Child Welfare Certification Questions with Correct Answers

Dependency Petition Correct Answer Court ordered services due to no change in action or child's safety is at risk Shelter Petition Correct Answer Attempt to remove child from care giver and be placed elsewhere ASFA-Adoption and Safe Family Act of 1997 Correct Answer Reach permanency within 1 year from removal ICWA-Indian Child Welfare Act Correct Answer If family is a part of an Indian tribe then CPI will have to get with legal to see if the tribe will handle the allegations of if CPI will move forward with the investigation MEPA-Multi Ethnic Placement Act Correct Answer This act does not allow a child to be held back from placement or permanency based on the child's race, gender, religion etc. 4 Work Principles-Principle 1 Correct Answer The health and safety of the child is the top priority 4 Work Principles-Principle 2 Correct Answer Work as partners with the families: Respect them, engage them etc. 4 Work Principles-Principle 3 Correct Answer Always begin with the least intrusive actions that are possible and reasonable. Be objective and keep the child's safety in the forefront of your mind 4 Work Principles-Principle 4 Correct Answer Prevention and intervention should result in protecting children and supporting families Practice Model Correct Answer 1. Hotline 2. CPI FFA 3. Ongoing Family Functioning 4. Safety plan and case plan evaluation 5. Anticipated intervention FFA-6 Domains Correct Answer 1. Maltreatment 2. Circumstances surrounding the circumstances 3. Child functioning 4. Adult Functioning 5. General Parenting 6. Parent Discipline Approach Least Intrusive Correct Answer The combination of interventions that will be the most effective, cause the least disruption to the child and family's normal routines and will e aligned to the fullest extent feasible with the family's references, culture and values Caregiver Protective Capacities Correct Answer The personal and caregiving behavioral, cognitive and emotional characteristics that specifically and directly can be associated with being protective to one's children. When the caregivers responsible are able to effectively manage negative family conditions in the home for the long term, the child is safe. Protective capacities are personal qualities or characteristics that contribute to vigilant child protection 3 Protective Capacity Areas Correct Answer 1. Cognitive 2. Behavioral 3. Emotional Legal definition of the term child Correct Answer Chapter 39, Florida Statutes: o "any unmarried person under the age of 18 years who has not been emancipated by order of the court" o The terms child and youth are interchangeable Present Danger Correct Answer Usually identified at initial contact, however can occur during the course of an investigation or while the family is receiving case management services . Serious harm will result without prompt investigation and/or case manager response Define Impending Danger Correct Answer • Child living or being in a position of continual or pervasive danger. • Threats are not immediate, obvious or active at the onset of investigation. • Are identified and understood upon gathering sufficient family functioning information. Factors of Impending Danger Correct Answer 1. Imminent 2. Out of Control 3. Vulnerable Child 4. Observable 5. Severity What is the most common maltreatment reported? Correct Answer Neglect - especially in infants Three-Tiered Hierarchy of Safety Correct Answer • Core Level: o Physical safety: a child is not at risk of injury or threats of injury. • Second level: o Social safety: refers to an interpersonal sense of the child being safe from verbal abuse, verbal threats or teasing. • Last level: o Emotional safety: you have an internal sense of being safe. What is trauma Correct Answer Trauma is an emotional response to an event. The emotional response is intense, distressing and/or painful and can overwhelm your