CWEL Exam Questions with Complete
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The Home Safety Checklist came into being based on the increasing number of children who
were injured or killed by paramours. - ANSWERS -False
In determining the severity and prevalence of mental illness, it is important to first have a
definition of normal. - ANSWERS -True
Safety threats are mitigated when the permanency worker provides the parent with reasonable
action(s) to correct dangerous behavior/conditions and the parent implements these actions. -
ANSWERS -False
Placement is not always needed to control the potential for harm, even in unsafe situations. -
ANSWERS -True
Family members can be responsible for safety plan monitoring. - ANSWERS -False
CANS can be used as an assessment tool for risk. - ANSWERS -True
Attendance at a CIPP is used to determine the best placement for a child, provide stabilization
of current placements and/or consider a more secure level of placement. - ANSWERS -True
In defining trauma, identify which of the following is not a factor: - ANSWERS -One in ten
children will experience a traumatic event before they reach their 16th birthday
,Psychological First Aid (PFA) has many objectives including: - ANSWERS --Enhancing immediate
and ongoing safety and provide physical and emotional comfort
- Connecting children and their caregivers to social support networks
-Offering practical assistance and information to help children and their caregivers with
immediate needs and concerns
Verbal abuse, withdrawal of love, and intentional social deprivation best describe what type of
child trauma? - ANSWERS -Psychological Maltreatment
Predatory violence (robbery) and violence arising from non-family interpersonal conflicts are
examples of: - ANSWERS -Community violence
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Include: - ANSWERS --One or no biological parents
-Unplanned placement moves
-Sexual abuse
-An alcoholic or drug using caretaker
In talking/intervening with younger children (infants through preschoolers) who have
experienced or are experiencing trauma, it is best to: - ANSWERS -Reaffirm that there will
always be someone to take care pf them
Strategies for working with a child who is having difficult not blaming themselves for what
happened to them (placement) and their families should include: - ANSWERS --Asking a child to
think how old they were when the trauma took place and help them realize they were too
young or small to really make a difference
-Helping a child think through what they could have done instead
Strong, frequent or prolonged activation of the body' stress management system, without
access to supportive adults best describes: - ANSWERS -Toxic Stress
,Which of these is not true of brain development? - ANSWERS -a. By the fetal age of 20 weeks,
most neurons are already in place though the brain will still keep developing well after birth.
b. During the first two years of life the brain size expands 2-1/2 times
c. The brainstem and midbrain are responsible for the body's basic functions
d. The brain develops sequentially from less complex to more complex functions
e. NONE OF THE ABOVE
Multiple changes of placement in foster care can result in - ANSWERS -Greater risk for
delinquency and high school drop out
Three steps that can reduce the impact of trauma are: - ANSWERS -Identification of source of
trauma, early intervention, and provision of a healthy and responsive caregiver
Children who have experienced trauma and need to heal often go through a series of steps
called guiding principles. The first and most fundamental step in that process is: - ANSWERS -
Feeling safe
Children who experience the death of a loved one experience traumatic grief - ANSWERS -False
Adverse Childhood Experiences can result in lifelong physical health concerns such as increased
risk of smoking, adult alcoholism and chronic depression. - ANSWERS -True
Children, who are school age and over, should not be aware of the services that their parents
are engaged in as this breaches the parent's confidentiality. - ANSWERS -False
Confused, mentally shut down, memory like a broken puzzle describes a normal "thinking"
stress reaction. - ANSWERS -False
, Heart feels like bursting, gasping, feeling smothered, overreacting or freezing describes an
overwhelming "body" stress reaction - ANSWERS -True
Because children are young and more resilient they are more likely to bounce back from
traumatic experiences than adults. - ANSWERS -False
Normal brain development is disrupted when individuals remain in a state of chronic stress for
long periods of time resulting in "chemical baths" of the brain - ANSWERS -True
The most post-natal brain development occurs in adolescence. - ANSWERS -False
Placement is an Adverse Childhood Experience.` - ANSWERS -True
Complex trauma most often results in discrete conditioned behavioral and biological responses
to reminders of the trauma (for example, PTSD - ANSWERS -False
Infants (birth-2 1/2) - ANSWERS -Does not expect basis needs to be met, inability to
calm, irritability, delays in speech and motor
development, failure to thrive, developmental delays
Young Children (2 1/2 -6) - ANSWERS -Low frustration tolerance, lying, problems with toilet
training, avoidant, anxious, disorganized, poor boundaries,
inappropriate emotional responses, looking away,
hyperactive
Adolescents - ANSWERS -Difficulty establishing relationships, drug use,
delinquent behavior, difficulty seeing a future for self,
Solutions31
The Home Safety Checklist came into being based on the increasing number of children who
were injured or killed by paramours. - ANSWERS -False
In determining the severity and prevalence of mental illness, it is important to first have a
definition of normal. - ANSWERS -True
Safety threats are mitigated when the permanency worker provides the parent with reasonable
action(s) to correct dangerous behavior/conditions and the parent implements these actions. -
ANSWERS -False
Placement is not always needed to control the potential for harm, even in unsafe situations. -
ANSWERS -True
Family members can be responsible for safety plan monitoring. - ANSWERS -False
CANS can be used as an assessment tool for risk. - ANSWERS -True
Attendance at a CIPP is used to determine the best placement for a child, provide stabilization
of current placements and/or consider a more secure level of placement. - ANSWERS -True
In defining trauma, identify which of the following is not a factor: - ANSWERS -One in ten
children will experience a traumatic event before they reach their 16th birthday
,Psychological First Aid (PFA) has many objectives including: - ANSWERS --Enhancing immediate
and ongoing safety and provide physical and emotional comfort
- Connecting children and their caregivers to social support networks
-Offering practical assistance and information to help children and their caregivers with
immediate needs and concerns
Verbal abuse, withdrawal of love, and intentional social deprivation best describe what type of
child trauma? - ANSWERS -Psychological Maltreatment
Predatory violence (robbery) and violence arising from non-family interpersonal conflicts are
examples of: - ANSWERS -Community violence
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Include: - ANSWERS --One or no biological parents
-Unplanned placement moves
-Sexual abuse
-An alcoholic or drug using caretaker
In talking/intervening with younger children (infants through preschoolers) who have
experienced or are experiencing trauma, it is best to: - ANSWERS -Reaffirm that there will
always be someone to take care pf them
Strategies for working with a child who is having difficult not blaming themselves for what
happened to them (placement) and their families should include: - ANSWERS --Asking a child to
think how old they were when the trauma took place and help them realize they were too
young or small to really make a difference
-Helping a child think through what they could have done instead
Strong, frequent or prolonged activation of the body' stress management system, without
access to supportive adults best describes: - ANSWERS -Toxic Stress
,Which of these is not true of brain development? - ANSWERS -a. By the fetal age of 20 weeks,
most neurons are already in place though the brain will still keep developing well after birth.
b. During the first two years of life the brain size expands 2-1/2 times
c. The brainstem and midbrain are responsible for the body's basic functions
d. The brain develops sequentially from less complex to more complex functions
e. NONE OF THE ABOVE
Multiple changes of placement in foster care can result in - ANSWERS -Greater risk for
delinquency and high school drop out
Three steps that can reduce the impact of trauma are: - ANSWERS -Identification of source of
trauma, early intervention, and provision of a healthy and responsive caregiver
Children who have experienced trauma and need to heal often go through a series of steps
called guiding principles. The first and most fundamental step in that process is: - ANSWERS -
Feeling safe
Children who experience the death of a loved one experience traumatic grief - ANSWERS -False
Adverse Childhood Experiences can result in lifelong physical health concerns such as increased
risk of smoking, adult alcoholism and chronic depression. - ANSWERS -True
Children, who are school age and over, should not be aware of the services that their parents
are engaged in as this breaches the parent's confidentiality. - ANSWERS -False
Confused, mentally shut down, memory like a broken puzzle describes a normal "thinking"
stress reaction. - ANSWERS -False
, Heart feels like bursting, gasping, feeling smothered, overreacting or freezing describes an
overwhelming "body" stress reaction - ANSWERS -True
Because children are young and more resilient they are more likely to bounce back from
traumatic experiences than adults. - ANSWERS -False
Normal brain development is disrupted when individuals remain in a state of chronic stress for
long periods of time resulting in "chemical baths" of the brain - ANSWERS -True
The most post-natal brain development occurs in adolescence. - ANSWERS -False
Placement is an Adverse Childhood Experience.` - ANSWERS -True
Complex trauma most often results in discrete conditioned behavioral and biological responses
to reminders of the trauma (for example, PTSD - ANSWERS -False
Infants (birth-2 1/2) - ANSWERS -Does not expect basis needs to be met, inability to
calm, irritability, delays in speech and motor
development, failure to thrive, developmental delays
Young Children (2 1/2 -6) - ANSWERS -Low frustration tolerance, lying, problems with toilet
training, avoidant, anxious, disorganized, poor boundaries,
inappropriate emotional responses, looking away,
hyperactive
Adolescents - ANSWERS -Difficulty establishing relationships, drug use,
delinquent behavior, difficulty seeing a future for self,
