CHILD WELFARE CASE MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

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-