Child Welfare/Specialty Exam
How frequently do you participate in supervision? - Answer-Once a month
Critical decision - Answer-Decisions that require your supervisor's input (placement, unsafe CERAP, etc)
Types of Supervision (4) - Answer-educational, supportive, administrative, and clinical
Educational Supervisor - Answer-help the staff learn what they need to know
Supportive Supervision - Answer-creating a positive psychological & physical climate for the staff
Administrative Supervision - Answer-Job performance and how it supports the mission
Clinical Supervision - Answer-any clinical intervention
Child and Family Team Meetings (CFTMs) - Answer-All members of the family and team gather together
to discuss conflicts
- Supervisor is mandatory for some of the meetings
,Timeframes for CFTMS - Answer-- 14 days after Protective custody
- Then a 40 day CFTM from results of the Integrative Assessment
-Then quarterly, 90 days, CFTMs
-You can have a CFTM 30 days before case closure
- Can have a CFTM at any time can be called by the case worker, child, parent, foster caregiver
Integrative assessment - Answer-Background assessment, find out what we need to do for a successful
case closure
(Clinical screener will do this, but Case Worker has to be present)
(Done by the whole family
Timeframe for Integrative Assessment - Answer-Completed in 40 days after Protective Custody
When does the Service Plan need to be completed? - Answer-within 45 days of receiving the case
4 Elements of a Helping Relationship - Answer-Genuineness, Empathy, Respect, Competence
Who can take Protective Custody - Answer-Investigators, physicians/doctors, and police
Four levels of being culturally competent - Answer-attitude, knowledge, skills, and reflection
Attitude - Answer-openness for and appreciation of cultural diversity
Knowledge - Answer-Learning about other's world views, values, norms, and ways of life
, Skills - Answer-Ability to handle situations, to use acquired knowledge appropriately in a helping
relationship
Reflection - Answer-Ability to change perspective and expand one's own frame of reference
ethical dilemma - Answer-A complex situation that often involves an apparent emotional and/or mental
conflict between moral imperatives in which to obey one would result in transgressing another
Full Disclosure - Answer-- Being open and honest (2-Way Communication) with the parents, caregivers
and child
- Candid, complete, consistent
Youth Bill of Rights (12 years+) - Answer-- One of the forms you review with the child the first time
possibly meeting them
- Timeframe: 30 days of child initial placement
- Reviewed every 6 months prior to a ACR
- Resigned annually by the child (12 months)
Culture - Answer-Is the totality of learned behaviors based on:
- Beliefs, values, and assumptions derived from shared experiences
Dual mandate - Answer-Protecting children and supporting families
Order if no reunification is possible - Answer-1. Adoption
2. Guardianship
How frequently do you participate in supervision? - Answer-Once a month
Critical decision - Answer-Decisions that require your supervisor's input (placement, unsafe CERAP, etc)
Types of Supervision (4) - Answer-educational, supportive, administrative, and clinical
Educational Supervisor - Answer-help the staff learn what they need to know
Supportive Supervision - Answer-creating a positive psychological & physical climate for the staff
Administrative Supervision - Answer-Job performance and how it supports the mission
Clinical Supervision - Answer-any clinical intervention
Child and Family Team Meetings (CFTMs) - Answer-All members of the family and team gather together
to discuss conflicts
- Supervisor is mandatory for some of the meetings
,Timeframes for CFTMS - Answer-- 14 days after Protective custody
- Then a 40 day CFTM from results of the Integrative Assessment
-Then quarterly, 90 days, CFTMs
-You can have a CFTM 30 days before case closure
- Can have a CFTM at any time can be called by the case worker, child, parent, foster caregiver
Integrative assessment - Answer-Background assessment, find out what we need to do for a successful
case closure
(Clinical screener will do this, but Case Worker has to be present)
(Done by the whole family
Timeframe for Integrative Assessment - Answer-Completed in 40 days after Protective Custody
When does the Service Plan need to be completed? - Answer-within 45 days of receiving the case
4 Elements of a Helping Relationship - Answer-Genuineness, Empathy, Respect, Competence
Who can take Protective Custody - Answer-Investigators, physicians/doctors, and police
Four levels of being culturally competent - Answer-attitude, knowledge, skills, and reflection
Attitude - Answer-openness for and appreciation of cultural diversity
Knowledge - Answer-Learning about other's world views, values, norms, and ways of life
, Skills - Answer-Ability to handle situations, to use acquired knowledge appropriately in a helping
relationship
Reflection - Answer-Ability to change perspective and expand one's own frame of reference
ethical dilemma - Answer-A complex situation that often involves an apparent emotional and/or mental
conflict between moral imperatives in which to obey one would result in transgressing another
Full Disclosure - Answer-- Being open and honest (2-Way Communication) with the parents, caregivers
and child
- Candid, complete, consistent
Youth Bill of Rights (12 years+) - Answer-- One of the forms you review with the child the first time
possibly meeting them
- Timeframe: 30 days of child initial placement
- Reviewed every 6 months prior to a ACR
- Resigned annually by the child (12 months)
Culture - Answer-Is the totality of learned behaviors based on:
- Beliefs, values, and assumptions derived from shared experiences
Dual mandate - Answer-Protecting children and supporting families
Order if no reunification is possible - Answer-1. Adoption
2. Guardianship
