CHILD WELFARE CASE MANAGEMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AfterMreceivingMaMcaseMfromMinvestigations,MwhatMwouldMbeMyourMfirstMaction?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
ReviewMtheMfile,McheckMonMupcomingMcourtMdates,MvisitMtheMchild,MgatherManyMmissingMinfo;Mstar
tMfromMabuseMreportMtoMpresentMday.MCallMandMintroduceMyourselfMtoMparents.MChildMmustMbeMse
enMwithinM2MworkingMdaysMfromMreceiptMofMcaseMandMcheckMtheMsafetyMplanMwithinM5Mdays
WhatMisMtheMpurposeMofMtheMarraignmentMhearing?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
ParentMcanMbeMassignedManMAttorneyMifMtheyMdoMnotMalreadyMhaveMone,MtheyMareMgivenMtheMDep
endencyMPetition,MtheyMcanMthenMconsent,MadmitMorMdenyMtoMallegationsMinMpetition
WhatMisMaccomplishedMatMtheMdispositionMhearing?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
DispoMdeterminesMappropriateMservicesMneededMandMplacementMofMchild
WhatMdocumentsMareMrequiredMatMeveryMdispositionMhearing?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
CaseMPlanMandMFFA-OM(HomestudyMandMDiligentMsearchMnotMalwaysMrequired).
WhatMoccursMifMtheMcourtMdoesMnotMacceptMtheMcaseMplanMatMtheMdispositionMhearing?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
IfMcourtMdoesMnotMacceptMcaseMplan,ManotherMhearingMwillMbeMheldMwithinM30MdaysMtoMacceptMth
eMcaseMplan
WhatMareMtheMcaseMplanMgoalsMidentifiedMbyMChapterM39?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
MaintainMandMStrengthen,MReunification,MAdoption,MPermanentMGuardianship,MPlacementMwithM
fitMandMwillingMrelative,MAnotherMPlannedMPermanentMLivingMArrangementM(APPLA)
WhenMshouldMaMconcurrentMcaseMplanMgoalMbeMconsidered?MWhatMwouldMyouMuseMtoMassistMyou
MwithMthisMdecision?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
,UseMallMdocumentationMcompiled,McaseMplanMcompliance,MbeginMtoMconsiderMatMtheM6MmonthsMj
udicialMreview;MReunificationMPrognosisMAssessmentMforMConcurrentMCaseMPlanning
HowMoftenMareMparentsMableMtoMvisitMtheirMchildrenMinMoutMofMhomeMcare?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-MinimumMonceMaMmonth
DescribeMtheMRilyaMWilsonMAct.M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
ChildrenMunderMsupervisionMofMDept;MmustMparticipateM5MdaysMaMweek,MagesM0-
schoolMage,MifMabsentMunexcused,MCMMmustMbeMnotifiedMafterMeveryMabsenceMandMCMMmustMma
keMaMhomeMvisitMafterM2MunexcusedMabsences;MifMabsentMexcusedMCMMmustMbeMnotifiedMandMma
keMaMhomeMvisitMafterM7MexcusedMabsences
WhatMsourcesMofMfinancialMassistanceMshouldMbeMexploredMwithMaMrelativeMcaregiver?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-RelativeMCaregiverMFunds-
MandMTemporaryMCashMAssistance.MInMregardsMtoMrelativeMcaregiver,MchildMmustMbeMadjudicatedM
dependentMorMtheyMcanMreceiveMcashMassistanceMuntilMthatMtime
WhatMinformationMmustMtheMcounselorMreviewMwithMtheMrelativeMcaregiver?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
TalkMwithMrelativeMaboutMfactsMofMcase,MchildMspecificMneeds,MpermanencyMandMifMtheyMareMwillin
gMtoMprovideMpermanency;MMissingMChildMProcedure
WhoMshouldMbeMinvolvedMinMtheMpreparationMofMtheMcaseMplan?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
Parents,MchildrenM(14M&Mup),MGAL,Mcaregivers
WhenMaMchildMisMplacedMinMout-of-homeMcare,MaMcaseMplanMmustMbeMpreparedMbyMwhen?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-CaseMplanMmustMbeMpreparedMnoMlaterMthanM60MdaysMafterMremoval
WhatMtypeMandMfrequencyMofMcontactMisMrequiredMwhenMaMchildMisMinMshelterMstatus?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
ChildMinMshelterMstatusMmustMbeMseenMeveryM7MdaysMuntilMadjudicatedMdependentMorMsupervisio
, nMisMcompletedMwithMsupervisorMafterM30MdaysMandMtheMchildMhasMbeenMassessedMtoMbeMsafeMinM
thatMoutMofMhomeMplacement
DescribeMsomeMofMtheMcomponentsMofMtheMcaseMplanningMprocess.M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
gather,MorganizeMinfo,MmakeMdecisionsMaboutMgoal,Massessment,MservicesMtoMbeMimplemented,Md
etermineMneedsMandMunderlyingMcauses,MSMARTMoutcomes
WhatMshouldMoccurMduringMtheMcounselor'sMcontactsMwithMtheMchildren,MparentsMand/orMcaretak
ers?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
TalkMaboutMcaseMplanMprogress/barriers,MsafetyMassessments,MinformMCGMofMnextMcourtMdate
WhatMareMtheMpurposes/benefitsMofMparent-childMvisitation?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
ProvidesMreassuranceMtoMchildMandMfamily,MhelpsMtoMassessMreunificationMcapacityMandMprogress,
MprovidesManMopportunityMforMintervention,MallowsMforMcarefulMdocumentation,MprovidesMopport
unityMforMseparatedMsiblingMtoMinteract;MBiggestMindicatorMofMsuccessfulMreunification
WhatMoutsideMsourcesMwouldMyouMcontactMtoMobtainMinformationMregardingMaMfamily?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
OutsideMsourcesMincludeManyoneMthatMwillMhelpMbenefitMtheMinvestigation;MserviceMproviders,Msc
hool,Mneighbors,Mdaycare,Mchurch...
DescribeMtheMmechanicsMinMwritingMaMcaseMplan.M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
ListMmaltreatments,Mstrengths,Mcauses,Mneeds,MandMservicesMnecessaryMtoMaddressMmaltreatmen
t.MMakeMsureMoutcomesMandMtasksMmatchMallegationsMinMdependencyMpetition
WhatMwillMyouMbeMresponsibleMforMwritingMforMtheMcourtMforMaMJudicialMReviewMHearing?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-JudicialMReviewMSocialMStudyMReportM(JRSSR)
WhatMisMtheMtimeMframeMforMtheMinitialMJudicialMReviewMHearing?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
InitialMJR-
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AfterMreceivingMaMcaseMfromMinvestigations,MwhatMwouldMbeMyourMfirstMaction?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
ReviewMtheMfile,McheckMonMupcomingMcourtMdates,MvisitMtheMchild,MgatherManyMmissingMinfo;Mstar
tMfromMabuseMreportMtoMpresentMday.MCallMandMintroduceMyourselfMtoMparents.MChildMmustMbeMse
enMwithinM2MworkingMdaysMfromMreceiptMofMcaseMandMcheckMtheMsafetyMplanMwithinM5Mdays
WhatMisMtheMpurposeMofMtheMarraignmentMhearing?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
ParentMcanMbeMassignedManMAttorneyMifMtheyMdoMnotMalreadyMhaveMone,MtheyMareMgivenMtheMDep
endencyMPetition,MtheyMcanMthenMconsent,MadmitMorMdenyMtoMallegationsMinMpetition
WhatMisMaccomplishedMatMtheMdispositionMhearing?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
DispoMdeterminesMappropriateMservicesMneededMandMplacementMofMchild
WhatMdocumentsMareMrequiredMatMeveryMdispositionMhearing?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
CaseMPlanMandMFFA-OM(HomestudyMandMDiligentMsearchMnotMalwaysMrequired).
WhatMoccursMifMtheMcourtMdoesMnotMacceptMtheMcaseMplanMatMtheMdispositionMhearing?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
IfMcourtMdoesMnotMacceptMcaseMplan,ManotherMhearingMwillMbeMheldMwithinM30MdaysMtoMacceptMth
eMcaseMplan
WhatMareMtheMcaseMplanMgoalsMidentifiedMbyMChapterM39?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
MaintainMandMStrengthen,MReunification,MAdoption,MPermanentMGuardianship,MPlacementMwithM
fitMandMwillingMrelative,MAnotherMPlannedMPermanentMLivingMArrangementM(APPLA)
WhenMshouldMaMconcurrentMcaseMplanMgoalMbeMconsidered?MWhatMwouldMyouMuseMtoMassistMyou
MwithMthisMdecision?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
,UseMallMdocumentationMcompiled,McaseMplanMcompliance,MbeginMtoMconsiderMatMtheM6MmonthsMj
udicialMreview;MReunificationMPrognosisMAssessmentMforMConcurrentMCaseMPlanning
HowMoftenMareMparentsMableMtoMvisitMtheirMchildrenMinMoutMofMhomeMcare?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-MinimumMonceMaMmonth
DescribeMtheMRilyaMWilsonMAct.M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
ChildrenMunderMsupervisionMofMDept;MmustMparticipateM5MdaysMaMweek,MagesM0-
schoolMage,MifMabsentMunexcused,MCMMmustMbeMnotifiedMafterMeveryMabsenceMandMCMMmustMma
keMaMhomeMvisitMafterM2MunexcusedMabsences;MifMabsentMexcusedMCMMmustMbeMnotifiedMandMma
keMaMhomeMvisitMafterM7MexcusedMabsences
WhatMsourcesMofMfinancialMassistanceMshouldMbeMexploredMwithMaMrelativeMcaregiver?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-RelativeMCaregiverMFunds-
MandMTemporaryMCashMAssistance.MInMregardsMtoMrelativeMcaregiver,MchildMmustMbeMadjudicatedM
dependentMorMtheyMcanMreceiveMcashMassistanceMuntilMthatMtime
WhatMinformationMmustMtheMcounselorMreviewMwithMtheMrelativeMcaregiver?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
TalkMwithMrelativeMaboutMfactsMofMcase,MchildMspecificMneeds,MpermanencyMandMifMtheyMareMwillin
gMtoMprovideMpermanency;MMissingMChildMProcedure
WhoMshouldMbeMinvolvedMinMtheMpreparationMofMtheMcaseMplan?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
Parents,MchildrenM(14M&Mup),MGAL,Mcaregivers
WhenMaMchildMisMplacedMinMout-of-homeMcare,MaMcaseMplanMmustMbeMpreparedMbyMwhen?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-CaseMplanMmustMbeMpreparedMnoMlaterMthanM60MdaysMafterMremoval
WhatMtypeMandMfrequencyMofMcontactMisMrequiredMwhenMaMchildMisMinMshelterMstatus?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
ChildMinMshelterMstatusMmustMbeMseenMeveryM7MdaysMuntilMadjudicatedMdependentMorMsupervisio
, nMisMcompletedMwithMsupervisorMafterM30MdaysMandMtheMchildMhasMbeenMassessedMtoMbeMsafeMinM
thatMoutMofMhomeMplacement
DescribeMsomeMofMtheMcomponentsMofMtheMcaseMplanningMprocess.M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
gather,MorganizeMinfo,MmakeMdecisionsMaboutMgoal,Massessment,MservicesMtoMbeMimplemented,Md
etermineMneedsMandMunderlyingMcauses,MSMARTMoutcomes
WhatMshouldMoccurMduringMtheMcounselor'sMcontactsMwithMtheMchildren,MparentsMand/orMcaretak
ers?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
TalkMaboutMcaseMplanMprogress/barriers,MsafetyMassessments,MinformMCGMofMnextMcourtMdate
WhatMareMtheMpurposes/benefitsMofMparent-childMvisitation?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
ProvidesMreassuranceMtoMchildMandMfamily,MhelpsMtoMassessMreunificationMcapacityMandMprogress,
MprovidesManMopportunityMforMintervention,MallowsMforMcarefulMdocumentation,MprovidesMopport
unityMforMseparatedMsiblingMtoMinteract;MBiggestMindicatorMofMsuccessfulMreunification
WhatMoutsideMsourcesMwouldMyouMcontactMtoMobtainMinformationMregardingMaMfamily?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-
OutsideMsourcesMincludeManyoneMthatMwillMhelpMbenefitMtheMinvestigation;MserviceMproviders,Msc
hool,Mneighbors,Mdaycare,Mchurch...
DescribeMtheMmechanicsMinMwritingMaMcaseMplan.M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
ListMmaltreatments,Mstrengths,Mcauses,Mneeds,MandMservicesMnecessaryMtoMaddressMmaltreatmen
t.MMakeMsureMoutcomesMandMtasksMmatchMallegationsMinMdependencyMpetition
WhatMwillMyouMbeMresponsibleMforMwritingMforMtheMcourtMforMaMJudicialMReviewMHearing?M-
MCORRECTMANSWER-JudicialMReviewMSocialMStudyMReportM(JRSSR)
WhatMisMtheMtimeMframeMforMtheMinitialMJudicialMReviewMHearing?M-MCORRECTMANSWER-
InitialMJR-