CPI Certification Exam
Safety services are - Answer-to control danger threats
Once you identify danger threats you - Answer-consult with a supervisor, create a safety plan
Chapter 39 protects children from - Answer-exploitation, abuse, neglect, and abandonment
When removing a child - Answer-allow the child to say goodbye to the parents and ask the parents for
assistance packing his/her stuff
Adjudicatory hearing determines - Answer-If the child has been abused, abandoned, or neglected
In determining a caregiver has sufficient emotional capacity, you must find the caregiver has
demonstrated the following emotional maturity: - Answer-meets own emotional needs; intellectually
able; control impulses
A good Present Danger plan - Answer-protects the child
,When summarizing the domains in the FFA you take into consideration information given by: - Answer-
alleged perpetrator; collateral; observations
After completing the FFA; if the child status is Safe you can - Answer-close the case; refer family to
Diversion (community services) if necessary
Crisis intervention Service are to be provided when: - Answer-When the family needs it
Treatment services are provided when: - Answer-The case goes to case management Org
Present Danger is assessed: - Answer-Constantly until the end of the investigation
Supervisor consultation is required when: - Answer-At every critical juncture; When present danger is
established and a safety plan is needed; 5 days after case commencement
Likelihood of future maltreatment means that there is impending danger - Answer-true
This type of child will be referred to case management - Answer-all unsafe children
Micheal is deaf and uses ASL; To begin working with his case, the counselor would first have to -
Answer-secure the services of an interpreter
A young couple has been reported for medical neglect of an infant. Which would be the least significant
factor in determining the safety of the child?
-a. The parents are struggling financially
-b. There are no local relatives
-c. Both parents work opposing shifts
,-d. The child and the parents sleep in the same bedroom - Answer-d. The child and the parents sleep in
the same bedroom
When conducting an initial interview with an alleged perpetrator, you must ensure that the person
being interviewed:
-a. Consent, denies, or admits to allegations
-b. Has been informed of his or her legal rights
-c. Has been informed of general investigative procedures
-d. Speaks openly with you - Answer-b. Has been informed of his/her legal rights
An immediate response is required when a:
-a. child is not picked up from daycare on time
-b. 5-year-old child is home alone
-c. report is made by a doctor
-d. parent has not returned a child from a visit - Answer-b. 5 yo is home alon
One responsibility of the CPI is to:
-a. Investigate supplemental reports to the hotline
-b. Document the findings of the investigations in the FFA
-c. Determine what service the family needs
-d. Do an on-going FFA before closing the investigation - Answer-b. document the findings of the
investigations in the FFA
Standards of proof in the dependency courts are:
-a. Probable cause, preponderance of the evidence, beyond reasonable doubt
-b. Clear and factual, Probable cause and Preponderance of evidence
-c. Probable cause, preponderance of the evidence and clear and convincing
, -d. Beyond reasonable doubt, clear and convincing and probable cause - Answer-c. Probable cause,
preponderance of the evidence and clear and convincing
Probable cause means:
-a. There is enough evidence to create the probability that significant impairment to the child safety may
occur if the child is left at home
-b. The allegations are serious enough and the family has priors and the child needs court intervention
for their safety
-c. The evidence to support the removal is more than 50%
-d. None of the above - Answer-a. There is enough evidence to create the probability that significant
impairment to the child safety may occur if the child is left at home
Types of Petitions that can be filed in court are:
-a. Shelter, change of placement and dependency
-b. Dependency, TPR, Shelter
-c. Expedited TPR, Shelter review, and non-dependency
-d. Voluntary Services, Shelter, and Dependency - Answer-B. dependency, TPR, Shelter
What information CLS needs regarding possible witness
-a. Demographic information
-b. Name, address, evidence they can provide in court
-c. Name, type of testimony they can provide
-d. Their relationship to the parents - Answer-c. Name, type of testimony they can provide
An example of non-critical indicator of abuse
-a. Delay in seeking medical attention
-b. Bruises/injuries in inaccessible places of the body
Safety services are - Answer-to control danger threats
Once you identify danger threats you - Answer-consult with a supervisor, create a safety plan
Chapter 39 protects children from - Answer-exploitation, abuse, neglect, and abandonment
When removing a child - Answer-allow the child to say goodbye to the parents and ask the parents for
assistance packing his/her stuff
Adjudicatory hearing determines - Answer-If the child has been abused, abandoned, or neglected
In determining a caregiver has sufficient emotional capacity, you must find the caregiver has
demonstrated the following emotional maturity: - Answer-meets own emotional needs; intellectually
able; control impulses
A good Present Danger plan - Answer-protects the child
,When summarizing the domains in the FFA you take into consideration information given by: - Answer-
alleged perpetrator; collateral; observations
After completing the FFA; if the child status is Safe you can - Answer-close the case; refer family to
Diversion (community services) if necessary
Crisis intervention Service are to be provided when: - Answer-When the family needs it
Treatment services are provided when: - Answer-The case goes to case management Org
Present Danger is assessed: - Answer-Constantly until the end of the investigation
Supervisor consultation is required when: - Answer-At every critical juncture; When present danger is
established and a safety plan is needed; 5 days after case commencement
Likelihood of future maltreatment means that there is impending danger - Answer-true
This type of child will be referred to case management - Answer-all unsafe children
Micheal is deaf and uses ASL; To begin working with his case, the counselor would first have to -
Answer-secure the services of an interpreter
A young couple has been reported for medical neglect of an infant. Which would be the least significant
factor in determining the safety of the child?
-a. The parents are struggling financially
-b. There are no local relatives
-c. Both parents work opposing shifts
,-d. The child and the parents sleep in the same bedroom - Answer-d. The child and the parents sleep in
the same bedroom
When conducting an initial interview with an alleged perpetrator, you must ensure that the person
being interviewed:
-a. Consent, denies, or admits to allegations
-b. Has been informed of his or her legal rights
-c. Has been informed of general investigative procedures
-d. Speaks openly with you - Answer-b. Has been informed of his/her legal rights
An immediate response is required when a:
-a. child is not picked up from daycare on time
-b. 5-year-old child is home alone
-c. report is made by a doctor
-d. parent has not returned a child from a visit - Answer-b. 5 yo is home alon
One responsibility of the CPI is to:
-a. Investigate supplemental reports to the hotline
-b. Document the findings of the investigations in the FFA
-c. Determine what service the family needs
-d. Do an on-going FFA before closing the investigation - Answer-b. document the findings of the
investigations in the FFA
Standards of proof in the dependency courts are:
-a. Probable cause, preponderance of the evidence, beyond reasonable doubt
-b. Clear and factual, Probable cause and Preponderance of evidence
-c. Probable cause, preponderance of the evidence and clear and convincing
, -d. Beyond reasonable doubt, clear and convincing and probable cause - Answer-c. Probable cause,
preponderance of the evidence and clear and convincing
Probable cause means:
-a. There is enough evidence to create the probability that significant impairment to the child safety may
occur if the child is left at home
-b. The allegations are serious enough and the family has priors and the child needs court intervention
for their safety
-c. The evidence to support the removal is more than 50%
-d. None of the above - Answer-a. There is enough evidence to create the probability that significant
impairment to the child safety may occur if the child is left at home
Types of Petitions that can be filed in court are:
-a. Shelter, change of placement and dependency
-b. Dependency, TPR, Shelter
-c. Expedited TPR, Shelter review, and non-dependency
-d. Voluntary Services, Shelter, and Dependency - Answer-B. dependency, TPR, Shelter
What information CLS needs regarding possible witness
-a. Demographic information
-b. Name, address, evidence they can provide in court
-c. Name, type of testimony they can provide
-d. Their relationship to the parents - Answer-c. Name, type of testimony they can provide
An example of non-critical indicator of abuse
-a. Delay in seeking medical attention
-b. Bruises/injuries in inaccessible places of the body
