chrono (FSFN/Case File) in how many days -
ANSWER- 2 days/48 hours
What is Q.P.I. - ANSWER- Quality Parenting Initiative, Bio and foster parents
come together to be involved in activities for the child, this is also called coparenting.
What is the QSR - ANSWER- Review done by QA of all of the CM files
What must happen for a family to be awarded Relative Caregiver Funds -
ANSWER- Child must be adjudicated dependent. family must agree to help with
reunification, family must be willing to keep child long term, must be family
within the 5th degree
What assessments are included in outcomes? - ANSWER- CBHA, FFA-O, and
assessments done by professionals working with the family
Who is responsible for the Child Resource Records(CRR or RED BOOK) and in
how many days must the caregivers be given the CRR - ANSWER- The CM is
responsible for the CRR and making sure it is up to date and that it follows the
child through all of their placements. The CM had 72 hours to give the CRR to the
caregiver.
What is the purpose of the homestudy? - ANSWER- Assess the safety of the home
for the child
If a CM is promoted and a new CM gets the case where can the new CM look for
child information? - ANSWER- Child Profile
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Who all is involved in Case Planning? - ANSWER- CM, CLS, GAL, Parents, and
the child if age appropriate
How can parents can start service without court approval - ANSWER- with a quick
referral
If you are running late to a home visit you should? - ANSWER- Call and
Reschedule
if you reunify a family and the house is dirty but is safe you should? - ANSWERClose the case anyway
What items do you need to file a missing persons report? - ANSWER- Date of
Birth, Name, and Photo
CBHA referral must be done within how many days - ANSWER- 7 days of shelter
All mental health services must be implemented within how many days? -
ANSWER- 30 days
An initial health care assessment of a child must be done within how many days -
ANSWER- 72 hours
After the age of 3 children must have dental check ups how often? - ANSWEREvery 6 months
What type of staffing must you have after 11 months? - ANSWER- Permanency
Staffing
How many days do you have to file a dependency petition after shelter -
ANSWER- 30 days
How many days do you have to file your case plan after removal - ANSWER- 60
days
How often is a Judicial Review held - ANSWER- Every 6 months
A child in shelter must be seen - ANSWER- Every 7 days
Intakes are named after... - ANSWER- the youngest child on the case
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Quality documentation is... - ANSWER- objective, quantitative, factual, and
relevant
How often do unannounced visits need to occur - ANSWER- Every 90 days
What is the most common form of maltreatment - ANSWER- Neglect
The first choice for child placement after shelter is - ANSWER- Non-Custodial
Parent
Court must review children in residential treatment.... - ANSWER- Ever 90 days
Adoptive placements are supervised for how many days? - ANSWER- 90 days
Child must be registered on the adoption exchange how many days after TPR -
ANSWER- 30 Days
if a parent does not comply with case plan you must - ANSWER- inform CLS and
consult with supervisor to assess risk
What explains the purpose of and requirements for Juvi court hearings? -
ANSWER- FL rules of Juvenile Procedure
What do flex-funds do? - ANSWER- Help with fostering reunification and
preventing removal
Before recommending case closure, you must... - ANSWER- assess for child safety
Case management and safety management have the same following in common -
ANSWER- they both deal in some way with caregiver protective capacities
What are the ongoing family functioning intervention stages - ANSWERPreparation, Introduction, Exploration, and Case Planning
What is the primary basis for ongoing case management intervention? - ANSWERChildren are unsafe due to impending danger and diminished protective capacities
Scaling of caregivers protective capacities is based upon? - ANSWER- A
determination of degree of functioning from limited to extensive
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Do all caregiver protective capacities have to be at an A or B for children to be
considered safe in case management - ANSWER- no, their diminished capacities
only need to be managed so the child is not unsafe
FL law requires diligent search until? - ANSWER- The courts have decided they
do not need to continue
What is the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)? - ANSWER- ICWA is used for
children of Native American descent. The Native American tribe of origin has
jurisdiction over the child welfare case and can intervene and take the child at
anytime. Requires CM to determine if a child is of native american descent, tribes
determines what percentage of blood is needed to prove relation
What is the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act - ANSWER- Fingerprint
based checks for foster and adoptive parents and 2 checks of child abuse
What are the sections in the FFA - ANSWER- Extent of maltreatment,
Circumstances surrounding the maltreatment, Child functioning, Adult
functioning, Parenting general, and Parenting discipline
What is the Multi Ethnic Placement Act? - ANSWER- MEPA prohibits the delay
of placement based on ethnicity and that foster homes and adoptive placements
that must reflect all ethnicities
What are the 3 developmental domains? - ANSWER- Physical, cognitive, and
socio-emotional
How many days does the CM have to implement the Safety Plan after the Case
Transfer Conference? - ANSWER- 5 days
How many safety plans do you need in DV cases - ANSWER- 2. 1 for the survivor
which is confidential, and 1 for the perp which is known to the survivor
TPR Advisory - ANSWER- Informs parties of their rights. Appoints GAL for the
child. Happens immediately after the parties are served with a copy of petition
What are the 5 safety plan analysis questions? - ANSWER- 1. Are the parents
willing to complete an in-home safety plan?
2. Is the home calm and consistent?
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3. Is there a sufficient level and degree of services and resources?
4. Is there a need for professional evaluation before implementing services?
5. Is there a physical location for services to be implemented?
What are the stages of change? - ANSWER- Pre-contemplation, Contemplation,
Preparation, Action, Maintenance, and (sometimes) relapse
What are the 2 types of out of home placement and who is responsible for each -
ANSWER- Emergency: CPI responsible, Planned: CM responsible
What are the 5 Safety Categories? - ANSWER- 1. Behavior Management
2. Crisis Management
3. Social Connection
4. Resource Supports
5. Separation
How often do we make contact with the parents? - ANSWER- Every 30 days and
unannounced every 90 days
How often do we make contact with children? - ANSWER- Every 30 days in
home, every 90 days unannounced, every 7 days while the child is in shelter
When must we make the initial contact with children after Case Transfer
Conference? - ANSWER- within 2 days
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Acts - ANSWERAllows children in P.G. ro receive assistance payments under title 9
How many caregiver protective capacities are there? - ANSWER- 19
What is the Interstate Compact on Placement of Children? - ANSWER- ICPC is
and agreement between states on how children with move between them. The
sending state will have court jurisdiction and the receiving state will be in charge
of visits
What are the permanency goals? - ANSWER- 1. Reunification
2. Adoption
3. Permanent Guardianship
4. Permanent Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative
5. Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement
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What is the Arraignment and when does it happen? - ANSWER- No later than 28
days after shelter hearing or within 7 days of filing dependency petition. Parents
will Admit, Consent, or Deny allegations
What is the CAPTA Re-authorization Act - ANSWER- This created FSFN and
SACWIS. Allows for no reunification in sexual abuse cases, identifies mandated
reporters
What are the developmental stages of children - ANSWER- 0-3, Pre-school, school
age (latency), and adolescence
What is complex trauma - ANSWER- A child's exposure to multiple or prolonged
traumatic events
Child and Family Services Improvement Act - ANSWER- frequent, monthly visits,
well planned visits
When is a safety plan modified - ANSWER- When a new danger threat is
introduced, when less intrusive plan is needed, when the danger threat is
eliminated, or when the in home safety criteria change
What are the 6 protective factors of caregivers - ANSWER- 1. Nurturing and
Attachment
2. Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
3. Parental Resilience
4. Social Connections
5. Concrete Supports
6. Social and Emotion Competence of Children
When is the Progress Update completed? - ANSWER- Every 90 Days or at every
critical juncture
When must permanency be achieved as decided by ASFA - ANSWER- within 12
months
What is the TPR Adjudicatory Hearing and when does it happen? - ANSWERConsiders the elements required for TPR, happens within 45 days of TPR advisory
What standard of evidence is needed for TPR - ANSWER- Clear and Convincing
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What happens at the Adjudicatory Hearing - ANSWER- The dependency of a child
is decided. This hearing happens no later than 30 days after the arraignment or as
soon as possible after the dependency petition is filed
What standard in needed for the Adjudicatory Hearing? - ANSWERPreponderance of Evidence
What is child traumatic grief? - ANSWER- When someone suddenly dies or an
anticipated death.
What is the legal definition of a child (or youth) - ANSWER- unmarried person
under the age of 18 who has not been emancipated by the courts
What are the 4 special conditions referrals? - ANSWER- 1. Parents need assistance
2. Child on Child Sexual Abuse
3. Foster Care Referral
4. Caregiver Unavailable
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act - ANSWER- This created CPS as a
social welfare program
What happens at a Shelter Hearing and when is it held? - ANSWER- This
established probable case that reasonable ground for removal exist, this happens
with in 24 hours of shelter
What standard of evidence is needed for Shelter Hearing? - ANSWER- Probable
Casue
What happens at Disposition and when is it held? - ANSWER- This hearing
reviews the case plan, services, and finalized placement. This happens with in 30
days of the adjudicatory hearing if the parent denies allegations, otherwise it
happens within 15 days of the arraingment
What is childhood traumatic stress? - ANSWER- A psychological reaction that
some children have to a traumatic experience.
What are the 3 levels of childhood traumatic stress? - ANSWER- 1. Acute- Single
Event
2. Chronic- Repeated events
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3. Complex- Multiple types of trauma
What is the preferred order of placements? - ANSWER- 1. Non- Custodial parent
2. Relatives
3. Non Relatives
4. Foster Families
5. Group homes
6. Medical or Therapeutic homes
7. Residential Treatments
Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act - ANSWER- States
must establish protocol for monitoring psychotropic meds and more trauma
informed care
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - ANSWER- safety, well-being, and
permanency. 12 months to permanency. Preserve and reunify families. Do not
delay placement. Safety of the child is our main concern.
What must be used to prevent unnecessary removal and ensure that families' needs
are met? - ANSWER- Reasonable Efforts
What is Immigrant Children Special Juvenile Status - ANSWER- Allows
immigrant children involved in the child welfare system to work, stay in the US,
qualify for tuition, and apply for a green card after 5 years
What is the Predispositional Study, and what is it called now? - ANSWER- The
report created by the CM at the time of dispo. This report will help the judge
decide what services should be contained in the court order, this is now called the
FFA-O
What is the dependency petition? - ANSWER- This describes the social and
environmental factors that, if proved, establish abuse, abandonment, or neglect
What is the shelter review hearing and when is it held? - ANSWER- The parents
are given the opportunity to speak with the judge about reversing the shelter
findings, this must happen within 48 hours of the review request
What is the shelter petition? - ANSWER- This is filed by the CPI, it describes the
social or environmental factors which determine that the child's health would be
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impacted by remaining in the home and declares that reasonable efforts have been
made to find alternative placement
Present danger vs Impending Danger - ANSWER- Present danger is Clearly
Observable, Significant, & Immediate, Impending Danger is Vulnerable Child,
Imminent, Severe, Observable, & Out of Control
What is the relationship between Danger Threats and Risk Factors? - ANSWERAll risk factors are danger threats but not all danger threats are risk factors
What is the purpose of the safety plan? - ANSWER- To control for danger
In which domain would you put the caregivers explanation of how the child was
hurt? - ANSWER- Circumstances surrounding the Maltreatment
What are Caregiver Protective Capacities? - ANSWER- Personal and parenting
behaviors, cognitive, and emotional characteristics which are specifically and
directly associated with protecting one's children
What characteristic of a child is most associated with vulnerability to present and
impending danger? - ANSWER- Dependence
Can present danger occur at anytime? - ANSWER- Yes. Present danger can occur
at anytime during a case
What are the legislative goals for dependent children? - ANSWER- Safety,
Permanency, and Well-Being
What does ACE stand for? - ANSWER- Adverse Childhood Experiences
What tool provides a description of and factors to consider for each specific
maltreatment? - ANSWER- Child Maltreatment Index
Cycle of Domestic Abuse - ANSWER- Tension Building, Incident, Reconciliation,
and Calm
Interviews should go from _____ to ______ - ANSWER- general to specific topics
What is cultural sensitivity? - ANSWER- Being aware of cultural difference and
how they effect family dynamics
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Developmental Disability is... - ANSWER- Chronic, Severe, and Developmental
Least intrusive means... - ANSWER- We intervene to protect children in ways
what produce the least amount of interference into a family's life as possible
Danger Statement - ANSWER- This is the family's perception of why they are
involved in the Child Welfare System.
What are SMART Outcomes? - ANSWER- Specific, Measurable, Attainable,
Reasonable, Timely
What is a Permanency Hearing and when does it occur? - ANSWER- This decides
when the child will achieve permanency or if there is a need to modify the current
goal. This occurs no later than 12 months after removal. Must be held every 12
months for any child in supervision
What is the correct order of court proceedings? - ANSWER- Shelter Hearing,
Arraignment, Adjudicatory Hearing, Disposition, Judicial Review, Permanency
Hearing, TPR Advisory, TPR Adjudicatory Hearing
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