Which of the following is not part of the danger threat threshold criteria?
A)vulnerable child
B) imminence
C) severity
D) observable
E) high risk - ANSWER high risk
Which of the following statements best describes the definition of Present Dangers and
Impending Dangers?
A) present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger is imminent
B) present danger is immediate but not observable; impending danger is pending reports
C) present danger is imminent but not observable; impending danger is immediate and
significant
D) present danger is imminent, significant, and observable; impending danger is the risk of
maltreatment
E) present danger is immediate and significant; impending danger is also immediate but not
significant - ANSWER present danger is immediate, significant, and observable;
impending danger is imminent
declares that the child's safety must be paramount concern
requires:
-preserve and reunify families (without jeopardizing child safety)
-place child in timely manner
-finalize permanent placement within 12 month
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,Safety, Permanency, Well-being - ANSWER Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
sending state retains court jurisdiction during placement to ensure that the child can return,
if necessary, and are financially responsible for the child for child if other financial assistance
is not available
must have approval of receiving state Compact Administrator - ANSWER Interstate
Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to the race,
color, or national origin of the school or the foster/adoptive parents - ANSWER Multi Etch
Placement Act (MEPA)
tribal court may have control over the case
chief of tribe determines eligibility depending on % of blood
DCF and providers have no authority on land unless signed agreement to the contrary
legal standard is higher than for other removals - ANSWER Indian Child Welfare Act
(ICWA)
a federal law that assists certain undocumented children in obtaining legal permanent
residency
typically granted to children in dependency court who are placed in foster care - ANSWER
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
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,sets national minimum standards for key activities within states' child welfare (licensed out-
of-home care) systems
apples to all children in out-of-home placements who have not achieved permanency
requires that case plans develop permanency goals and are reviewed every six months to
ensure goals are revised and updated - ANSWER Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare
Act (ASFA)
requires states to develop and implement a plan for oversight oversight and coordination of
health care services for any child in foster care to include the outline of: monitoring and
treatment of emotional trauma associated with a child's maltreatment and removal from
home
requires month caseworkers visits to children in out-of-home care - ANSWER Child and
Family Service Improvement and Innovative Act
seeks to screen in cases where reported information indicates that maltreatment may have
occurred and/or there are indications that may be unsafe due to present or impending
danger determine response times - ANSWER Hotline Assessment
collect information related to maltreatment, the surrounding circumstances, child
functioning, adult functioning, parenting general, and discipline.
determine impending danger and diminished caregiver protective capacities.
establish sufficient safety plans - ANSWER CPI Family Functioning Assessment
engage caregivers to facilitate change
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, discuss reason for case opening and develop "danger statement" - ANSWER Ongoing
Family Functioning
the definition of a safe child is that
A)There are no impending danger threats to child
B)The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
C)There is a child who is vulnerable to impending danger
D)A or B
E)B or C - ANSWER BOTH A AND B
-There are no impending danger threats to child
-The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
the following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger
A)An infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
B)A caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child
C)It is discovered that a caregiver has a criminal record relating to domestic violence
D) A and B
E) A and C - ANSWER BOTH A AND B
-an infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
-a caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Danger Threats
and risk factors?
A) all risk factors are Danger Threats, but not Danger Threats are risk factors
B) all danger threats are risk factors, but not all risk factors are danger threats.
C) danger threats are unrelated to risk factors
D) three risk factors equal one danger
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A)vulnerable child
B) imminence
C) severity
D) observable
E) high risk - ANSWER high risk
Which of the following statements best describes the definition of Present Dangers and
Impending Dangers?
A) present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger is imminent
B) present danger is immediate but not observable; impending danger is pending reports
C) present danger is imminent but not observable; impending danger is immediate and
significant
D) present danger is imminent, significant, and observable; impending danger is the risk of
maltreatment
E) present danger is immediate and significant; impending danger is also immediate but not
significant - ANSWER present danger is immediate, significant, and observable;
impending danger is imminent
declares that the child's safety must be paramount concern
requires:
-preserve and reunify families (without jeopardizing child safety)
-place child in timely manner
-finalize permanent placement within 12 month
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,Safety, Permanency, Well-being - ANSWER Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
sending state retains court jurisdiction during placement to ensure that the child can return,
if necessary, and are financially responsible for the child for child if other financial assistance
is not available
must have approval of receiving state Compact Administrator - ANSWER Interstate
Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to the race,
color, or national origin of the school or the foster/adoptive parents - ANSWER Multi Etch
Placement Act (MEPA)
tribal court may have control over the case
chief of tribe determines eligibility depending on % of blood
DCF and providers have no authority on land unless signed agreement to the contrary
legal standard is higher than for other removals - ANSWER Indian Child Welfare Act
(ICWA)
a federal law that assists certain undocumented children in obtaining legal permanent
residency
typically granted to children in dependency court who are placed in foster care - ANSWER
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
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,sets national minimum standards for key activities within states' child welfare (licensed out-
of-home care) systems
apples to all children in out-of-home placements who have not achieved permanency
requires that case plans develop permanency goals and are reviewed every six months to
ensure goals are revised and updated - ANSWER Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare
Act (ASFA)
requires states to develop and implement a plan for oversight oversight and coordination of
health care services for any child in foster care to include the outline of: monitoring and
treatment of emotional trauma associated with a child's maltreatment and removal from
home
requires month caseworkers visits to children in out-of-home care - ANSWER Child and
Family Service Improvement and Innovative Act
seeks to screen in cases where reported information indicates that maltreatment may have
occurred and/or there are indications that may be unsafe due to present or impending
danger determine response times - ANSWER Hotline Assessment
collect information related to maltreatment, the surrounding circumstances, child
functioning, adult functioning, parenting general, and discipline.
determine impending danger and diminished caregiver protective capacities.
establish sufficient safety plans - ANSWER CPI Family Functioning Assessment
engage caregivers to facilitate change
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, discuss reason for case opening and develop "danger statement" - ANSWER Ongoing
Family Functioning
the definition of a safe child is that
A)There are no impending danger threats to child
B)The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
C)There is a child who is vulnerable to impending danger
D)A or B
E)B or C - ANSWER BOTH A AND B
-There are no impending danger threats to child
-The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
the following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger
A)An infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
B)A caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child
C)It is discovered that a caregiver has a criminal record relating to domestic violence
D) A and B
E) A and C - ANSWER BOTH A AND B
-an infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
-a caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Danger Threats
and risk factors?
A) all risk factors are Danger Threats, but not Danger Threats are risk factors
B) all danger threats are risk factors, but not all risk factors are danger threats.
C) danger threats are unrelated to risk factors
D) three risk factors equal one danger
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