CPI Certification Exam Study Sheet Questions With Correct the Answers

Battered-Child Syndrome - Answer clinical condition in young children who have received serious physical abuse, usually by a parent/guardian. Often the injuries are explained as being the result of a situation which could not possibly have been the true cause Adoption and Safe Families Act (1997) - Answer Safety is the paramount concern Preserve and reunify families when possible Place child in a timely manner Perm. placement within 12 months 3 main goals of child protection - Answer Safety Permanency Well Being 7 Outcomes (1) - Answer Children are first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect 7 Outcomes (2) - Answer Children are safely maintained in their homes whenever possible and appropriate 7 Outcomes (3) - Answer Children have permanency and stability in their living situations 7 Outcomes (4) - Answer The continuity of family relationships and connections is preserved for children 7 Outcomes (5) - Answer Families have enhanced capacity to provide for their children's needs 7 Outcomes (6) - Answer Children receive appropriate services to meet their educational needs 7 Outcomes (7) - Answer Children receive adequate services to meet their physical and mental health needs Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) - Answer Procedures for placing children across state lines Sending state retains court jurisdiction and financial responsibility for services Multi-Ethnic Placement Act/Inter-Ethnic Placement Provision (MEPA) - Answer Prohibits delay or denial of adoption or placement due to race, color, or national origin of the child or of the foster parents Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - Answer Protects Native American heritage Must notify tribe if the involved parties are card-carrying members of a NA tribe Tribes can decide if they want to take jurisdiction of the case Clear and convincing evidence is required to justify removal of a NA child (higher than other cases, which only require probable cause) Immigrant Children (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status) - Answer 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 Sometimes children in the jurisdiction of the juvenile delinquent system may also be eligible If accepted, a child can: remain in the US work legally qualify for in-state tuition at college in 5 years apply for US citizenship Child Welfare Core Principles - Answer Health/Safety Engage families in constructive, supportive, and non-adversarial relationships Least Intrusive Base intervention upon evaluation results that demonstrate success Family-Centered Practice - Answer Focuses on the family as a whole, not just the individual child Sees the family in the context of their own culture Families are seen as partners in the change process Families are the experts Children and families are actively engaged and involved A child's home should be - Answer safe, stable, and permanent Abuse (definition) - Answer Any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental, or sexual abuse, injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child's physical, mental, or emotional health to be significantly impaired. Corporal punishment does not in itself constitute abuse. Abandonment (definition) - Answer A situation in which the parent or legal custodian of a child or, in the absence of a parent or legal custodian, the caregiver, while being able, has made no significant contribution to the child's care and maintenance or has failed to establish or maintain a substantial and positive relationship with the child, or both Neglect (definition) - Answer Occurs when a child is deprived of, or is allowed to be deprived of, necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment or a child is permitted to live in an environment when such deprivation or environment causes the child's physical, mental, or emotional health to be significantly impaired or to be in danger of being significantly impaired. Financial inability does not in itself constitute neglect. Mandatory reporters who must leave their name when calling the hotline - Answer Medical professionals, health or mental health professionals, "spiritual healing" type professionals, school teachers and other school personnel, social workers, day care workers, other child care workers, foster care, residential/institutional workers, LEOs, judges Timeframe for an arraignment hearing - Answer Within 28 days after shelter hearing (within 7 days after the filing of a dependency petition if a demand for early filing has been made) Harm (definition) - Answer occurs when any person inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child psychical, mental, or emotional injury. When determining whether harm has occurred, the following factors must be considered: - the age of the child - any prior history of injuries to the child - location of the injury on the body of the child - multiplicity of injuries - type of trauma inflicted If a parent is incarcerated, have they abandoned their children? - Answer Not necessarily. In cases of this abandonment will be determined based on efforts made by the parent to reach out to their child, length of time between contacts, circumstances surrounding relationship, etc.