DCFS PLACEMENT EXAM 2 2026 FINAL
REVIEW PACK COMPLETE QUESTION SET AND
CORE CONCEPT SUMMARY
◉ Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPAp24) Answer: Prohibits any
consideration is children's race or ethnicity as a factor in deciding
which permemant placement will be in their best interest.
◉ Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 Answer: Amends Title IV-
E, Social Security Act.
◉ Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of
2008 Answer: This act extends assistance for foster care
maintenance, adoption assistance, and kinship guardianship
program to eligible youth age 18 up to age 21.
◉ Social Security Act Tittle IV-E Answer: Title IV-E eligible children
receive foster care reimbursement to achieve permanent living
arrangements.
◉ Social Security Act Title IV-B Answer: Establishes requirement to
receive federal funding for family support services, time-limited
family reunification services, adoption promotion and support
services. Also creates funds for General child welfare services.
,◉ When was DCFS ? Answer: January 1st, 1964
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household suspected of abuse or neglect
that resulted in moderate to severe harm to a child who has made a
plausible threat of such harm to a child? Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household who has a documented history
of perpetuating child abuse/neglect or any person for whom there is
a reason to believe that he/she neglected a previously abused or
neglected a child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if child abuse is
suspected and circumstances suggest that child safety may be an
immediate concern. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household is hiding the child, refuses
access, or there is some indication that a caregiver may flee with the
child. Answer: True
,◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if the child is fearful
of his/her home situation because of the people living in or
frequenting in the home. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household describes or acts towards the
child constantly in a predominantly negative manner. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household has dangerously unrealistic
expectations for the child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household expresses credible fear that
he/she may cause moderate to severe harm to a child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household has not, will not, or is unable to
provide sufficient supervision to protect child from potentially
moderate to severe harm. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household refuses to or is unable to meet
a child medical or mental healthcare needs and such lack of care
may result in moderate to severe harm to the child. Answer: True
, ◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household refuses or is unable to meet
the child's need for food, clothing, shelter, and/or appropriate
environmental living conditions. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household whose alleged or observed
substance abuse may seriously affect his/her ability to supervise,
protect or care for the child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household whose alleged or observed
mental/physical illness or developmental disabilities may seriously
impair or affect his/her ability to care for a child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if the presence of
violence, including domestic violence affects a caregivers ability to
provide care for a child and/or protection of a child from moderate
to sever harm. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household engaged in or credibly alleged
to be engaged in human trafficking. Answer: True
REVIEW PACK COMPLETE QUESTION SET AND
CORE CONCEPT SUMMARY
◉ Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPAp24) Answer: Prohibits any
consideration is children's race or ethnicity as a factor in deciding
which permemant placement will be in their best interest.
◉ Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 Answer: Amends Title IV-
E, Social Security Act.
◉ Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of
2008 Answer: This act extends assistance for foster care
maintenance, adoption assistance, and kinship guardianship
program to eligible youth age 18 up to age 21.
◉ Social Security Act Tittle IV-E Answer: Title IV-E eligible children
receive foster care reimbursement to achieve permanent living
arrangements.
◉ Social Security Act Title IV-B Answer: Establishes requirement to
receive federal funding for family support services, time-limited
family reunification services, adoption promotion and support
services. Also creates funds for General child welfare services.
,◉ When was DCFS ? Answer: January 1st, 1964
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household suspected of abuse or neglect
that resulted in moderate to severe harm to a child who has made a
plausible threat of such harm to a child? Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household who has a documented history
of perpetuating child abuse/neglect or any person for whom there is
a reason to believe that he/she neglected a previously abused or
neglected a child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if child abuse is
suspected and circumstances suggest that child safety may be an
immediate concern. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household is hiding the child, refuses
access, or there is some indication that a caregiver may flee with the
child. Answer: True
,◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if the child is fearful
of his/her home situation because of the people living in or
frequenting in the home. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household describes or acts towards the
child constantly in a predominantly negative manner. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household has dangerously unrealistic
expectations for the child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household expresses credible fear that
he/she may cause moderate to severe harm to a child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household has not, will not, or is unable to
provide sufficient supervision to protect child from potentially
moderate to severe harm. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household refuses to or is unable to meet
a child medical or mental healthcare needs and such lack of care
may result in moderate to severe harm to the child. Answer: True
, ◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household refuses or is unable to meet
the child's need for food, clothing, shelter, and/or appropriate
environmental living conditions. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household whose alleged or observed
substance abuse may seriously affect his/her ability to supervise,
protect or care for the child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household whose alleged or observed
mental/physical illness or developmental disabilities may seriously
impair or affect his/her ability to care for a child. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if the presence of
violence, including domestic violence affects a caregivers ability to
provide care for a child and/or protection of a child from moderate
to sever harm. Answer: True
◉ True or false: Child abuse should be reported if A caregiver,
paramour or member of a household engaged in or credibly alleged
to be engaged in human trafficking. Answer: True
