Practice Test Flashcards
(21 cards)
This governs how attorney’s with min DCF Legal Service opérate and guide attorney on courtroom procedures.
The Florida rules of juvenile procedure
Is a guarantee that legal proceedings will be fair that one will be given notice if proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before ones life liberty or property is taken away.
Due Process
This statute establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines.
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.
The Indian welfare act protects Native American heritage under federal law
True
The definition of a safe child is
1, there are no impending danger
2, the caregiver protective capacities control existing threats
When a preponderance of credible evidence results in findings of harm from abuse, abandonment or neglect which finding is entered into fsfn
Verified
Which of the following statements best describes te definitions of present danger and impending danger
Present danger is immediate, significant and observable , impending danger is imminent.
Florida statute 39 states that children should be protected against
abandonment, abuse, exploration and neglect
What standard of proof is needed at a shelter hearing
Probable cause
When working with a family who has agreed es to get help on a voluntary basis, instead of taking the family to court this is considered
Least intrusive
What requires a child welfare professional, before a child is removed from the home, to exercise all reasonable actions to prevent that removal from occurring.
Need reasonable efforts
The term is used in florid child welfare to denote a child has been legally removed from his or her parent or legal guardianship and a court has sanctioned such action with an order maintaining that temporary removal of legal custody is justified
Shelter
Hearing where parents can offer testimony
Adjudicatory
Adjudicatory hearing determines
If the child has been abused, abandoned or neglected
Burden of proof is required to terminate parental rights
Clear and convincing
Which lays out the legal proceedings when a child is found to be “dependent” through court proceedings and child parent, will be supervised by the court until the safety concerns and the child’s best interests have been resolved.
Chapter 39
How many danger threats
11
Can there be more that danger threat identified for present danger
True
All 3 danger threat criteria must exist for it to present danger
True
Negative behaviors which are actively occurring and require intervention refer to which present danger criteria
Clearly observable
Three categories of caregiver protective capacities are
Cognitive, behavioral, emotional
