Florida Case Management Certification Review –
2025–2026 – Study Guide and Practice Questions
Prior to recommending case closure, you must obtain approval from your:
a. Parents.
b. GAL.
c. PI.
d. Supervisor - ANS✔✔ d. Supervisor
For children 3 years of age and older, fingerprint must be made within how many days of initial
placement?
a. 15
b. 30
c. 60
d. 7 - ANS✔✔ a. 15
If a report of medical neglect is received in which a child needs a blood transfusion and the
parents refuse to cooperate, the counselor should:
a. Remove the child immediately and seek emergency care
b. Try to convince the family of the need for the medical procedure
c. Allow the family to make the final decision'
d. Get a court order for the medical procedure. - ANS✔✔ d. Get a court order for the medical
procedure.
Which explains the purposes and requirements for juvenile court hearings?
a. Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
,b. Operating Procedures for Juvenile
c. State Statutes
d. Juvenile Administrative Codes - ANS✔✔ a. Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
While a CPI is getting information from a neighbor, the neighbor wants to know what happened.
How can the neighbor get this information?
a. Access to this information is prohibited to someone who is not a party to the case.
b. The alleged perpetrator can give permission
c. The neighbor can request a court order
d. It can be released to the neighbor 30 days after closure - ANS✔✔ a. Access to this
information is prohibited to someone who is not a party to the case.
In order to protect the confidentiality of a person who is HIV positive, the counselor should use
the term:
a. Confidential medical condition
b. Highly contagious medical condition
c. Suppressed immune system
d. AIDS - ANS✔✔ c. Suppressed immune system
If a person advises you of alleged abuse, what steps should you take?
a. Attempt to resolve the problem, and then call in a report to the abuse hotline.
b. Immediately call in a report to the abuse hotline
c. Advise the person to call in a report to the hotline and follow through if they do not.
d. Discuss the issue with the Children's Legal Services (CLS) attorney. - ANS✔✔ c. Advise the
person to call in a report to the hotline and follow through if they do not.
Prior to a child being returned to the home, a new FSFN abuse report check and Criminal
background check must be completed for:
,a. All household members aged 12 and over
b. Anyone new to the home
c. The alleged perpetrator
d. All children who reside in the home - ANS✔✔ a. All household members aged 12 and over
Good documentation benefits court proceedings in all the following ways except:
a. Advises the family of the proceedings
b. Provides evidence for a strong case
c. Provides accurate chronology of the case for judge
d. Increases likelihood that the counselor's recommendations will be supported - ANS✔✔ a.
Advises the family of the proceedings
The best source of documentation of domestic violence in the home would be:
a. The family
b. Neighbors
c. Law Enforcement
d. School - ANS✔✔ c. Law Enforcement
Under which of the following circumstances would you consider interviewing family members
together?
a. Substance Abuse
b. Sexual Abuse
c. Inadequate Supervision
d. Domestic Violence - ANS✔✔ c. Inadequate Supervision
When assessing strengths and needs of a family, which of the following would you least likely
contact?
, a. Neighbors
b. Relatives
c. Service Providers
d. Employers - ANS✔✔ d. Employers
A change in counselor requires a:
a. Transfer summary
b. Case Plan Update
c. Judicial Review Social Study Report / Case Plan Update
d. Court Order - ANS✔✔ a. Transfer summary
The section of the abuse report that describes the alleged abuse is called the:
a. Investigative Decision Summary
b. Demographics
c. Allegation Narrative
d. Implication Section - ANS✔✔ c. Allegation Narrative
The Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment referral for children in licensed care must be
made:
a. By the fifth day in shelter
b. Within 72 hours of removal
c. By the seventh day in shelter
d. Within 30 days of removal - ANS✔✔ c. By the seventh day in shelter
A medical exam must be performed on children in licensed care:
a. Within 72 hours of removal
2025–2026 – Study Guide and Practice Questions
Prior to recommending case closure, you must obtain approval from your:
a. Parents.
b. GAL.
c. PI.
d. Supervisor - ANS✔✔ d. Supervisor
For children 3 years of age and older, fingerprint must be made within how many days of initial
placement?
a. 15
b. 30
c. 60
d. 7 - ANS✔✔ a. 15
If a report of medical neglect is received in which a child needs a blood transfusion and the
parents refuse to cooperate, the counselor should:
a. Remove the child immediately and seek emergency care
b. Try to convince the family of the need for the medical procedure
c. Allow the family to make the final decision'
d. Get a court order for the medical procedure. - ANS✔✔ d. Get a court order for the medical
procedure.
Which explains the purposes and requirements for juvenile court hearings?
a. Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
,b. Operating Procedures for Juvenile
c. State Statutes
d. Juvenile Administrative Codes - ANS✔✔ a. Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
While a CPI is getting information from a neighbor, the neighbor wants to know what happened.
How can the neighbor get this information?
a. Access to this information is prohibited to someone who is not a party to the case.
b. The alleged perpetrator can give permission
c. The neighbor can request a court order
d. It can be released to the neighbor 30 days after closure - ANS✔✔ a. Access to this
information is prohibited to someone who is not a party to the case.
In order to protect the confidentiality of a person who is HIV positive, the counselor should use
the term:
a. Confidential medical condition
b. Highly contagious medical condition
c. Suppressed immune system
d. AIDS - ANS✔✔ c. Suppressed immune system
If a person advises you of alleged abuse, what steps should you take?
a. Attempt to resolve the problem, and then call in a report to the abuse hotline.
b. Immediately call in a report to the abuse hotline
c. Advise the person to call in a report to the hotline and follow through if they do not.
d. Discuss the issue with the Children's Legal Services (CLS) attorney. - ANS✔✔ c. Advise the
person to call in a report to the hotline and follow through if they do not.
Prior to a child being returned to the home, a new FSFN abuse report check and Criminal
background check must be completed for:
,a. All household members aged 12 and over
b. Anyone new to the home
c. The alleged perpetrator
d. All children who reside in the home - ANS✔✔ a. All household members aged 12 and over
Good documentation benefits court proceedings in all the following ways except:
a. Advises the family of the proceedings
b. Provides evidence for a strong case
c. Provides accurate chronology of the case for judge
d. Increases likelihood that the counselor's recommendations will be supported - ANS✔✔ a.
Advises the family of the proceedings
The best source of documentation of domestic violence in the home would be:
a. The family
b. Neighbors
c. Law Enforcement
d. School - ANS✔✔ c. Law Enforcement
Under which of the following circumstances would you consider interviewing family members
together?
a. Substance Abuse
b. Sexual Abuse
c. Inadequate Supervision
d. Domestic Violence - ANS✔✔ c. Inadequate Supervision
When assessing strengths and needs of a family, which of the following would you least likely
contact?
, a. Neighbors
b. Relatives
c. Service Providers
d. Employers - ANS✔✔ d. Employers
A change in counselor requires a:
a. Transfer summary
b. Case Plan Update
c. Judicial Review Social Study Report / Case Plan Update
d. Court Order - ANS✔✔ a. Transfer summary
The section of the abuse report that describes the alleged abuse is called the:
a. Investigative Decision Summary
b. Demographics
c. Allegation Narrative
d. Implication Section - ANS✔✔ c. Allegation Narrative
The Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment referral for children in licensed care must be
made:
a. By the fifth day in shelter
b. Within 72 hours of removal
c. By the seventh day in shelter
d. Within 30 days of removal - ANS✔✔ c. By the seventh day in shelter
A medical exam must be performed on children in licensed care:
a. Within 72 hours of removal
