TX LCPAA Exam Study Set 5 EXAM QUESTIONS
And CORRECT Answers
What minimum qualifications must all employees meet? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS Be screened
before having contact with children in care,
Can a child-placing agency administrator be an administrator for two residential child-care
operations? - CORRECT ANSWERS Yes if At least one child-placing agency is managing 25
or fewer foster homes
What responsibilities must the child-placing agency administrator have? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS The
child-placing agency 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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS eview and approve by signing and dating
When are child placement management staff required to review and approve restrictions? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 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? -
CORRECT ANSWERS (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.
What are the qualifications an employee must have to perform child placement management
activities? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS There are no caseload requirements for child placement staff; h
Must I have a treatment director? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS [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 - CORRECT ANSWERS physician or a licensed
registered nurse
What qualifications must a treatment director have who oversees treatment services for
children with emotional disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS ) Be a psychiatrist or psychologist;
(2) Have a master's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university
and three years of experience providing treatment services for children with an emotional
disorder, including one year in a residential setting; or (3) Be a licensed master social worker, a
And CORRECT Answers
What minimum qualifications must all employees meet? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS Be screened
before having contact with children in care,
Can a child-placing agency administrator be an administrator for two residential child-care
operations? - CORRECT ANSWERS Yes if At least one child-placing agency is managing 25
or fewer foster homes
What responsibilities must the child-placing agency administrator have? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS The
child-placing agency 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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS eview and approve by signing and dating
When are child placement management staff required to review and approve restrictions? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 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? -
CORRECT ANSWERS (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.
What are the qualifications an employee must have to perform child placement management
activities? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS There are no caseload requirements for child placement staff; h
Must I have a treatment director? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS [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 - CORRECT ANSWERS physician or a licensed
registered nurse
What qualifications must a treatment director have who oversees treatment services for
children with emotional disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS ) Be a psychiatrist or psychologist;
(2) Have a master's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university
and three years of experience providing treatment services for children with an emotional
disorder, including one year in a residential setting; or (3) Be a licensed master social worker, a
