INTACT SPECIALTY EXAM 139 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 || GRADED A+
Child and Family Team (CFT) - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to a group of
individuals identified by and with the family
-Members of the team most commonly include: parent(s); child(ren) (when
emotionally and developmentally appropriate); other concerned family members;
concerned persons from the community, including school/daycare staff; the
DCFS/POS Intact Family Services Worker and Supervisor; and service providers
Child Centered Collateral Contacts - CORRECT ANSWER - People who are
identified by the child and individuals who are part of the child's life such as day
care, school, and mental health
Foster Care Candidacy - CORRECT ANSWER - Recognition that one or more
children in an intact family may be at imminent risk of placement into substitute
care if the services outlined in the service plan are unavailable, refused, or
ineffective.
Hand-Off Staffing - CORRECT ANSWER - Meeting that takes place between
the Child Protection Specialist and/or Child Protection Supervisor and the Intact
Family Services Worker and/or Intact Family Supervisor
-Purpose is to provide the Intact Family Services Worker/Supervisor with the
information/documentation necessary to provide the family with adequate services
and interventions
-Will involve a discussion of the safety needs of the child(ren), the dynamics of the
case, the strengths of the family, and the service needs of the family
,Initial Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - -Takes place within first 45 days
of case opening
-Preliminary assessment conducted by Child Protection Specialist/Intact Family
Services Worker
-Consideration shall be given to how to best meet the presenting needs of the
family in light of relevant safety considerations; including, but not limited to,
referral and linkage to various community services as deemed appropriate, Intact
Family Services, or possible court involvement
Intact Family Services Worker - CORRECT ANSWER - A family-centered
change agent who partners with families to use expert knowledge throughout the
decision and goal making processes providing individualized, culturally-
responsive, and relevant services for each family to ensure child safety,
permanency, and well being.
-Assists in mobilizing resources to maximize communication, shared planning, and
collaboration among the several community and/or neighborhood systems that are
directly involved with the family to strengthen the family's capacity to function
effectively
Integrated Assessment (IA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Formal process that
seeks to achieve the identification of the behaviors, conditions, and issues leading
to the child's maltreatment and family's involvement; the child and family's
strengths, supports, and protective factors; and those services needed to achieve
safety, well-being, stability and to prevent out of home placement
Interim Service Agreement - CORRECT ANSWER - -Happens at 1st home
visit
-Review the reasons why the case has been opened first
, -A written agreement developed at the transitional visit with the family and the
Intact Family Services Worker, identifying immediate service needs during the
interim period between first contact and the development of the Family Service
Plan (which shall be completed within 45 days of case opening)
-Should be documented in a Contact Note
Minimum Parenting Standards - CORRECT ANSWER - A parent or other
person responsible for the child's welfare sees that the child is adequately fed,
clothed appropriately for the weather conditions, provided with adequate shelter,
protected from physical, mental, and emotional harm, and provided with necessary
medical care and education as required by law
Protective Factors - CORRECT ANSWER - Aspects of a family's functioning
that when present serve to enhance the safety and well-being of children and when
absent serve to increase the risk to children
-Parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child
development, concrete support in times of need, social and emotional competence,
and healthy parent-child relationships
Relative - CORRECT ANSWER - Any person, 21 years of age or over other
than the parent who:
-is currently related to the child
-is the spouse, or party to a civil union, of such relative
-the child's step-father, step-mother, step-grandmother, step-grandfather, or adult
step-brother or step-sister
-the partner, or adult child of a partner, in a civil union with the child's mother or
father
-a fictive kin
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 || GRADED A+
Child and Family Team (CFT) - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to a group of
individuals identified by and with the family
-Members of the team most commonly include: parent(s); child(ren) (when
emotionally and developmentally appropriate); other concerned family members;
concerned persons from the community, including school/daycare staff; the
DCFS/POS Intact Family Services Worker and Supervisor; and service providers
Child Centered Collateral Contacts - CORRECT ANSWER - People who are
identified by the child and individuals who are part of the child's life such as day
care, school, and mental health
Foster Care Candidacy - CORRECT ANSWER - Recognition that one or more
children in an intact family may be at imminent risk of placement into substitute
care if the services outlined in the service plan are unavailable, refused, or
ineffective.
Hand-Off Staffing - CORRECT ANSWER - Meeting that takes place between
the Child Protection Specialist and/or Child Protection Supervisor and the Intact
Family Services Worker and/or Intact Family Supervisor
-Purpose is to provide the Intact Family Services Worker/Supervisor with the
information/documentation necessary to provide the family with adequate services
and interventions
-Will involve a discussion of the safety needs of the child(ren), the dynamics of the
case, the strengths of the family, and the service needs of the family
,Initial Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - -Takes place within first 45 days
of case opening
-Preliminary assessment conducted by Child Protection Specialist/Intact Family
Services Worker
-Consideration shall be given to how to best meet the presenting needs of the
family in light of relevant safety considerations; including, but not limited to,
referral and linkage to various community services as deemed appropriate, Intact
Family Services, or possible court involvement
Intact Family Services Worker - CORRECT ANSWER - A family-centered
change agent who partners with families to use expert knowledge throughout the
decision and goal making processes providing individualized, culturally-
responsive, and relevant services for each family to ensure child safety,
permanency, and well being.
-Assists in mobilizing resources to maximize communication, shared planning, and
collaboration among the several community and/or neighborhood systems that are
directly involved with the family to strengthen the family's capacity to function
effectively
Integrated Assessment (IA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Formal process that
seeks to achieve the identification of the behaviors, conditions, and issues leading
to the child's maltreatment and family's involvement; the child and family's
strengths, supports, and protective factors; and those services needed to achieve
safety, well-being, stability and to prevent out of home placement
Interim Service Agreement - CORRECT ANSWER - -Happens at 1st home
visit
-Review the reasons why the case has been opened first
, -A written agreement developed at the transitional visit with the family and the
Intact Family Services Worker, identifying immediate service needs during the
interim period between first contact and the development of the Family Service
Plan (which shall be completed within 45 days of case opening)
-Should be documented in a Contact Note
Minimum Parenting Standards - CORRECT ANSWER - A parent or other
person responsible for the child's welfare sees that the child is adequately fed,
clothed appropriately for the weather conditions, provided with adequate shelter,
protected from physical, mental, and emotional harm, and provided with necessary
medical care and education as required by law
Protective Factors - CORRECT ANSWER - Aspects of a family's functioning
that when present serve to enhance the safety and well-being of children and when
absent serve to increase the risk to children
-Parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child
development, concrete support in times of need, social and emotional competence,
and healthy parent-child relationships
Relative - CORRECT ANSWER - Any person, 21 years of age or over other
than the parent who:
-is currently related to the child
-is the spouse, or party to a civil union, of such relative
-the child's step-father, step-mother, step-grandmother, step-grandfather, or adult
step-brother or step-sister
-the partner, or adult child of a partner, in a civil union with the child's mother or
father
-a fictive kin
