National Guardianship Association
Terminology, National Guardianship
Association Examination Questions
And Answers
\,A guardian may refuse to disclose sensitive information when disclosure would be
___________________. Refusal to disclose information must be reported to the __________. -
Answer-detrimental to the person's well-being, court
\.A guardian must acknowledge the person's right to interpersonal relationships and sexual
expression. The guardian must ensure that the person's sexual expression is ________________
and that they are provided with ________________. - Answer-Consensual, privacy.
\.A guardian shall __________and ________________ for the person's goal, needs and
preferences. - Answer-identify and Advocate
\.Adjudication - Answer-The legal process of resolving a dispute; the process of judicially
deciding a case.
\.Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative - Answer-A person appointed by the court to
manage the assets and liabilities of an intestate decedent. Executor is
a person named by the testator to carry out the provisions in the testator's will.
\.Advance Directive - Answer-A written instruction, such as a living will or durable power of
attorney for health care, which guides care
when an individual is terminally ill or incapacitated and unable to communicate his/her desires.
,\.Advocate - Answer-A person who assists, defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for another.
\.All guardians should be held to the same _________, regardless of familial relationship, except
a guardian with higher level of skills who shall be held to a higher __________. - Answer-
Standards, standard.
\.All payments to the guardian from the ___________ of the person, shall follow applicable
____________ and subject to review by the ___________. - Answer-Assets, statutes, court
\.Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk - Answer-Individual for whom a guardianship
proceeding has been initiated.
\.Arms Length Relationship - Answer-A relationship between two agencies or organizations, or
two divisions or departments within one agency,
which ensures independent decision-making on the part of both.
\.As a last resort, only when the person's goals and preferences cannot be ascertained, the
guardian will use the principle of ____________________. - Answer-Best Interest
\.Attorney at law - Answer-A person who practices law.
\.Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person - Answer-An attorney who represents the
alleged incapacitated person. Such attorney shall represent the
expressed wishes of the alleged incapacitated person.
\.Best Interest - Answer-That course of action that maximizes what is best for a ward and that
includes consideration of the least
, intrusive, most normalizing, and least restrictive course of action possible given the needs of the
ward.
\.Capacity - Answer-Legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness. Ability to understand the
nature of the effects of one's
acts.
\.Certified Guardian - Answer-The Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC) administers a
national certification program for
guardians. Several states also have their own certification, registration or licensing programs for
guardians, fiduciaries and conservators. While state laws vary regarding the requirements for a
guardian
to be appointed, the certification from the CGC sets a guardian apart from non-certified
guardians as
someone who has met nationally recognized requirements including a minimum level of
knowledge and
experience in guardianship services.
\.Certified guardians must follow a code of _________ and standards of ____________ , failure
to do so may result in __________ by CGC. - Answer-Ethics, practice, discipline
\.Clerk of Court - Answer-A court officer responsible for filing papers, issuing process, and
keeping records of court proceedings as
generally specified by rule or statue.
\.Competence - Answer-A basic or minimal ability to do something; qualify esp. to testify
<competence of a witness>
\.Competency - Answer-The mental ability to understand problems and make decisions.
Terminology, National Guardianship
Association Examination Questions
And Answers
\,A guardian may refuse to disclose sensitive information when disclosure would be
___________________. Refusal to disclose information must be reported to the __________. -
Answer-detrimental to the person's well-being, court
\.A guardian must acknowledge the person's right to interpersonal relationships and sexual
expression. The guardian must ensure that the person's sexual expression is ________________
and that they are provided with ________________. - Answer-Consensual, privacy.
\.A guardian shall __________and ________________ for the person's goal, needs and
preferences. - Answer-identify and Advocate
\.Adjudication - Answer-The legal process of resolving a dispute; the process of judicially
deciding a case.
\.Administrator/Executor/Personal Representative - Answer-A person appointed by the court to
manage the assets and liabilities of an intestate decedent. Executor is
a person named by the testator to carry out the provisions in the testator's will.
\.Advance Directive - Answer-A written instruction, such as a living will or durable power of
attorney for health care, which guides care
when an individual is terminally ill or incapacitated and unable to communicate his/her desires.
,\.Advocate - Answer-A person who assists, defends, or pleads, or prosecutes for another.
\.All guardians should be held to the same _________, regardless of familial relationship, except
a guardian with higher level of skills who shall be held to a higher __________. - Answer-
Standards, standard.
\.All payments to the guardian from the ___________ of the person, shall follow applicable
____________ and subject to review by the ___________. - Answer-Assets, statutes, court
\.Alleged Incapacitated Person or Person at Risk - Answer-Individual for whom a guardianship
proceeding has been initiated.
\.Arms Length Relationship - Answer-A relationship between two agencies or organizations, or
two divisions or departments within one agency,
which ensures independent decision-making on the part of both.
\.As a last resort, only when the person's goals and preferences cannot be ascertained, the
guardian will use the principle of ____________________. - Answer-Best Interest
\.Attorney at law - Answer-A person who practices law.
\.Attorney for the Alleged Incapacitated Person - Answer-An attorney who represents the
alleged incapacitated person. Such attorney shall represent the
expressed wishes of the alleged incapacitated person.
\.Best Interest - Answer-That course of action that maximizes what is best for a ward and that
includes consideration of the least
, intrusive, most normalizing, and least restrictive course of action possible given the needs of the
ward.
\.Capacity - Answer-Legal qualification, competency, power, or fitness. Ability to understand the
nature of the effects of one's
acts.
\.Certified Guardian - Answer-The Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC) administers a
national certification program for
guardians. Several states also have their own certification, registration or licensing programs for
guardians, fiduciaries and conservators. While state laws vary regarding the requirements for a
guardian
to be appointed, the certification from the CGC sets a guardian apart from non-certified
guardians as
someone who has met nationally recognized requirements including a minimum level of
knowledge and
experience in guardianship services.
\.Certified guardians must follow a code of _________ and standards of ____________ , failure
to do so may result in __________ by CGC. - Answer-Ethics, practice, discipline
\.Clerk of Court - Answer-A court officer responsible for filing papers, issuing process, and
keeping records of court proceedings as
generally specified by rule or statue.
\.Competence - Answer-A basic or minimal ability to do something; qualify esp. to testify
<competence of a witness>
\.Competency - Answer-The mental ability to understand problems and make decisions.
