Child Protective Investigator
Certification Test - Florida
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,Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act 1980 legislation passed to prevent the unnecessary removal of children from their
homes and to place a child who must be removed in the most permanent
situation possible.
-Addresses the "foster care drift"
-case plan permanency goals must be reviewed, revised, updated every 6
months at a minimum
Adoption and Safe Families Act 1997 Requires timely placements and permanent placements must be finalized or
planned within 12 months and although safety is the top concern it still requires
that you make reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families when
accomplishable without jeopardizing child safety.
-health and safety are of paramount concern
-7 legislative goals (safety, permanency, and well-being)
Multiethnic Placement Act 1994 Prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to
the race, color, or national origin of the child or of the foster or adoptive parents,
and requires states to provide for diligent recruitment of potential foster and
adoptive families who reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children for whom
homes are needed
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) - 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 if parents,
relatives, or other financial assistance are not available in the receiving state.
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) a federal law that seeks to keep American Indian children with American Indian
families, and if a Native American child is the subject of a dependency case, the
tribal court may have control over the case or be permitted to intervene in the
circuit court case
Immigrant Children - Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Federal law that assists certain undocumented children in obtaining legal
permanent residency and persons under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court who
are eligible for another planned permanent living arrangement may qualify for
this.
Direct Evidence Eyewitness account of an event
Circumstantial Evidence Judge may deduce a certain fact from other proven facts
Demonstrative Evidence Things or objects
Expert Testimony Presented by someone with relevant, specialized knowledge/experience
Home Studies -Required when children are placed with a non-offending parent, relative, or non-
relative after a removal
-outlines the appropriateness of the placement (i.e., housing, income, ability to
care for the children, etc.)
-filed with the shelter paperwork
-anyone living in the home 18 years or older have to have a background check
and get fingerprinted (5 days to come and get fingerprinted)
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Allows states to decide if they have jurisdiction over a custody case, and when
(UCCJEA) they must honor the custody decrees of other states, and this is attached to the
shelter petition at the time of removal
Dependent Child A child who has been found by a court to have been abandoned, abused, or
neglected by a parent or legal custodian, who has been surrendered for
adoption, or who has no parent or legal custodian capable of providing
supervision and care
, Dependency Petition Contains facts to show that the child is legally dependent, information comes
primarily from the shelter packet, the dependency petition drives the case plan,
and due prior to arraignment
Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) Voluntary surrender of a child, egregious conduct or failure to prevent egregious
conduct, involuntary on a child's sibling, a child has been placed in out of home
care on more than three occasions, and/or aggravated child abuse, sexual
battery, or chronic abuse has occurred.
Shelter Hearing Purpose: judge accepts/denies removal of children (probable cause statement),
goes over rights (Due Process), addresses reasonable efforts, visitation,
identifies relevant family/friends, why services were unavailable, and advised
about following case plan
Time Frame: 24 hours after removal
Standard of Proof: Probable Cause
Shelter Review Hearing Court reconsiders shelter placement, there isn't this on every case, and is held
within 2 working days after shelter if the original hearing is held by a judge other
than the juvenile court judge.
Arraignment Hearing Purpose: caregiver admits/consents/denies to the dependency petition
(allegations of maltreatment)
Time Frame: HAS TO HAPPEN NO LATER THAN 28 DAYS AFTER SHELTER
HEARING; If admits/consents = disposition hearing w/in 15 days; if denies =
adjudicatory hearing w/in 30 days
Standard of Proof: no standard of proof
Adjudicatory Hearing (Trial) Purpose: decide whether the allegations more than likely occurred than not (the
right to a fair trial)
Time Frame: w/in 30 days of the arraignment hearing
Standard of Proof: preponderance of evidence (51%)
Disposition Hearing Purpose: find/order protections/services and placement of child, discuss case
plan, home study, and diligent search is done prior to this (CHILD IS
OFFICIALLY ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT OF THE STATE)
Time Frame: w/in 15 days of arraignment hearing if they consented/admitted.
Standard of Proof: no standard of proof
Initial Judicial Review Hearing (JR) Purpose: review permanency goals (is this still the appropriate goal -
reunification/adoption/legal guardianship), whether progress is made on the case
plan
Time Frame: 4-6 months after removal of child
Standard of Proof: no standard of proof
Permanency Hearing Purpose: status of child is reviewed, permanency is discussed, establish
permanency goal
Time Frame: within 12 months of child removal
Standard of Proof: no standard of proof
Due Process a guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair, and one will be given notice of
proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before one's life, liberty or property
is taken away
Least Intrusive Refers to intervening to protect a child in ways that produce the least interference
with family unity and privacy yet assures child safety.
Reasonable Efforts Before a child is removed from their home, all reasonable actions must be taken
by the child welfare professional to prevent the removal from occurring
Permanency Planning Every child in foster care has a permanency plan within specific timeframes to
ensure that children get resolution to their need for safety and a permanent
family to raise them
Trauma an emotional response to an event, the emotional response is intense,
distressing and/or painful and can overwhelm your ability to cope, there can be
direct involvement in the event or indirect through witnessing the event
Certification Test - Florida
Complete Chapters Solutions Manual
are Included
** Final Exam Questions With 100%
Correct Answers | Grade A+
** Guaranteed Pass
** Updated | New Version
,Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act 1980 legislation passed to prevent the unnecessary removal of children from their
homes and to place a child who must be removed in the most permanent
situation possible.
-Addresses the "foster care drift"
-case plan permanency goals must be reviewed, revised, updated every 6
months at a minimum
Adoption and Safe Families Act 1997 Requires timely placements and permanent placements must be finalized or
planned within 12 months and although safety is the top concern it still requires
that you make reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families when
accomplishable without jeopardizing child safety.
-health and safety are of paramount concern
-7 legislative goals (safety, permanency, and well-being)
Multiethnic Placement Act 1994 Prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to
the race, color, or national origin of the child or of the foster or adoptive parents,
and requires states to provide for diligent recruitment of potential foster and
adoptive families who reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children for whom
homes are needed
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) - 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 if parents,
relatives, or other financial assistance are not available in the receiving state.
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) a federal law that seeks to keep American Indian children with American Indian
families, and if a Native American child is the subject of a dependency case, the
tribal court may have control over the case or be permitted to intervene in the
circuit court case
Immigrant Children - Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Federal law that assists certain undocumented children in obtaining legal
permanent residency and persons under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court who
are eligible for another planned permanent living arrangement may qualify for
this.
Direct Evidence Eyewitness account of an event
Circumstantial Evidence Judge may deduce a certain fact from other proven facts
Demonstrative Evidence Things or objects
Expert Testimony Presented by someone with relevant, specialized knowledge/experience
Home Studies -Required when children are placed with a non-offending parent, relative, or non-
relative after a removal
-outlines the appropriateness of the placement (i.e., housing, income, ability to
care for the children, etc.)
-filed with the shelter paperwork
-anyone living in the home 18 years or older have to have a background check
and get fingerprinted (5 days to come and get fingerprinted)
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Allows states to decide if they have jurisdiction over a custody case, and when
(UCCJEA) they must honor the custody decrees of other states, and this is attached to the
shelter petition at the time of removal
Dependent Child A child who has been found by a court to have been abandoned, abused, or
neglected by a parent or legal custodian, who has been surrendered for
adoption, or who has no parent or legal custodian capable of providing
supervision and care
, Dependency Petition Contains facts to show that the child is legally dependent, information comes
primarily from the shelter packet, the dependency petition drives the case plan,
and due prior to arraignment
Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) Voluntary surrender of a child, egregious conduct or failure to prevent egregious
conduct, involuntary on a child's sibling, a child has been placed in out of home
care on more than three occasions, and/or aggravated child abuse, sexual
battery, or chronic abuse has occurred.
Shelter Hearing Purpose: judge accepts/denies removal of children (probable cause statement),
goes over rights (Due Process), addresses reasonable efforts, visitation,
identifies relevant family/friends, why services were unavailable, and advised
about following case plan
Time Frame: 24 hours after removal
Standard of Proof: Probable Cause
Shelter Review Hearing Court reconsiders shelter placement, there isn't this on every case, and is held
within 2 working days after shelter if the original hearing is held by a judge other
than the juvenile court judge.
Arraignment Hearing Purpose: caregiver admits/consents/denies to the dependency petition
(allegations of maltreatment)
Time Frame: HAS TO HAPPEN NO LATER THAN 28 DAYS AFTER SHELTER
HEARING; If admits/consents = disposition hearing w/in 15 days; if denies =
adjudicatory hearing w/in 30 days
Standard of Proof: no standard of proof
Adjudicatory Hearing (Trial) Purpose: decide whether the allegations more than likely occurred than not (the
right to a fair trial)
Time Frame: w/in 30 days of the arraignment hearing
Standard of Proof: preponderance of evidence (51%)
Disposition Hearing Purpose: find/order protections/services and placement of child, discuss case
plan, home study, and diligent search is done prior to this (CHILD IS
OFFICIALLY ADJUDICATED DEPENDENT OF THE STATE)
Time Frame: w/in 15 days of arraignment hearing if they consented/admitted.
Standard of Proof: no standard of proof
Initial Judicial Review Hearing (JR) Purpose: review permanency goals (is this still the appropriate goal -
reunification/adoption/legal guardianship), whether progress is made on the case
plan
Time Frame: 4-6 months after removal of child
Standard of Proof: no standard of proof
Permanency Hearing Purpose: status of child is reviewed, permanency is discussed, establish
permanency goal
Time Frame: within 12 months of child removal
Standard of Proof: no standard of proof
Due Process a guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair, and one will be given notice of
proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before one's life, liberty or property
is taken away
Least Intrusive Refers to intervening to protect a child in ways that produce the least interference
with family unity and privacy yet assures child safety.
Reasonable Efforts Before a child is removed from their home, all reasonable actions must be taken
by the child welfare professional to prevent the removal from occurring
Permanency Planning Every child in foster care has a permanency plan within specific timeframes to
ensure that children get resolution to their need for safety and a permanent
family to raise them
Trauma an emotional response to an event, the emotional response is intense,
distressing and/or painful and can overwhelm your ability to cope, there can be
direct involvement in the event or indirect through witnessing the event
