CWCM Exam Questions and Verified Answers Graded A+ 2026/27
-This govern how attorneys within DCF's Children's Legal Services operate and guide attorneys
on courtroom procedures in dependency cases. - The Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
Impending Danger Threshold: - · Out of Control
· Observable
· Severity
· Imminence
· Vulnerable Child
________is a guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair, that one will be given notice of
proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before one's life, liberty or property is taken away. -
Due Process
The statute establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines -
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
Indian Child Welfare Act protects Native American heritage under federal law
True or False - True
This statute notes Placement of a dependent child under court jurisdiction from one state into
another state without the approval of the recieveing state Compact Administrator is an illegal
child placement and violation that may be subject to penalties. - Interstate Compact for the
Placement Of Children
,Florida statute 39 states that children should be protected from - abandonment, abuse,
exploitation and neglect
The three developmental domains for children are: - Cognitive, Physical, and Emotional
The Four ages and stages of child development are: - Birth to 3, Pre-School, School age,
Adolescence
What standard of proofs is needed at the Shelter Hearing? - Probable cause
When working with a family who has agreed to get help on a voluntary basis, instead of taking
the family to court is consider? - Least intrusive
This term is used in Florida Child Welfare to denote a child has been legally removed from his or
her parent or legal guardian's care, and a court has sanctioned such action with an "order"
maintaining that temporary removal removal of legal custody is justified. - Shelter
One purpose as a child welfare system is to identify whether a child is in danger and at risk of
future harm.
True or False - True
,What provides information about the maltreatment, the circumstances surrounding the
maltreatment, child functioning, and family approach to parenting and discipline. - Family
Functioning Assessment (FFA)
A Maltreatment is defined as a behavior that is harmful and destructive to a child's cognitive,
social, emotional or physical development.
True or False - True
This is when a child is deprived of or is allowed to be deprived of necessary food, clothing,
shelter or medical treatment, or a child is permitted to live in an environment when such
deprivation or environment causes the child's physical, mental or emotional health to be
significantly impaired or to be in danger of being significantly impaired. - Neglect
Chronic neglect is during times of crises and the parent caregiver has the ability to cope but is
temporarily overwhelmed.
True or False - False (Situational Neglect)
This is any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental or sexual abuse,
injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause a child's physical, mental or emotional health to be
significantly impaired. - Abuse
Which is a Mandatory referral to Child Protection Team (CPT)?
a) Any sexually transmitted disease in a prepubescent child.
b) Bruises anywhere on a child 5 years of age or younger.
c) Reported medical neglect of a child.
, d) Reported malnutrition or failure of a child to thrive.
e) All the above - e) All the above
What are the five sexual abuse phases? - Engagement, Sexual Interactions, secrecy,
Disclosure, and Suppression.
The Father of a 13-year-old girl has been touching his daughter's breasts over her clothes. The
13-year-old tell her best girlfriend, who tell her mother, who calls the Hotline. - Sexual
molestation
An anonymous caller reports that an 11-year-old boy is watching his 25-year-old aunt undress
and masturbate himself. She lives in the home and leaves the door of her bedroom open when his
parents are away and encourages him to watch. - Sexual exploitation
A mother is reported for taking her 2-year-old daughter's temperature anally when she is
feverish. The mother explained that her daughter was so fussy that she could not put the
thermometer in her mouth to get her temperature orally.
a) Sexual molestation
b) Sexual battery
c) Sexual exploitation
d) Sexual Abuse child on child
e) Not sexual abuse - e) Not sexual abuse
-This govern how attorneys within DCF's Children's Legal Services operate and guide attorneys
on courtroom procedures in dependency cases. - The Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
Impending Danger Threshold: - · Out of Control
· Observable
· Severity
· Imminence
· Vulnerable Child
________is a guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair, that one will be given notice of
proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before one's life, liberty or property is taken away. -
Due Process
The statute establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines -
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
Indian Child Welfare Act protects Native American heritage under federal law
True or False - True
This statute notes Placement of a dependent child under court jurisdiction from one state into
another state without the approval of the recieveing state Compact Administrator is an illegal
child placement and violation that may be subject to penalties. - Interstate Compact for the
Placement Of Children
,Florida statute 39 states that children should be protected from - abandonment, abuse,
exploitation and neglect
The three developmental domains for children are: - Cognitive, Physical, and Emotional
The Four ages and stages of child development are: - Birth to 3, Pre-School, School age,
Adolescence
What standard of proofs is needed at the Shelter Hearing? - Probable cause
When working with a family who has agreed to get help on a voluntary basis, instead of taking
the family to court is consider? - Least intrusive
This term is used in Florida Child Welfare to denote a child has been legally removed from his or
her parent or legal guardian's care, and a court has sanctioned such action with an "order"
maintaining that temporary removal removal of legal custody is justified. - Shelter
One purpose as a child welfare system is to identify whether a child is in danger and at risk of
future harm.
True or False - True
,What provides information about the maltreatment, the circumstances surrounding the
maltreatment, child functioning, and family approach to parenting and discipline. - Family
Functioning Assessment (FFA)
A Maltreatment is defined as a behavior that is harmful and destructive to a child's cognitive,
social, emotional or physical development.
True or False - True
This is when a child is deprived of or is allowed to be deprived of necessary food, clothing,
shelter or medical treatment, or a child is permitted to live in an environment when such
deprivation or environment causes the child's physical, mental or emotional health to be
significantly impaired or to be in danger of being significantly impaired. - Neglect
Chronic neglect is during times of crises and the parent caregiver has the ability to cope but is
temporarily overwhelmed.
True or False - False (Situational Neglect)
This is any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental or sexual abuse,
injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause a child's physical, mental or emotional health to be
significantly impaired. - Abuse
Which is a Mandatory referral to Child Protection Team (CPT)?
a) Any sexually transmitted disease in a prepubescent child.
b) Bruises anywhere on a child 5 years of age or younger.
c) Reported medical neglect of a child.
, d) Reported malnutrition or failure of a child to thrive.
e) All the above - e) All the above
What are the five sexual abuse phases? - Engagement, Sexual Interactions, secrecy,
Disclosure, and Suppression.
The Father of a 13-year-old girl has been touching his daughter's breasts over her clothes. The
13-year-old tell her best girlfriend, who tell her mother, who calls the Hotline. - Sexual
molestation
An anonymous caller reports that an 11-year-old boy is watching his 25-year-old aunt undress
and masturbate himself. She lives in the home and leaves the door of her bedroom open when his
parents are away and encourages him to watch. - Sexual exploitation
A mother is reported for taking her 2-year-old daughter's temperature anally when she is
feverish. The mother explained that her daughter was so fussy that she could not put the
thermometer in her mouth to get her temperature orally.
a) Sexual molestation
b) Sexual battery
c) Sexual exploitation
d) Sexual Abuse child on child
e) Not sexual abuse - e) Not sexual abuse
