Case Management Certification – n.d. – Certification Exam Preparation Material
(practice questions and study guide)
high risk - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is not part of the danger threat threshold
criteria?
A)vulnerable child
B) imminence
C) severity
D) observable
E) high risk
present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger is imminent -
correct answer ✔✔Which of the following statements best describes the definition of Present
Dangers and Impending Dangers?
A) present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger is imminent
B) present danger is immediate but not observable; impending danger is pending reports
C) present danger is imminent but not observable; impending danger is immediate and
significant
D) present danger is imminent, significant, and observable; impending danger is the risk of
maltreatment
E) present danger is immediate and significant; impending danger is also immediate but not
significant
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - correct answer ✔✔declares that the child's safety must
be paramount concern
requires:
-preserve and reunify families (without jeopardizing child safety)
,-place child in timely manner
-finalize permanent placement within 12 month
Safety, Permanency, Well-being
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) - correct answer ✔✔establishes
procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
sending state retains court jurisdiction during placement to ensure that the child can return, if
necessary, and are financially responsible for the child for child if other financial assistance is
not available
must have approval of receiving state Compact Administrator
Multi Etch Placement Act (MEPA) - correct answer ✔✔prohibits the delay or denial of any
adoption or placement in foster care due to the race, color, or national origin of the school or
the foster/adoptive parents
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - correct answer ✔✔tribal court may have control over the case
chief of tribe determines eligibility depending on % of blood
DCF and providers have no authority on land unless signed agreement to the contrary
legal standard is higher than for other removals
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status - correct answer ✔✔a federal law that assists certain
undocumented children in obtaining legal permanent residency
,typically granted to children in dependency court who are placed in foster care
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (ASFA) - correct answer ✔✔sets national minimum
standards for key activities within states' child welfare (licensed out-of-home care) systems
apples to all children in out-of-home placements who have not achieved permanency
requires that case plans develop permanency goals and are reviewed every six months to
ensure goals are revised and updated
Child and Family Service Improvement and Innovative Act - correct answer ✔✔requires states
to develop and implement a plan for oversight oversight and coordination of health care
services for any child in foster care to include the outline of: monitoring and treatment of
emotional trauma associated with a child's maltreatment and removal from home
requires month caseworkers visits to children in out-of-home care
Hotline Assessment - correct answer ✔✔seeks to screen in cases where reported information
indicates that maltreatment may have occurred and/or there are indications that may be unsafe
due to present or impending danger determine response times
CPI Family Functioning Assessment - correct answer ✔✔collect information related to
maltreatment, the surrounding circumstances, child functioning, adult functioning, parenting
general, and discipline.
determine impending danger and diminished caregiver protective capacities.
establish sufficient safety plans
, Ongoing Family Functioning - correct answer ✔✔engage caregivers to facilitate change
discuss reason for case opening and develop "danger statement"
BOTH A AND B
-There are no impending danger threats to child
-The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats - correct answer ✔✔the definition
of a safe child is that
A)There are no impending danger threats to child
B)The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
C)There is a child who is vulnerable to impending danger
D)A or B
E)B or C
BOTH A AND B
-an infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
-a caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child -
correct answer ✔✔the following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger
A)An infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
B)A caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child
C)It is discovered that a caregiver has a criminal record relating to domestic violence
D) A and B
E) A and C
(practice questions and study guide)
high risk - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is not part of the danger threat threshold
criteria?
A)vulnerable child
B) imminence
C) severity
D) observable
E) high risk
present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger is imminent -
correct answer ✔✔Which of the following statements best describes the definition of Present
Dangers and Impending Dangers?
A) present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger is imminent
B) present danger is immediate but not observable; impending danger is pending reports
C) present danger is imminent but not observable; impending danger is immediate and
significant
D) present danger is imminent, significant, and observable; impending danger is the risk of
maltreatment
E) present danger is immediate and significant; impending danger is also immediate but not
significant
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - correct answer ✔✔declares that the child's safety must
be paramount concern
requires:
-preserve and reunify families (without jeopardizing child safety)
,-place child in timely manner
-finalize permanent placement within 12 month
Safety, Permanency, Well-being
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) - correct answer ✔✔establishes
procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
sending state retains court jurisdiction during placement to ensure that the child can return, if
necessary, and are financially responsible for the child for child if other financial assistance is
not available
must have approval of receiving state Compact Administrator
Multi Etch Placement Act (MEPA) - correct answer ✔✔prohibits the delay or denial of any
adoption or placement in foster care due to the race, color, or national origin of the school or
the foster/adoptive parents
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - correct answer ✔✔tribal court may have control over the case
chief of tribe determines eligibility depending on % of blood
DCF and providers have no authority on land unless signed agreement to the contrary
legal standard is higher than for other removals
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status - correct answer ✔✔a federal law that assists certain
undocumented children in obtaining legal permanent residency
,typically granted to children in dependency court who are placed in foster care
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (ASFA) - correct answer ✔✔sets national minimum
standards for key activities within states' child welfare (licensed out-of-home care) systems
apples to all children in out-of-home placements who have not achieved permanency
requires that case plans develop permanency goals and are reviewed every six months to
ensure goals are revised and updated
Child and Family Service Improvement and Innovative Act - correct answer ✔✔requires states
to develop and implement a plan for oversight oversight and coordination of health care
services for any child in foster care to include the outline of: monitoring and treatment of
emotional trauma associated with a child's maltreatment and removal from home
requires month caseworkers visits to children in out-of-home care
Hotline Assessment - correct answer ✔✔seeks to screen in cases where reported information
indicates that maltreatment may have occurred and/or there are indications that may be unsafe
due to present or impending danger determine response times
CPI Family Functioning Assessment - correct answer ✔✔collect information related to
maltreatment, the surrounding circumstances, child functioning, adult functioning, parenting
general, and discipline.
determine impending danger and diminished caregiver protective capacities.
establish sufficient safety plans
, Ongoing Family Functioning - correct answer ✔✔engage caregivers to facilitate change
discuss reason for case opening and develop "danger statement"
BOTH A AND B
-There are no impending danger threats to child
-The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats - correct answer ✔✔the definition
of a safe child is that
A)There are no impending danger threats to child
B)The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
C)There is a child who is vulnerable to impending danger
D)A or B
E)B or C
BOTH A AND B
-an infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
-a caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child -
correct answer ✔✔the following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger
A)An infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
B)A caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child
C)It is discovered that a caregiver has a criminal record relating to domestic violence
D) A and B
E) A and C
