Florida Certification Board EXAM
Questions and Answers 100% Accurate
ADJ - ANSWER-Adjudication
ASFA - ANSWER-Adoption & Safe Families Act. It is intended to preserve and re-
unify families, place the child in a timely manner, and finalize permanent placement
within 12 months.
ADD - ANSWER-Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - ANSWER-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Hotline - ANSWER-Child Abuse Hotline
CPT - ANSWER-Child Protection Team
CWLS - ANSWER-Child Welfare Legal Services
CLS - ANSWER-Children's Legal Services
CPI - ANSWER-Child Protective Investigator
CBC - ANSWER-Community Based Care
CBHA - ANSWER-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment
DCF, The Department - ANSWER-Department of Children and Families
DJJ - ANSWER-Department of juvenile justice
Dispo - ANSWER-Dispositional hearing
DV - ANSWER-Domestic Violence
ESI - ANSWER-Early Services Intervention
ESS - ANSWER-Economic Self-Sufficiency
FAHIS - ANSWER-Florida Abuse Hotline Information System
FAC, Rule - ANSWER-Florida Administrative Code
FDLE - ANSWER-Florida Department of Law Enforcement
,FSFN - ANSWER-Florida Safe Families Network
FS - ANSWER-Florida Statutes
GAL - ANSWER-Guardian Ad Litem
HV - ANSWER-Home Visit
ICWA - ANSWER-Indian Child Welfare Act. Federal law protects Native Americans.
The chief or tribe chooses who is Indian. If an Indian child is removed, then they
should be placed with an Indian family rather than a non-Indian family.
ICPC - ANSWER-Interstate Compact Placement of Children. Establishes procedures
for all states when placing children across state lines. helps children find an
alternative placement in another state. Sending state retain jurisdiction during
placement and sending state is the only state that can close a case.
JR - ANSWER-Judicial Review
JRSSR - ANSWER-Judicial Review Social Study Report. contains information about
visitation
MEPA - ANSWER-Multiethnic Placement Act/Inter ethnic placement provision.
prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to race,
color, or national origin of the child or of the adoptive or foster parents. Also, requires
states to provide for diligent recruitment of potential foster and adoptive families who
reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of the children for whom homes are needed.
NCIC - ANSWER-National Crime Information Center
OAG - ANSWER-Office of the Attorney General
OTI - ANSWER-Out of Town Inquiry
PDA,FFA - ANSWER-Pre-Dispoditional Study/Family Functional Assessment
RCF - ANSWER-Relative Caregiver Funds
RCP - ANSWER-Relative Caregiver Program
RTI - ANSWER-Road to Independence
SPOA - ANSWER-Single Point of Access
SSA - ANSWER-Social Security Administration
SSN - ANSWER-Social Security Number
SSI - ANSWER-Supplemental Security Income
, TANF - ANSWER-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TPR - ANSWER-Termination of Parental Rights
5 main court hearings (in order) - ANSWER-shelter hearing(within 24 hours of
removal), arraignment hearing(within 7 days of dependency), disposition
hearing(within 15 days of arraignment), judicial review hearing(within 6 months of the
first judicial review), and permanency hearing(within 12 months of removal to plan for
permanency).
The worst type of abuse? - ANSWER-Egregious abuse. The state does not have to
offer the parents a case plan.
types of diligent searches - ANSWER-missing parent, missing relatives, and missing
families.
2 entities that do investigations in Florida - ANSWER-the state of Florida and the
local sheriffs office
types of cases (most intrusive-least intrusive) - ANSWER-shelter removal, PAD, non
judicial in home services, and re-open case
types of kids - ANSWER-safe and unsafe
types of child support - ANSWER-monetary and in-kind.
MOnetary- money
in-kind- pampers, food, babysitting,etc.
The Adoption Assistance & child welfare act of 1980 - ANSWER-also known as
public law 96-272. Sets national minimum standards for key activities within states'
child welfare systems.Applies to all children in out of home placements who have not
achieved permanency(including relative/non-relative placement), designed to move
children toward a permanency goal as quickly as possible while protecting their best
interest, and requires that case plans develop permanency goals and are reviewed
every 6 months to ensure goals are revised.
types of support - ANSWER-formal (ex: psychologist, child advocate) and informal
(family, friends).
basic concepts associated with understanding a family system - ANSWER-1.
interactions: describes how family members behave towards one another.
2. interdependence: refers to patterns of interacting that occur repeatedly in a family.
3. balance: refers to the family patterns that families have to become use to.
No family dynamic will work if the child welfare system only changes one system.
cultural competence - ANSWER-This is the skill learned by the individual and the
organization, fostered by a commitment to provide services that are culturally
appropriate and that make a positive difference for children and families.
Questions and Answers 100% Accurate
ADJ - ANSWER-Adjudication
ASFA - ANSWER-Adoption & Safe Families Act. It is intended to preserve and re-
unify families, place the child in a timely manner, and finalize permanent placement
within 12 months.
ADD - ANSWER-Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - ANSWER-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Hotline - ANSWER-Child Abuse Hotline
CPT - ANSWER-Child Protection Team
CWLS - ANSWER-Child Welfare Legal Services
CLS - ANSWER-Children's Legal Services
CPI - ANSWER-Child Protective Investigator
CBC - ANSWER-Community Based Care
CBHA - ANSWER-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment
DCF, The Department - ANSWER-Department of Children and Families
DJJ - ANSWER-Department of juvenile justice
Dispo - ANSWER-Dispositional hearing
DV - ANSWER-Domestic Violence
ESI - ANSWER-Early Services Intervention
ESS - ANSWER-Economic Self-Sufficiency
FAHIS - ANSWER-Florida Abuse Hotline Information System
FAC, Rule - ANSWER-Florida Administrative Code
FDLE - ANSWER-Florida Department of Law Enforcement
,FSFN - ANSWER-Florida Safe Families Network
FS - ANSWER-Florida Statutes
GAL - ANSWER-Guardian Ad Litem
HV - ANSWER-Home Visit
ICWA - ANSWER-Indian Child Welfare Act. Federal law protects Native Americans.
The chief or tribe chooses who is Indian. If an Indian child is removed, then they
should be placed with an Indian family rather than a non-Indian family.
ICPC - ANSWER-Interstate Compact Placement of Children. Establishes procedures
for all states when placing children across state lines. helps children find an
alternative placement in another state. Sending state retain jurisdiction during
placement and sending state is the only state that can close a case.
JR - ANSWER-Judicial Review
JRSSR - ANSWER-Judicial Review Social Study Report. contains information about
visitation
MEPA - ANSWER-Multiethnic Placement Act/Inter ethnic placement provision.
prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to race,
color, or national origin of the child or of the adoptive or foster parents. Also, requires
states to provide for diligent recruitment of potential foster and adoptive families who
reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of the children for whom homes are needed.
NCIC - ANSWER-National Crime Information Center
OAG - ANSWER-Office of the Attorney General
OTI - ANSWER-Out of Town Inquiry
PDA,FFA - ANSWER-Pre-Dispoditional Study/Family Functional Assessment
RCF - ANSWER-Relative Caregiver Funds
RCP - ANSWER-Relative Caregiver Program
RTI - ANSWER-Road to Independence
SPOA - ANSWER-Single Point of Access
SSA - ANSWER-Social Security Administration
SSN - ANSWER-Social Security Number
SSI - ANSWER-Supplemental Security Income
, TANF - ANSWER-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TPR - ANSWER-Termination of Parental Rights
5 main court hearings (in order) - ANSWER-shelter hearing(within 24 hours of
removal), arraignment hearing(within 7 days of dependency), disposition
hearing(within 15 days of arraignment), judicial review hearing(within 6 months of the
first judicial review), and permanency hearing(within 12 months of removal to plan for
permanency).
The worst type of abuse? - ANSWER-Egregious abuse. The state does not have to
offer the parents a case plan.
types of diligent searches - ANSWER-missing parent, missing relatives, and missing
families.
2 entities that do investigations in Florida - ANSWER-the state of Florida and the
local sheriffs office
types of cases (most intrusive-least intrusive) - ANSWER-shelter removal, PAD, non
judicial in home services, and re-open case
types of kids - ANSWER-safe and unsafe
types of child support - ANSWER-monetary and in-kind.
MOnetary- money
in-kind- pampers, food, babysitting,etc.
The Adoption Assistance & child welfare act of 1980 - ANSWER-also known as
public law 96-272. Sets national minimum standards for key activities within states'
child welfare systems.Applies to all children in out of home placements who have not
achieved permanency(including relative/non-relative placement), designed to move
children toward a permanency goal as quickly as possible while protecting their best
interest, and requires that case plans develop permanency goals and are reviewed
every 6 months to ensure goals are revised.
types of support - ANSWER-formal (ex: psychologist, child advocate) and informal
(family, friends).
basic concepts associated with understanding a family system - ANSWER-1.
interactions: describes how family members behave towards one another.
2. interdependence: refers to patterns of interacting that occur repeatedly in a family.
3. balance: refers to the family patterns that families have to become use to.
No family dynamic will work if the child welfare system only changes one system.
cultural competence - ANSWER-This is the skill learned by the individual and the
organization, fostered by a commitment to provide services that are culturally
appropriate and that make a positive difference for children and families.
