CWCM – Exam – Complete Study Material
Shared parenting responsibilities between parties who do not live together.
Children have the right to have a relationship with both parents regardless of their relationship
with each other. - correct answer ✔✔ What is co-parenting?
Birth parents
Foster parents
Case Managers
GAL
Therapist
DCF - correct answer ✔✔ Potential Co-Parents in Child Welfare
Engage: Build rapport and trust with the family.
Partner: Identify formal and informal partners who have knowledge about the family.
Gather Information
Assess and Understand
Plan for the child's safety: in or out of the home.
Plan for family change
,Monitor and adapt - correct answer ✔✔ Core Tenants of Florida's Practice Model
1.Nature and Extent of Maltreatment
2.Circumstances of Maltreatment
3.Child Functioning
4.Parent Discipline
5.General parenting
6.Adult functioning - correct answer ✔✔ 6 Information Standards
Hotline Assessment
CPI FFA: ID the problem
Ongoing FFA: determine changes
Safety Plan and Case Plan Eval
Anticipated outcome - correct answer ✔✔ Florida Safety Intervention Model (steps)
One every 3 months - correct answer ✔✔ Frequency of Unannounced Visits
15 working days - correct answer ✔✔ An initial family assessment must be completed within...
Within 60 days of any child being in out of home care for 12 of the previous 22 months. - correct
answer ✔✔ When should a TPR be filed?
,Identify families where children are unsafe and in need of ongoing protective supervision. -
correct answer ✔✔ Objective of the FFA
Working with families to enhance their ability to care for and protect their children. - correct
answer ✔✔ What is Family-Centered Practice?
There is an intrinsic human worth in every family.
Every child must be protected from abuse and neglect.
Children should live in or as close as possible to their homes.
A child's home must be safe, stable and permanent.
A child must achieve success in school and in all aspects of health.
Involving family members solves conflict. - correct answer ✔✔ Core Values of FCP
A program of specialized services for children who have been maltreated by their caretakers and
as a result are exposed to unhealthy environments. - correct answer ✔✔ What are In-Home
Services?
-Ensure continued protection of the child by:
- providing support services to maintain the family unit.
- assist parents in improving skills to meet the minimum needs of their child. - correct answer
✔✔ Purpose of In-Home Services
, A temporary, substitute-care service for a planned period of time for children whose own
families are unable to care for them. - correct answer ✔✔ What is out of home care?
Adult relative
Adult non-relative
Family foster homes
Group homes or facilities - correct answer ✔✔ Typical Out of Home Placements
Provide the child with a family-like experience
Provide an environment that is safe and nurturing
Provide support services to the bio family
Find and support and alternative permanent family - correct answer ✔✔ Purpose of Out of
Home Care
Temporary Absence of the parent(s) due to illness, incarceration, abandonment
Inadequate family supports within communities
Excessive stress in the parent's life
A parent's immaturity
Substance abuse, psychological or character problems that contribute to maltreatment. -
correct answer ✔✔ Reasons for Out of Home Care
Shared parenting responsibilities between parties who do not live together.
Children have the right to have a relationship with both parents regardless of their relationship
with each other. - correct answer ✔✔ What is co-parenting?
Birth parents
Foster parents
Case Managers
GAL
Therapist
DCF - correct answer ✔✔ Potential Co-Parents in Child Welfare
Engage: Build rapport and trust with the family.
Partner: Identify formal and informal partners who have knowledge about the family.
Gather Information
Assess and Understand
Plan for the child's safety: in or out of the home.
Plan for family change
,Monitor and adapt - correct answer ✔✔ Core Tenants of Florida's Practice Model
1.Nature and Extent of Maltreatment
2.Circumstances of Maltreatment
3.Child Functioning
4.Parent Discipline
5.General parenting
6.Adult functioning - correct answer ✔✔ 6 Information Standards
Hotline Assessment
CPI FFA: ID the problem
Ongoing FFA: determine changes
Safety Plan and Case Plan Eval
Anticipated outcome - correct answer ✔✔ Florida Safety Intervention Model (steps)
One every 3 months - correct answer ✔✔ Frequency of Unannounced Visits
15 working days - correct answer ✔✔ An initial family assessment must be completed within...
Within 60 days of any child being in out of home care for 12 of the previous 22 months. - correct
answer ✔✔ When should a TPR be filed?
,Identify families where children are unsafe and in need of ongoing protective supervision. -
correct answer ✔✔ Objective of the FFA
Working with families to enhance their ability to care for and protect their children. - correct
answer ✔✔ What is Family-Centered Practice?
There is an intrinsic human worth in every family.
Every child must be protected from abuse and neglect.
Children should live in or as close as possible to their homes.
A child's home must be safe, stable and permanent.
A child must achieve success in school and in all aspects of health.
Involving family members solves conflict. - correct answer ✔✔ Core Values of FCP
A program of specialized services for children who have been maltreated by their caretakers and
as a result are exposed to unhealthy environments. - correct answer ✔✔ What are In-Home
Services?
-Ensure continued protection of the child by:
- providing support services to maintain the family unit.
- assist parents in improving skills to meet the minimum needs of their child. - correct answer
✔✔ Purpose of In-Home Services
, A temporary, substitute-care service for a planned period of time for children whose own
families are unable to care for them. - correct answer ✔✔ What is out of home care?
Adult relative
Adult non-relative
Family foster homes
Group homes or facilities - correct answer ✔✔ Typical Out of Home Placements
Provide the child with a family-like experience
Provide an environment that is safe and nurturing
Provide support services to the bio family
Find and support and alternative permanent family - correct answer ✔✔ Purpose of Out of
Home Care
Temporary Absence of the parent(s) due to illness, incarceration, abandonment
Inadequate family supports within communities
Excessive stress in the parent's life
A parent's immaturity
Substance abuse, psychological or character problems that contribute to maltreatment. -
correct answer ✔✔ Reasons for Out of Home Care
