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Safety services are - Answer to control danger threats Once you identify danger threats you - Answer consult with a supervisor, create a safety plan Chapter 39 protects children from - Answer exploitation, abuse, neglect, and abandonment When removing a child - Answer allow the child to say goodbye to the parents and ask the parents for assistance packing his/her stuff Adjudicatory hearing determines - Answer If the child has been abused, abandoned, or neglected In determining a caregiver has sufficient emotional capacity, you must find the caregiver has demonstrated the following emotional maturity: - Answer meets own emotional needs; intellectually able; control impulses A good Present Danger plan - Answer protects the child When summarizing the domains in the FFA you take into consideration information given by: - Answer alleged perpetrator; collateral; observations After completing the FFA; if the child status is Safe you can - Answer close the case; refer family to Diversion (community services) if necessary Crisis intervention Service are to be provided when: - Answer When the family needs it Treatment services are provided when: - Answer The case goes to case management Org Present Danger is assessed: - Answer Constantly until the end of the investigation Supervisor consultation is required when: - Answer At every critical juncture; When present danger is established and a safety plan is needed; 5 days after case commencement Likelihood of future maltreatment means that there is impending danger - Answer true This type of child will be referred to case management - Answer all unsafe children Micheal is deaf and uses ASL; To begin working with his case, the counselor would first have to - Answer secure the services of an interpreter A young couple has been reported for medical neglect of an infant. Which would be the least significant factor in determining the safety of the child? -a. The parents are struggling financially -b. There are no local relatives -c. Both parents work opposing shifts -d. The child and the parents sleep in the same bedroom - Answer d. The child and the parents sleep in the same bedroom When conducting an initial interview with an alleged perpetrator, you must ensure that the person being interviewed: -a. Consent, denies, or admits to allegations -b. Has been informed of his or her legal rights -c. Has been informed of general investigative procedures -d. Speaks openly with you - Answer b. Has been informed of his/her legal rights An immediate response is required when a: -a. child is not picked up from daycare on time -b. 5-year-old child is home alone -c. report is made by a doctor -d. parent has not returned a child from a visit - Answer b. 5 yo is home alon One responsibility of the CPI is to: -a. Investigate supplemental reports to the hotline -b. Document the findings of the investigations in the FFA -c. Determine what service the family needs -d. Do an on-going FFA before closing the investigation - Answer b. document the findings of the investigations in the FFA Standards of proof in the dependency courts are: -a. Probable cause, preponderance of the evidence, beyond reasonable doubt -b. Clear and factual, Probable cause and Preponderance of evidence -c. Probable cause, preponderance of the evidence and clear and convincing -d. Beyond reasonable doubt, clear and convincing and probable cause - Answer c. Probable cause, preponderance of the evidence and clear and convincing Probable cause means: -a. There is enough evidence to create the probability that significant impairment to the child safety may occur if the child is left at home -b. The allegations are serious enough and the family has priors and the child needs court intervention for their safety -c. The evidence to support the removal is more than 50% -d. None of the above - Answer a. There is enough evidence to create the probability that significant impairment to the child safety may occur if the child is left at home Types of Petitions that can be filed in court are: -a. Shelter, change of placement and dependency -b. Dependency, TPR, Shelter -c. Expedited TPR, Shelter review, and non-dependency -d. Voluntary Services, Shelter, and Dependency - Answer B. dependency, TPR, Shelter What information CLS needs regarding possible witness -a. Demographic information -b. Name, address, evidence they can provide in court -c. Name, type of testimony they can provide -d. Their relationship to the parents - Answer c. Name, type of testimony they can provide An example of non-critical indicator of abuse -a. Delay in seeking medical attention -b. Bruises/injuries in inaccessible places of the body -c. History of repeated, suspicious bruises -d. Belief that as a parent you can raise your child as you please - Answer d. Belief that as a parent you can raise your child as you please An intake comes in that a young child is in a bus stop alone. What is the first thing you do? -a. Try to locate parents -b. Take the child into custody -c. Take the child to your home and try to get information about the parents -d. Call police and report the parents - Answer a. try to locate the parents When a child is taken into custody, what is the PI or case manager authorized to do WITHOUT parental consent or a court order? -a. Allow the child to go on vacation with the shelter parents -b. consent for routine medical treatment for the child -c. - Answer If the child is sheltered on Friday at 10:00 p.m., the shelter hearing must be held by: -a. 10:00am Monday -b. 10:00am Saturday -c. 10:00pm Saturday -d. 10:00am Tuesday at the shelter review - Answer c. 10:00pm Saturday Purpose of the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act is to eliminate discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin of the child or foster/adoptive parent -a. True -b. False - Answer a. True When assessing physical injuries to a child, who would be MOST appropriate to involve? -a. County health department -b. Child Protection Team -c. Child's pediatrician -d. Hospital emergency room - Answer b. child protection team The court relies upon the Judicial Review Social Summary Report to explain: -a. Information about a family that might serve as a potential placement option -b. Placement recommendations made by the Department/Agency -c. The degree of progress made towards the permanency goal -d. The results of the Initial Child Safety Assessment - Answer c. The degree of progress made towards the permanency goal What is one thing a counselor can do to ensure continued federal funding for the Department? -a. Know when federal time frames are not applicable for court and act accordingly -b. Let the family and their needs determine when time frames are set for attending court hearings -c. Meet federal time frames in preparing for and attending court hearings -d. Use best judgement regarding when it is the right time to go to court - Answer c. Meet federal time frames in preparing for and attending court hearings Gather, document, assess, and make decision are steps in which of the following processes? -a. Child safety -b. Critical thinking -c. Decision making -d. Family safety - Answer c. Decision making Which of the following statements would BEST set the stage for gathering needed information before writing a case? -a. How have you tried to address these issues? What do you think led to the circumstances that got the Department involved?" -b. "Please give me your family history and all the reasons that caused the trouble in your family." -c. Fill out this family history form, and then we will discuss what got your family into trouble." -d. "We've got to do a case plan for court. We have to finish it by the deadline, so please answer the following questions as quickly as possible." - Answer a. "How have you tried to address these issues? What do you think led to the circumstances that got the Department involved?" If the child is removed, who has priority when placing the child? -a. The person the child knows the best -b. The closest relative -c. The non-custodial parent -d. A good foster home - Answer c. the non-custodial parent A child health check-up must be completed within how many hours of removal -a. 72 hours -b. 24 hours -c. 48 hours -d. As soon as the appointment is made - Answer a. 72 hours A child disclosed sexual abuse by her father and the father is still at the home, you must: -a. Remove immediately -b. Refer child to CPT -c. Have the father arrested -d. Add failure to protect as to the mother - Answer a. remove immediately The section of the abuse report that describes the alleged maltreatment is: -a. Maltreatment index -b. Allegation narrative -c. Chapter 39 (definitions) -d. Reporter page - Answer b. allegation narrative Allegations of inadequate supervision and drug exposed child: parents are selling drugs from the home leaving the children exposed to strangers coming and going. The mother's paramour is a convicted child molester. What is the biggest threat to the pre-school children? -a. The mother keeps changing paramours -b. The strangers coming to the house to buy drugs -c. A convicted child molester with access to the children -d. The drug infested neighborhood - Answer c. A convicted child molester with access to the children Expedited TPR can be filed when: -a. The child is born addicted to cocaine -b. The abuse is egregious in nature -c. Family has 10 priors -d. All of the above - Answer b. The abuse is egregious in nature One criterion for a report to be accepted by the Department of Children and Families is that a child must be: -a. Living in a single-parent home -b. Receiving state assistance -c. Under the age of eighteen -d. A juvenile delinquent - Answer c. Under the age of 18 What must a counselor have before removing a child? -a. An abuse allegation -b. Clear and convincing evidence -c. Parental criminal history -d. Probable cause - Answer d. Probable cause Which practice by a staffing facilitator would most DISCOURAGE open communication: -a. Cutting off all comments by the extended family -b. Cutting off venting and emotional outbursts -c. Maintaining his or her objectivity -d. Redirecting the flow to keep on task - Answer a. Cutting off all comments by the extended family Parents are afforded due process rights based on the United States Constitution. Which of the following is NOT a due process right? -a. Appeal of a case -b. Cross-examination of a witness -c. Decision to withhold critical medical treatment -d. Explanation of the dependency process - Answer c. Decision to withhold critical medical treatment Child Protective Investigators and Case Managers can view sealed or expunged criminal background information: -a. True -b. False - Answer b. false Which one is not part of Family-Centered Practice? -a. Emphasis on the family strengths and needs -b. Value of community resources and supports -c. Emphasis on professionals developing plans for families -d. Importance of cultural competence -e. Value of formal and informal services and resources - Answer c. Emphasis on professionals developing plans for families How often are you required to attempt to see your child victim if your victim was not seen immediately or within 24 hours of intake receipt? -a. Weekly -b. Daily -c. Every 3 hours -d. Every 72 hours -e. You don't have to see your child victim because you made your attempt already - Answer b. Daily Who is not considered to be a relevant collateral in a domestic violence case? -a. Neighbors -b. School -c. Daycare -d. Child Victim -e. Grandmother - Answer d. Child Victim An example of a safety management service is: -a. Parenting classes -b. Child Play Therapy -c. After school care -d. Life skills training -e. None of the above - Answer c. After school care Assessment of child safety must include face to face interviews with: -a. Parents, other adults, and children in the household -b. Parents only -c. Parents and neighbors -d. Children in the household -e. Neighbors and grandparents - Answer a. Parents, other adults, and children in the household What are the three different findings that address if a maltreatment occurred? -a. Verified, unfounded, no indicators -b. Validated, not seen, not founded -c. Verified, not substantiated, no indicators -d. Verified, not factual, no cause - Answer c. verified, not substantiated, no indicators