CERTIFICATION EXAM (2024-2025)
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
If there is a demand for early filing, within how many days
must the Arraignment hearing be held?
a. 7 days after filing the dependency petition
b. 30 days from filing the dependency petition
c. 21 days from removal
d. 28 days from removal - <<,Answers>>>>a. 7 days after
filing the dependency petition
Children who are placed in out of home care must be
photographed within how many hours of removal?
a. 28
b. 36
c. 24
d. 72 - <<,Answers>>>>d. 72
The Initial Family Assessment/ Family Functioning
Assessment-Ongoing provides a basis for the:
a. Judicial review
,b. Dependency petition
c. Case goal and the development of the case plan
d. Adjudicatory hearing - <<,Answers>>>>c. Case goal and
the development of the case plan
What are the components of the Decision Making Model?
a. Verify info, review info, make a decision, document
b. Gather info, document info, assess info, make decision
c. Read info, verify info, assess info, document
d. Assess info, create case, attend court, document -
<<,Answers>>>>b. Gather info, document info, assess info,
make decision
The minimal frequency of face to face contact with children in
shelter status is:
a. daily
b. once a every two weeks
c. once every seven days
d. twice a week - <<,Answers>>>>c. once every seven days
Documentation of contacts in case notes should include:
a. Observations of the child
b. Purpose of the contact
c. Identification of services needed
d. All of the above - <<,Answers>>>>d. All of the above
,How many consecutive reviews can be held by Citizen
Review Panels without holding a judicial review in front of
the court?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 - <<,Answers>>>>b. 2
When a child is removed from the care of the parents, which
two documents must be completed and attached to the case
plan?
a. Predisposition Study/Child Safety Assessment
b. Unified Home Study/Pre-Adoptive Application
c. Out-of-Home Plan/Visitation Plan
d. Safety Plan/Family-Centered Plan - <<,Answers>>>>c.
Out-of-Home Plan/Visitation Plan
If the Citizen Review Panel recommends extending the goal
of reunification for any case plan beyond 12 months, the court
must conduct a judicial review hearing within how many
days?
a. 7
b. 14
c. 21
d. 30 - <<,Answers>>>>d. 30
, What is the best way to assess the family's progress toward
reducing risk factors?
a. Verify completion of a parenting class.
b. Check school records.
c. Gather statements from relatives.
d. Observe the family during home visits. -
<<,Answers>>>>d. Observe the family during home visits.
When must the Initial Judicial Review Hearing be held?
a. No later than 30 days after the date of the disposition
hearing or the date of the hearing when the court approves the
case plan.
b. No later than 45 days after the date of the disposition
hearing or the date of the hearing when the court approves the
case plan.
c. No later than 60 days after the date of the disposition
hearing or the date of the hearing when the court approves the
case plan.
d. No later than 90 days after the date of the disposition
hearing or the date of the hearing when the court approves the
case plan. - <<,Answers>>>>d. No later than 90 days after the
date of the disposition hearing or the date of the hearing when
the court approves the case plan.