TX LCPAA EXAM STUDY SET 5
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
What minimum qualifications must all employees meet? - ANS behavior or health status
must not present a danger to children in care, Have a record of a tuberculosis screening, )
Complete a notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form,
What are the requirements for tuberculosis screening? - ANS Be screened before having
contact with children in care,
Can a child-placing agency administrator be an administrator for two residential child-care
operations? - ANS Yes if At least one child-placing agency is managing 25 or fewer foster
homes
What responsibilities must the child-placing agency administrator have? - ANS Have daily
supervision and overall administrative responsibility for all of your offices, Be responsible for or
assign responsibility for: (A) Administering and managing the agency, compliance with licensing
regulations, personnel matters,Administering and managing your approved agency plans
Who must have overall administrative responsibility when the child- placing agency
administrator is absent on a frequent and/or extended basis? - ANS The child-placing agency
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,administrator must designate an employee to be responsible for the overall administration of
the agency while the administrator is absent from the agency on a frequent and/or extended
basis [Medium]. (b) The designee must be a Licensed Child-Placing Agency Administrator
What are the responsibilities of child placement management staff? - ANS Review and
approve: (A) All child placement activities(B) Documentation of supervisory visits for
compliance(C) Investigation findings of minimum standards deficiencies(D) Corrective and
adverse action plans involving foster families(2) Supervise child placement staff,
How do child placement management staff document approval? - ANS eview and approve by
signing and dating
When are child placement management staff required to review and approve restrictions? -
ANS Any restrictions you impose on the child: (A) For more than 30 days that the treatment
director or service planning team has not approved [Medium]; and (B) That continues for more
than 30 days and must be re-evaluated by the child placement management staff(10) Any
restrictions to a particular room or building for more than 24 hours imposed on a child
What are the qualifications that an employee must have to perform child placement activities? -
ANS (1) A master's degree and ) One year of documented full-time work experience in a
child-placing agency, in a residential child-care operation, or as a conservatorship caseworker or
foster adoptive home development worker for the department. (2) A bachelor's degree from an
accredited college or university in social work or other human services field. and (B) One year
working under the direct supervision of child placement management staff. The direct
supervision with the child placement management staff must consist of 10 documented,
monthly, face-to-face, individual, case-related conferences over the year. OR A bachelor's
degree from an accredited college or university. (A) Two years of documented full-time work
experience in a child-placing agency,(B) Two years of working under the direct supervision of
child placement management staff. The direct supervision with the child placement
management staff must consist of 10 documented, monthly, face-to-face, individual, case-
related conferences over each annual period.
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, What are the qualifications an employee must have to perform child placement management
activities? - ANS Option 1: License, Masters Degree in social work and 9 credit hours in
graduate course on family/individual function and One year of documented full-time experience
in a child-placing agency,
Option 2: No license, Masters Degree & 9 hours in family/individual function OR bachelors in
social work & 9 hours - Two years of documented full- time experience in a child-placing agency,
Option 3: ) A bachelor's degree + 9 credit hours & Three years of documented full-time
experience in a child placing agency,
What are the requirements for child placement management staff at a branch office regarding
how many supervision meetings with child placing staff? - ANS You must have a child
placement management staff assigned for each branch office to perform the child-placement
activities [Medium]. (b) Your child placement management staff must have and document at
least 10 monthly supervision conferences per year with a branch-office employee who performs
child- placing activities
What are the requirements for the caseloads of my child placement staff? - ANS There are no
caseload requirements for child placement staff; h
Must I have a treatment director? - ANS You must have a treatment director if you provide
treatment services to 30 or more children at any one time, or to more than 50% of the children
in your care. Your treatment director must be a full-time employee of your agency
What qualifications must a treatment director have who oversees treatment services for
children with intellectual disabilities or children with autism spectrum disorder -
ANS [Medium-High]: (1) Licensed as a psychiatrist, psychologist, professional counselor,
clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or registered nurse; or (2) Certified by the
Texas Education Agency as an education diagnostician, have a master's degree in special
education or a human services field, and have three years of experience
What qualifications must a treatment director have who oversees treatment services for
children with primary medical needs - ANS physician or a licensed registered nurse
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
What minimum qualifications must all employees meet? - ANS behavior or health status
must not present a danger to children in care, Have a record of a tuberculosis screening, )
Complete a notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form,
What are the requirements for tuberculosis screening? - ANS Be screened before having
contact with children in care,
Can a child-placing agency administrator be an administrator for two residential child-care
operations? - ANS Yes if At least one child-placing agency is managing 25 or fewer foster
homes
What responsibilities must the child-placing agency administrator have? - ANS Have daily
supervision and overall administrative responsibility for all of your offices, Be responsible for or
assign responsibility for: (A) Administering and managing the agency, compliance with licensing
regulations, personnel matters,Administering and managing your approved agency plans
Who must have overall administrative responsibility when the child- placing agency
administrator is absent on a frequent and/or extended basis? - ANS The child-placing agency
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,administrator must designate an employee to be responsible for the overall administration of
the agency while the administrator is absent from the agency on a frequent and/or extended
basis [Medium]. (b) The designee must be a Licensed Child-Placing Agency Administrator
What are the responsibilities of child placement management staff? - ANS Review and
approve: (A) All child placement activities(B) Documentation of supervisory visits for
compliance(C) Investigation findings of minimum standards deficiencies(D) Corrective and
adverse action plans involving foster families(2) Supervise child placement staff,
How do child placement management staff document approval? - ANS eview and approve by
signing and dating
When are child placement management staff required to review and approve restrictions? -
ANS Any restrictions you impose on the child: (A) For more than 30 days that the treatment
director or service planning team has not approved [Medium]; and (B) That continues for more
than 30 days and must be re-evaluated by the child placement management staff(10) Any
restrictions to a particular room or building for more than 24 hours imposed on a child
What are the qualifications that an employee must have to perform child placement activities? -
ANS (1) A master's degree and ) One year of documented full-time work experience in a
child-placing agency, in a residential child-care operation, or as a conservatorship caseworker or
foster adoptive home development worker for the department. (2) A bachelor's degree from an
accredited college or university in social work or other human services field. and (B) One year
working under the direct supervision of child placement management staff. The direct
supervision with the child placement management staff must consist of 10 documented,
monthly, face-to-face, individual, case-related conferences over the year. OR A bachelor's
degree from an accredited college or university. (A) Two years of documented full-time work
experience in a child-placing agency,(B) Two years of working under the direct supervision of
child placement management staff. The direct supervision with the child placement
management staff must consist of 10 documented, monthly, face-to-face, individual, case-
related conferences over each annual period.
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, What are the qualifications an employee must have to perform child placement management
activities? - ANS Option 1: License, Masters Degree in social work and 9 credit hours in
graduate course on family/individual function and One year of documented full-time experience
in a child-placing agency,
Option 2: No license, Masters Degree & 9 hours in family/individual function OR bachelors in
social work & 9 hours - Two years of documented full- time experience in a child-placing agency,
Option 3: ) A bachelor's degree + 9 credit hours & Three years of documented full-time
experience in a child placing agency,
What are the requirements for child placement management staff at a branch office regarding
how many supervision meetings with child placing staff? - ANS You must have a child
placement management staff assigned for each branch office to perform the child-placement
activities [Medium]. (b) Your child placement management staff must have and document at
least 10 monthly supervision conferences per year with a branch-office employee who performs
child- placing activities
What are the requirements for the caseloads of my child placement staff? - ANS There are no
caseload requirements for child placement staff; h
Must I have a treatment director? - ANS You must have a treatment director if you provide
treatment services to 30 or more children at any one time, or to more than 50% of the children
in your care. Your treatment director must be a full-time employee of your agency
What qualifications must a treatment director have who oversees treatment services for
children with intellectual disabilities or children with autism spectrum disorder -
ANS [Medium-High]: (1) Licensed as a psychiatrist, psychologist, professional counselor,
clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or registered nurse; or (2) Certified by the
Texas Education Agency as an education diagnostician, have a master's degree in special
education or a human services field, and have three years of experience
What qualifications must a treatment director have who oversees treatment services for
children with primary medical needs - ANS physician or a licensed registered nurse
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