Chapter 13- Child Protective Services
Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following situations does NOT necessarily require an immediate response (i.e., within 2
hours) from CPS?
a. The call concerns the physical abuse of a toddler.
b. The call regards an 11-year-old who has been left home alone.
c. The call is received from the emergency room of a hospital.
d. The call concerns a case of sexual abuse in which the perpetrator lives in the home with the victim.
- CORRECT ANSWER b. The call regards an 1-year-old who has been left home alone
Which of the following pieces of information MUST CPS have in order to investigate a report of child
maltreatment?
a. The name of the alleged victim.
b. The name of the alleged perpetrator.
c. A specific allegation of child abuse/neglect.
d. The address where the child and/or alleged perpetrator live. - CORRECT ANSWER c. A
specific allegation of child abuse/neglect
Which of the following is NOT necessarily considered an "emergency" with respect to CPS response
time (i.e., with 2 hours) following a report of child maltreatment?
a. The report comes from a hospital emergency room.
b. The report is for the physical abuse of a toddler.
c. The report is for the sexual abuse of a child in which the alleged perpetrator lives in the child's
home.
d. The report is provided by a mandated reporter. - CORRECT ANSWER d. The report is
provided by a mandated reporter
Which of the following pieces of Federal legislation requires states to make reasonable efforts to
prevent the removal of children from their parents care?
a. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act
b. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
, c. Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
d. Keeping Children and Families Safe Act - CORRECT ANSWER a. Adoption Assistance and
Child Welfare Act
Which of the following pieces of Federal legislation requires states to make reasonable efforts to
prevent the removal of children from their parents care?
a. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act
b. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
c. Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
d. Keeping Children and Families Safe Act - CORRECT ANSWER c. Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act
According to Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers, which of the following is NOT a
basic philosophical tenet of CPS?
a. A safe a permanent home is best for children.
b. Families who need assistance from CPS are diverse.
c. CPS efforts are most likely to succeed when clients actively participate in the process.
d. When children are placed in out-of-home care, permanency planning should be developed slowly. -
CORRECT ANSWER d. When children are placed in out-of-home care, permanency planning
should be developed slowly
The principle that a child's ideal living environment is one that will be long-lasting and stable is
known as
a. permanency.
b. continuity.
c. family preservation.
d. family reunification. - CORRECT ANSWER a. permanency
. The principle that a child's ideal living environment is one that should be disrupted as little as
possible is known as
a. permanency.
b. continuity.
c. family preservation.
Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following situations does NOT necessarily require an immediate response (i.e., within 2
hours) from CPS?
a. The call concerns the physical abuse of a toddler.
b. The call regards an 11-year-old who has been left home alone.
c. The call is received from the emergency room of a hospital.
d. The call concerns a case of sexual abuse in which the perpetrator lives in the home with the victim.
- CORRECT ANSWER b. The call regards an 1-year-old who has been left home alone
Which of the following pieces of information MUST CPS have in order to investigate a report of child
maltreatment?
a. The name of the alleged victim.
b. The name of the alleged perpetrator.
c. A specific allegation of child abuse/neglect.
d. The address where the child and/or alleged perpetrator live. - CORRECT ANSWER c. A
specific allegation of child abuse/neglect
Which of the following is NOT necessarily considered an "emergency" with respect to CPS response
time (i.e., with 2 hours) following a report of child maltreatment?
a. The report comes from a hospital emergency room.
b. The report is for the physical abuse of a toddler.
c. The report is for the sexual abuse of a child in which the alleged perpetrator lives in the child's
home.
d. The report is provided by a mandated reporter. - CORRECT ANSWER d. The report is
provided by a mandated reporter
Which of the following pieces of Federal legislation requires states to make reasonable efforts to
prevent the removal of children from their parents care?
a. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act
b. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
, c. Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
d. Keeping Children and Families Safe Act - CORRECT ANSWER a. Adoption Assistance and
Child Welfare Act
Which of the following pieces of Federal legislation requires states to make reasonable efforts to
prevent the removal of children from their parents care?
a. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act
b. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
c. Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
d. Keeping Children and Families Safe Act - CORRECT ANSWER c. Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act
According to Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers, which of the following is NOT a
basic philosophical tenet of CPS?
a. A safe a permanent home is best for children.
b. Families who need assistance from CPS are diverse.
c. CPS efforts are most likely to succeed when clients actively participate in the process.
d. When children are placed in out-of-home care, permanency planning should be developed slowly. -
CORRECT ANSWER d. When children are placed in out-of-home care, permanency planning
should be developed slowly
The principle that a child's ideal living environment is one that will be long-lasting and stable is
known as
a. permanency.
b. continuity.
c. family preservation.
d. family reunification. - CORRECT ANSWER a. permanency
. The principle that a child's ideal living environment is one that should be disrupted as little as
possible is known as
a. permanency.
b. continuity.
c. family preservation.
