Core Module 1 Flashcards
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1) This govern how attorneys within DCF’s Children’s Legal Services operate and guide attorneys on courtroom procedures in dependency cases.
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- The Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
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2) ____________ is a guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair, that one will be given notice of proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before one’s life, liberty or property is taken away.
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- Due Process
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) This statute establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
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- Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
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4) T/F Indian Child Welfare Act protects Native American heritage under federal law
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- True
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5) This statute notes Placement of a dependent child under court jurisdiction from one state into another state without the approval of the receiving state Compact Administrator is an illegal child placement and a violation that may be subject to penalties.
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- Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
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6) When a preponderance of credible evidence results in findings of harm from abuse, abandonment or neglect which finding is entered into FSFN?
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- verified
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7) Florida statute 39 states that children should be protected from
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- abandonment, abuse, exploitation and neglect
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What standard of proofs is needed at the Shelter Hearing
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- Probable cause
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) When working with a family who has agreed to get help on a voluntary basis, instead of taking the family to court is consider?
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- Least intrusive
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)______________ requires a child welfare professional, before a child is removed from the home, to exercise all reasonable actions to prevent that removal from occurring.
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- Reasonable efforts
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This term is used in Florida Child Welfare to denote a child has been legally removed from his or her parent or legal guardian’s care, and a Court has sanctioned such action with an “order” maintaining that temporary
removal of legal custody is justified.
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- Shelter
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The hearing where parents can offer testimony is
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Adjudicatory
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Adjudicatory hearing determines
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If the child has been abused, abandoned or neglected
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Which burden of proof is required to terminate parental rights?
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- Clear and Convincing
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Criteria for removing a child
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- Reasonable efforts and grounds for removal
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This statute focuses on what States are required to do (as opposed to what parents, children, and you must do). Failure to follow federal law often results in loss of federal funding.
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- Federal Statutes
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What lays out the legal proceedings when a child is found to be “dependent” through court proceedings, and the child’s parent, will be supervised by the court until the safety concerns and the child’s best interests have been resolved
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- Chapter 39
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- There are ___ amount of danger threats
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- More than one danger threat can be identified when assessing for present danger
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a. True
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- In order for Present danger to be identified at least 2 out of the 3 criteria must exist
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False
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Negative behaviors which are actively occurring and require intervention refer to which piece of the present danger criteria?
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Immediate
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*The actions, behaviors, emotions or out of control conditions that can be specifically and explicitly described support what piece of the present danger criteria?
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Clearly Observable
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The three categories of caregiver protective capacities are:
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Cognitive, Behavioral, Emotional
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The caregiver’s specific feelings, attitudes, identification with the child and motivation that results in protective parenting and protective vigilance refers to which category of caregiver protective capacities?
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Emotional
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*The five pieces of the impending danger threshold are:
OOSIV / Out of control, observable, severe, imminent and vulnerable child
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T/F Impending danger refers to a child being in a continuous state of danger and not may be immediately apparent.
True
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Per CFOP children of these ages are automatically considered vulnerable:
0-6 years
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Factors to consider around child vulnerability:
Age, physical and emotional development, ability to communicate needs, mobility, size, dependence and susceptibility.
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T/F In order for impending danger to be identified all 5 parts of the threshold must exist.
True
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Why is the risk assessment completed?
Determines the likelihood of the family to be back involved with the department
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T/ F Risk Assessments should be completed at the completion of the FFA.
True
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*This piece of the present danger criteria is associated with the anticipated harm to the child due to the family condition, child condition, or individual behavior.
Significant
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T/F You should use the Other danger threat when you can’t decide which threat to pick.
False
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1. Which statements are TRUE about safety plans?
a. A written arrangement between caregivers and the agency that establishes how danger threats to child safety will be managed
c. Must be implemented immediately.
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2. At what junctures are safety plans ALWAYS implemented?
c. At present or Impending Danger
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3. What is the purpose of present danger safety plans?
b. Manage present danger while completing information collection and Family Functioning Assessment
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4. What is the purpose of impending danger plans?
a. Manage Impending Danger while allowing treatment and intervention services to occur
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5. Which is not a criteria for creating safety plans?
b. Determine if the caregivers are guilty or innocent
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6. The in-home safety analysis and planning questions determine what?
c. If the CPI can implement an in-home or out of home safety plan
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7. When are conditions for return developed?
c. Only if an out of home safety plan is developed at impending danger
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8. What does the conditions for return determine?
a. What must change in the home in order for the child to return to the home with an in-home safety plan
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9. (T/F) Reunifying a child with his family is based on caregivers meeting case plan outcomes.
False
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10. (T/F) A central thought on caregivers’ minds when DCF is involved, is what is necessary to get their children returned to them and get the agency out of their lives.
a. True
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11. (T/F) Conditions for return are criteria for reunification and for the purpose of keeping kids safe at home with an in-home safety plan.
a. True
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12. T/F Child placement is the option agencies use when a safety plan will not work.
a. True
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13. T/F Child placement should be viewed as a temporary safety management response that is most intrusive.
a. True
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14. T/F Child placement is necessary until threats to a child’s safety are gone.
b. False
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15. T/F Caregivers deserve to know exactly what is required in order to get their children returned home.
a. True
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The definition of a safe child is that
there are no impending danger threats to the child
the caregivers’ protective capacities control existing threats
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The following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger
Present Danger is immediate, significant, & observable; Impending Danger is imminent
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B) Present Danger is immediate but not observable; Impending Danger is a danger pending reports
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Which of the following items is not among caregiver protective capacities?
Talks about child to co-workers
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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Danger Threats and risk factors?
All Danger Threats have risk factors, but not all risk factors are Danger Threats
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Which of the following is not part of the danger threshold criteria?
High Risk
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What is the purpose of a safety plan?
Control for danger
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*In which information domain do we describe the caregiver’s explanation of how the child was injured?
Surrounding Circumstances of Maltreatment
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In which information domain does the following information belong?
Gina gets angry at her one year old daughter, Brandi, for wetting the bed. Gina says Brandi has been potty trained since she was less than 9 months old and “she knows better.”
Parenting General
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Following completion of a Family Functioning Assessment-Investigation, which cases will be required to be opened for Case Management services?
Cases in which children are determined unsafe regardless of the level of risk
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*Which of the following best defines impending danger?
A child being in a state of danger due to parent/caregiver behaviors, attitudes, motives, emotions and/or situations which poses a specific threat of severe harm to a child
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Caregiver protective capacities are:
Personal and parenting behaviors, cognitive, and emotional characteristics which are specifically and directly associated with protecting one’s child(ren)
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Which characteristic of a child is most associated with vulnerability to present and impending danger?
Dependence
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During preparation for conducting the Family Functioning Assessment- Ongoing, case manager:
Reviews the CPI Family Functioning Assessment
Obtains consultation with supervisor
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Engaging is considered an essential worker skill
For both CPIs and Case Managers
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*Sufficient information
Gives us a full picture, Is relevant to the particular information domain to most accurately inform the safety determination.
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*Risk of maltreatment means
Likelihood of future maltreatment when compared with other families with similar characteristics
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The purpose of the Family Functioning Assessment is?
To identify families where children are unsafe and are in need of ongoing services.
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What is OOSIV
Out of Control, Observable, Severity, imminate and vulnerable child
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Definition of a child
Any unmarried person under the age of 18 years who has not been emancipated by order of the court
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three stages of developmental domains
Cognitive (Brain) Socio-emotional and Phyical
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The definition of a safe child is that
there are no impending danger threats to the child,there is a child who is vulnerable to impending danger
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The following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger
an infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
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B) a caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in the presence of a vulnerable child
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Which of the following statements best describes the definitions of Present Danger and Impending Danger?
Present Danger is immediate, significant, & observable; Impending Danger is imminent
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Which of the following items is caregiver protective capacities?
Takes action for child
Recognizes child’s needs
Aligns with child
Is emotionally attached to the child
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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Danger Threats and risk factors?
All Danger Threats have risk factors, but not all risk factors are Danger Threats
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Which of the following is part of the danger threshold criteria?
Vulnerable Child
Imminence
Severity
Observable
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What is the purpose of a safety plan?
Control for danger
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In which information domain do we describe the caregiver’s explanation of how the child was injured?
Surrounding Circumstances of Maltreatment
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In which information domain does the following information belong?
Gina gets angry at her one year old daughter, Brandi, for wetting the bed. Gina says Brandi has been potty trained since she was less than 9 months old and “she knows better.”
Parenting General
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Following completion of a Family Functioning Assessment-Investigation, which cases will be required to be opened for Case Management services?
Cases in which children are determined unsafe regardless of the level of risk
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Which of the following best defines impending danger?
A child being in a state of danger due to parent/caregiver behaviors, attitudes, motives, emotions and/or situations which poses a specific threat of severe harm to a child
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Caregiver protective capacities are:
Personal and parenting behaviors, cognitive, and emotional characteristics which are specifically and directly associated with protecting one’s child(ren)
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Which characteristic of a child is most associated with vulnerability to present and impending danger?
Dependence
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During preparation for conducting the Family Functioning Assessment- Ongoing, case manager:
Reviews the CPI Family Functioning Assessment
| Obtains consultation with supervisor
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Engaging is considered an essential worker skill
For both CPIs and Case Managers
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Sufficient information
Gives us a full picture
| Is relevant to the particular information domain to most accurately inform the safety determination.
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Risk of maltreatment means
Likelihood of future maltreatment when compared with other families with similar characteristics
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The purpose of the Family Functioning Assessment is?
To identify families where children are unsafe and are in need of ongoing services.
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The focus of the family functioning assessment is?
The household where alleged maltreatment has occurred.
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The initial risk assessment is completed?
At the conclusion of the family functioning assessment-Investigation
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This danger threat requires that you obtain supervisory approval prior to identifying
Other
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This danger threat is primarily only used at present danger and rarely should be considered for impending danger
Child has serious illness or injury (indicative of child abuse) that is unexplained, or explanations are inconsistent with the illness or injury.
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Assessing is
Continual and dynamic
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T/F Present Danger can occur at any time.
True
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What is the primary basis for ongoing case management intervention?
Children are unsafe due to impending danger and diminished protective capacities
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The four ages and stages of child development are
Birth to 3, Pre-School, School Age, Adolescence.
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The three developmental domains for children are
Cognitive, Physical, and Social-Emotional
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What is the most common maltreatment among infants?
Neglect
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What are the legislative goals for dependent children?
Safety, permanency and well-being
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What is the requirement of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act?
Mandates agencies to demonstrate reasonable efforts prior to removing a child
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A child who is being deprived of or is allowed to be deprived of necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical treatment may be a victim of
Neglect
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Any willful or threatening act that results in physical, mental or sexual injury or harm to a child is considered:
Abuse
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If you speak to a child on the telephone and enter a face-to-face contact in FSFN,
you have
Falsified records
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Which are the following is a type of trauma
Terrorism
Physical Abuse
Natural Disaster
Sexual Abuse
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Which standard of proof means "the judge has enough evidence to create the belief that significant impairment to the child's safety may occur if the child is left in the home?"
Probable Cause
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T/F When a child is exposed to chronic trauma and stress there are significant impacts to their brain development.
True
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Complex trauma exposures involve the following
Simultaneous occurrence of child maltreatment
| Sequential occurrence of child maltreatment
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What does ACE stand for?
Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Which of the following are examples of long term impacts of trauma?
Childhood developmental delays
higher rates of adolescence delinquency
Increases in adult psychiatric problems
higher rates of adolescence drug and alcohol use
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What tool provides a description of and factors to consider for each specific
maltreatment?
Child Maltreatment Index
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Which is a Special Condition Referral?
Human Trafficking, Caregiver Unavailable and child on child
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According to Administrative Code, a specific type of injury or harm to a child is a/an
Maltreatment
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Substance abuse:
May serve as a dis-inhibitor for the parent
Can lead to illegal activity
Can drain family resources
May impair child caring behaviors
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T/F Domestic violence and family violence are the same thing
False
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Domestic violence includes
Isolation
Intimidation
Economic abuse
Blaming
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T/F An interview goes from general to specific topics
True
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Which of the following is the best way to begin discussion about a highly sensitive
topic
Use an indirect question
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With a pre-school child, which of the following questions are appropriate?
Tell me about the time dad hit you.
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With an 8 year old child, which of the following introductions is appropriate?
My job is to work with children and their families.
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T/F Cultural dynamics of the family can change as the child develops and matures
True
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Cultural sensitivity means
Be aware of cultural differences within family dynamics
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Family dynamics are
Patterns of relating
| Interactions between family members
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Developmental disability is
Cognitive disability
Severe disability
Chronic disability
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People with limited cognitive functioning are more reliant on
Concrete thinking and Literal thinking
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Least Intrusive means
We intervene to protect children in ways that produce the least amount of interference into a family’s life as possible
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The health and safety of the children served by our agencies is
of paramount concern
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Child of child cases services are
Voluntarily of necessary duration
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Present Danger Planning is a
Safety Bubble around the child.
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1. The purpose of the Family Functioning Assessment is to determine the following:
b. Children are unsafe
| d. Ongoing case management is warranted
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2. T/F The Family Functioning Assessment is completed on almost every case with the exception of Others, Special Conditions (child on child’s, PNA’s) and cases closed as duplicates and no jurisdictions.
True
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3. The information collection is:
a. Utilizing relevant collaterals
b. Reconciling information
c. Validating information
d. Interviews
e. Observations
f. All of the above
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4. Which domain is not part of the Family Functioning Assessment?
d. Priors and criminal history
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5. The information in this domain will help directly support your findings for the maltreatment(s) on the investigation:
b. Extent of maltreatment
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7. T/F The Surrounding Circumstances domain covers the duration, history, patterns of the Maltreatment and/or maltreatments, parent/caregiver’s intent, unique aspects of and caregiver’s acknowledgement of the maltreatment(s):
True
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8. The child functioning domain should cover the following, except:
d. Day to day function of the caregiver
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9. This domain looks at how the parent/caregivers feel, think, and act.
d. Adult Functioning
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10. T/F Parenting General domain covers interactions and engagement of the child and parents.
a. True
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11. The Parental Discipline/Behavior Management domain should cover the following, except:
b. Knowledge/Experience/Skills in parenting
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12. Interview protocol order is:
b. Notification to parents, child victim(s), other children, non-maltreating parent, other adult household members, and Alleged Perpetrator
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Information documented in the domains will be considered
| sufficient when the information is:
a. Fully describes what has or is happening in each domain
b. Is relevant to that domain only
c. Is essential to gaining a full understanding or complete picture of the domain
d. Supports the impending danger threshold criteria
e. Supports protective capacity assessment
f. All of the above
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T/F The Focus of the household means the home where the parents’ behavior change needs to occur.
True
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15. T/F The Adult Functioning domain covers the parent/caregiver’s thoughts and beliefs on how they parent and should address the things they do as parents.
False
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1. Components of the definition of Maltreatment?
a. Parenting behavior
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2. The difference that chronic neglect has from situational neglect
b. Generational poverty
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3. What is NOT Neglect?
The parent/legal guardian is legitimately practicing his religious beliefs under a recognized church or religious organization and thereby does not provide specific medical treatment for a child.
b. Caused primarily by financial inability, unless actual services have been offered and rejected.
c. All the above
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4. T/F Bath tubs are the second most common bodies of water to claim children by drowning and can occur with very little standing water.
b. True
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. What is the most life-threatening maltreatment?
Subdural hematomas
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The five stages of sexual abuse
a. Engagement, sexual interaction, secrecy, discloser, and suppression
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7. How many child abuse critical indicators
5
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8. Accidental bruises on elementary school age children are most typically found on
b. Bony prominences
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The section of the abuse report that describes the alleged abuse to the child is called the
b. Allegation narrative
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. Which of the following characterizes the appearance of an immersion burn?
b. There are stocking or glove marks on feet and hands
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. Mental injury is difficult to verify because the law requires that…
a. A direct link be established between the parental behavior and harm to the child
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Which behavior exhibited by a caregiver is mental abuse?
b. Imposes unrealistic expectations on the child
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CPI/Counselors are concerned with how substance abuse affects the..
c. Parental care and safety of the children
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When a child has been deprived of food, clothing, shelter or medical treatment, he is…
c. Neglected
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1. What are the foundational concepts that guides our work in child welfare?
A. People can change
B. All families have strengths
C. Family is the expert on their family
D. Family should be empowered to generate their own solutions
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2. All are core conditions for building trust except?
A. Empathy
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3. T/F Empathy is the process of attempting to experience a person’s world and communicating back to them your understanding of the situation of what it means to that person.
True
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4. What is NOT one of the four steps for achieving cultural competency?
D. Learning the languages spoken by people of other cultures
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5. T/ F It is it okay to use a client’s relative as an Interpreter?
False
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6. What are the four phases of interviewing?
A. Opening, Planning, Closing and information collection
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7. Which means of communication conveys the most amount of meaning during interviews?
A. Body Language
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8. Which phase can make or break your interview?
A. Opening phase
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9. Which phase of interviewing is used to establish rapport?
E. Opening phase
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10. In which phase of the interview process would it be appropriate to make recommendations?
D. Planning phase
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11. In what phase would it be appropriate to present the parents/caregiver a copy of the Rights and Responsibilities?
A. Opening phase
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12. Which of the following are examples of physical attending behaviors?
A. Gestures
B. Eye Contact
C. Voice quality
D. All of the above
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13. Which one of the following is NOT an example of showing respect to family?
A. Seating ourselves
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14. Who is responsible for empowering families?
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A. Child Protective Investigator
B. Program Administrator
C. Professionals
D. Case Managers
E. All of the above
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15. “A set of behaviors, attitude, and skills that enable helping professionals to work effectively in cross cultural situations” is an example of
B. Cultural competence
