Child Welfare Practices, Laws, and Family Engagement Strategies Practice Test

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• NOT an OARS skill?
• What does CIPP stand for in child welfare practice?
• Which set represents the degree of harm categories commonly used?
• Which case addresses the requirement to keep families together by providing housing and support services and prohibits removal solely due to poverty or homelessness?
• In SACWIS, what does the SACWIS Risk Assessment do?
• Which core practice involves advocating for the child and family?
• Parent-child visitation plan should be filed within how many days of case opening?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a general ethics responsibility?
• The Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPA) prohibits which factor in permanent placement decisions?
• Under what circumstances may DIP law enforcement, DCFS workers, or physicians take temporary protective custody of a child without parental consent?
• Which term describes an intervention that starts services as soon as possible with families?
• Sibling visits should occur how many times per month?
• Which CFTM component involves the involvement of the family in all aspects of case planning?
• Which concept describes the Pygmalion effect (self-fulfilling prophecy) in which caseworkers' positive beliefs about clients lead to positive outcomes?
• Bias/Prejudice is best described as?
• Which statement correctly describes the status of a DCFS license in good standing?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the DCFS outcomes listed in RAG?
• Which term describes being open, curious, and nonjudgmental toward people from different cultures while managing discomfort?
• Which everyday language phrase corresponds to the protective factor Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development?
• How is Culture defined in the context of child welfare?
• Which statement best describes Race?
• Which document defines abuse, neglect, and dependency and mandates standardized procedures and an allegation system to guide investigations (Procedure 300)?
• SACWIS stands for which system?
• Within how many hours must the worker conduct an in-person visit with the child and caregiver in the substitute placement?
• Which term describes attitudes, actions, and institutional structures that subordinate a person or group because of their race?
• Case notes should be entered into SACWIS within how many hours?
• Which CASE supervision type focuses on direct clinical practice?
• Which option correctly identifies an element of the DCFS mission?
• Which statement about the relationship between a safety plan and safety threats is most accurate?
• Which term defines the process of providing clarity about services and consequences so clients can decide?
• In child welfare practice, what term describes a complex dilemma often with emotional conflict between moral imperatives?
• Which practice helps families identify and build on their strengths when planning services?
• Which term indicates the over- or under-representation of a racial or ethnic group in the child welfare system compared to their presence in the general population?
• Full Disclosure in CFTM means?
• What is the Recovery Matrix used for?
• Relative, kinship, or caregiver refers to which of the following?
• What are the four stages of interviewing?
• In what year was the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) enacted?
• Permanency Hearings are scheduled as mandatory timing guidelines:
• When should case notes be recorded to ensure accurate and timely documentation?
• What best describes engagement in child welfare practice?
• The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) requires agencies to do which?
• Which stage is primarily used to establish rapport and reduce anxiety at the start of an interview with the family?
• Indirect questions use phrases such as:
• Which statement about Race is accurate?
• The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) 1997 emphasizes which of the following?
• What is the purpose of the Recovery Matrix in supporting families dealing with substance use?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the nine core child welfare practices?
• Which stage involves creating a plan to take action?
• Expedited process in child welfare refers to moving a child's case directly from temporary custody to termination of parental rights.
• Which statement best describes the purpose of the service goal 'Independent living' for youth in the child welfare system?
• What is the focus of all Child and Family Team Meetings?
• Which everyday language item matches the factor Social Connections?
• The Integrated Assessment must be complete within the first __ days?
• Which term describes the understanding of how culture shapes behavior and worldviews in oneself and others?
• Procedure 315 addresses which information?
• Which case requires DCFS to provide adequate care, protection, health care, case planning, and oversight to ensure the safety and well-being of children in its custody?
• Under ANCRA, mandated reporters report to which agency?
• Dispo hearing takes place within how many days of Adjudication?
• Which guideline is correct for child observation of bathing suit areas for children age 6 and older?
• Within how many days should the introductory meeting be hosted?
• Which is the final stage of the 5 stages of change?
• What are safety threats?
• Which of the following is an OARS communication skill?
• In the CREG model, which component pertains to performing tasks effectively?
• SACWIS in Illinois is used for recording and managing which type of information?
• Which practice uses statements like I wonder if to introduce sensitive topics?
• What best defines Critical Thinking in child welfare practice?
• KinGap subsidies are paid to which group?
• The transitional visit must occur within how many days?
• Which term describes the ability to shift perspective, stay flexible, and reconsider one's own beliefs to improve understanding?
• SACWIS includes which elements?
• Which document states that DCFS must share information with the Department of Corrections to plan placements and services for youth in care who are in juvenile detention?
• Racism refers to what?
• KinGap is a subsidized guardianship program where DCFS pays a monthly subsidy to whom?
• Which statement describes the Illinois Model of Integrated Assessment?
• Which tool is used to educate families about household dangers and reduce the risk to children, especially those under age five?
• Which description accurately reflects the role of documentation in child welfare practice and permanency planning?
• Dispositional Hearing is described as
• In SACWIS, which documents should be kept updated for family and fictive kin?
• Which core practice focuses on providing behavioral support?
• Culture is best described as?
• Hand-off staffing must occur within the first how many days of placement?
• The Mary Ellen case helped spur the formation of which organization?
• The Integrated Assessment must be completed within how many days?
• Shelter Care Hearing takes place within how many hours of taking protective custody?
• Permanency hearing takes place within how many months of protective custody?
• Which term refers to convictions, expectations, or assurances people hold about life, people, or situations?
• The 3 Cs of admonishment are:
• Facilitate the first Coordinated Family Team Meeting (CFTM) within the first __ days?
• Which term describes attitudes, actions, or systems that subordinate people because of race and provide advantages to the dominant group?
• Permanency workers supervision schedule during a new case is to provide supervision for 45 days then switch to monthly.
• Which everyday language item aligns with the Parent-Child Relationship factor?
• ACES stands for which term?
• Which type of supervision focuses on clinical practice and case discussion?
• Administrative Case Review (ACR) is defined as
• How often should CFTM occur?
• Dispo hearing must occur within 30 days after Adjudication?
• Which statement best describes Strength-based practice?
• Adjudications take place within how many days of Shelter Care Hearing?
• Which statement best describes Bonding?
• Temporary Custody Hearings occur when and determine what?
• In supervision, which statement best describes its purpose?
• Which statement best captures Foster Caregiver Responsibilities?
• Adjudications take place within 90 days of which event?
• Which statement about safety threats is most accurate?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the five areas of well-being?
• PFA stands for which term?
• Which term describes change that is driven by outside authority and is typically temporary?
• Which term denotes the ability to listen, observe, interpret, and process information about one's own and others' ways of life?
• Explicit culture is best described as which of the following?
• What is the primary purpose of maintaining thorough case records in permanency planning?
• What term describes biases that operate outside a worker's awareness?
• Which concept emphasizes the client's right to make informed decisions with appropriate information?
• Which protective factor is described by We all need help sometimes?
• Which document is developed early in the case to identify family needs and recommend services for each member?
• Which interviewing approach is designed to avoid confrontation and evoke change talk?
• Which statement best differentiates medical trauma from psychiatric trauma?
• Which statement best describes the role of child welfare professionals as change agents?
• Which assessment tool screens for substance use?
• Administrative Case Review will occur every __ months?
• Which case focuses on pregnant and parenting youth in care receiving placements, services, and support?
• Which everyday language item corresponds to the protective factor Concrete Supports in Times of Need?
• Which case requires DCFS to protect children from harm and provide adequate care, services, health care, case planning, and oversight for children in its custody?
• Which professionals may take temporary protective custody without parental consent?
• Which term captures the process of reevaluating one's own beliefs and worldview to improve understanding?
• The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children governs which aspect?
• Which of the following is NOT a protective factor in the Strengthening Families framework?
• What is described in the Closure stage?
• Which term best describes beliefs and values a person considers important and meaningful in life?
• Which protective factor is about helping children communicate?
• A paramour is defined as:
• The Status/Progress Hearings are intended to:
• Which core practice involves providing information about the impact of trauma on the child and family?
• Under confidentiality provisions, disclosures are allowed when?
• Ethnicity is defined as what?
• An incident that can happen now or in the very near future is described as being:
• In child welfare terms, a paramour is defined as:
• Which of the following is CERAP?
• Which term refers to understanding how culture shapes behavior, communication, values, and worldviews in both oneself and others?
• Which statement best describes delegated authority in child welfare practice?
• In PACE planning, which term represents the secondary plan option?
• Which of the following is NOT a stage of change?
• The Annual Administrative Case Review occurs how often?
• Which items are identified as underlying conditions that can affect parenting and increase risk of abuse or neglect?
• Adjudications deadline is tied to which prior event?
• Which approach is commonly used to explore and resolve ambivalence in behavior change, often used in child welfare contexts?
• Which term describes a legally required agreement outlining goals, services, and timelines?
• One stated DCFS mission item includes which of the following?
• Which term describes systemic inequality where dominant racial groups control access to institutions and resources, limiting opportunities for others in areas like education, housing, healthcare, employment, and leadership?
• Permanency worker must observe how many sibling visits per month?
• Permanency Goals are best described as
• Concurrent planning involves a plan established at the beginning of the case with a primary plan, not plan B.
• Which term refers to unequal treatment or outcomes for a racial or ethnic group in services, resources, or decision-making?
• In CASE supervision, which type focuses on educational and developmental aspects?
• What happens in the Focus stage?
• Status/Progress Hearings primarily serve to:
• What is the Problem Definition/Needs Identification stage?
• Which term describes ideas formed about people or situations without full evidence?
• What is a key requirement from Aristotle P v. McDonald regarding sibling placement?
• Within how many days should an introductory meeting be hosted?
• ICWA emphasizes preserving Native American heritage by maintaining which ties?
• Open-ended questions are designed to:
• Perform a diligent search every __ months for missing parent?
• Which statement best describes concurrent planning?
• Which statement describes services being required for children found abused, neglected, dependent, or certain delinquent or MRAI youth, and may also be provided to other families in need who request or are identified by DCFS?
• Adjudicatory Hearing is defined as
• Which case requires DCFS to ensure regular parent-child visits, create timely visitation plans, increase visitation when appropriate, and address barriers to maintaining family contact?
• In the CASE supervision framework, which option is NOT a type of supervision?
• Which case requires DCFS to provide notice, investigation information, and an opportunity to respond before a finding of abuse or neglect?
• Which document defines abuse, neglect, and dependency and requires DCFS to develop standardized procedures (Procedure 300) and an allegation system to guide and structure investigations?
• Which case requires DCFS to provide appropriate placements, services, and support for pregnant and parenting youth in care?
• ANCRA stands for which Illinois law?
• Which statement describes the Clinical Intervention for Placement Preservation (CIPP) process?
• Which concept refers to the shared cultural characteristics that connect people to a common background?
• What describes the Social Stage in interviewing?
• What is the Integrated Assessment Report?
• Which rules explain what services are provided and under what conditions (Rules) and how they are delivered (Procedures), and are used as a guide for casework decisions and service delivery?
• Which statement best describes Client Self-Determination?
• The everyday language phrase Parents need friends corresponds to which protective factor?
• Which factor is described by Be strong and flexible in the context of protective factors?
• The Maintenance stage of the change process represents:
• What is the Child Welfare Professional's Role in Juvenile Court?
• Which is the correct time frame for the first Coordinated Family Team Meeting (CFTM)?
• What is the primary purpose of the Home Safety Checklist in child welfare practice?
• Child well-being is described as health, happiness, and prosperity. Which option lists this trio?
• What is the primary function of a Genogram in child welfare assessment?
• Risk in child welfare describes:
• Which case requires DCFS to give accused child care workers notice, investigation information, and a chance to respond before a finding of abuse or neglect?
• Complex trauma is best described as:
• The statement Being a great parent is part natural and part learned corresponds to which protective factor?
• Which of the following is NOT a component of Mobilizing Change Talk (CAT)?
• Which organization was formally organized the year after the Mary Ellen case?
• Which of the following is one of the three goals of child welfare?
• Which statement best describes the Service Plan in child welfare?
• Which assessment tool is used to assess home safety?
• Which sequence lists the four stages of the assessment process?
• Which term means ideas or inferences formed about people or situations without full evidence?
• In PACE planning, which category represents the primary plan?
• Each child should receive a copy of Youth Bill of Rights within __ days?
• Moderate-severe harm is defined as:
• Which term describes convictions or assurances about life, people, or situations?
• The first legal intervention into child abuse occurred in 1874 in which city?
• Non-complex trauma is best described as:
• Implicit culture is best described as which of the following?
• Which term describes the observation that a group may be represented in the child welfare system more or less than in the general population?
• In this framework, risk is defined as:
• The dual mandate refers to:
• Which of the following is the Paramour Checklist?
• Which of the following is NOT an OARS communication skill?
• Who initiated the first legal intervention into child abuse in 1874 in New York?
• SACWIS stands for which system?
• Which case prohibits removing or delaying the return of children solely because of poverty or homelessness?
• Which review occurs every six months with collaboration among the caseworker, family, caregivers, and youth?
• Within what timeframe must DCFS begin an initial investigation after a report to determine if there is a good-faith indication of abuse or neglect requiring a formal investigation?
• Which tool visualizes a family's connections to people and systems to understand supports, stressors, and community resources?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a service goal in child welfare practice?
• Which of the following is a service goal of the child welfare system?
• Which of the following is a type of resistance?
• Institutionalized Racism is best described as?
• Which stage is described as clarifying concerns and guiding problem-solving around child safety, permanency, and well-being?
• Which statement best describes Attachment?
• Which listing correctly lists the four components of engagement (CREG)?
• Which interviewing approach focuses on developing a partnership with the caregiver?
• Which term describes interacting with an individual to encourage participation?
• Which statement correctly describes medical trauma versus psychiatric trauma?
• Which factor corresponds to Give your child the love and respect they need?
• Which statement accurately describes closed-ended questions?
• Which stage focuses on facilitating problem-solving around child safety, permanency, and well-being?
• Permanency Hearings are held at what interval after removal?
• Which concept describes a culturally sensitive interviewing approach where the family guides content and uses their language while the worker remains nonjudgmental?
• Which item provides a framework and language for addressing perplexing and not obvious circumstances?
• Informed Consent is defined as
• Which core practice focuses on connecting families to appropriate services?
• What term describes an individual with a close personal/emotional tie with the child/family who is not a biological relative?
• Which of the following is NOT a component of the KARS framework for cultural competence?
• What are the four levels of cultural competence (KARS)?
• Expedited refers to moving a case from temporary custody directly to termination of parental rights.
• What is the purpose of Frequent Reviews in child welfare?
• During the orphan train movement, many children were valued primarily for what?
• What defines a safety plan in child welfare practice?
• Open Participation in Child and Family Team Meetings (CFTM) means?
• Which of the following is included as one of the five areas of well-being?
• Which type of question is best for eliciting detailed family perspectives?
• Which tool focuses on showing connections to people and systems in a family context?
• FFPSA stands for:
• Enhance Parental Resilience is one of the Strengthening Families protective factors in Illinois (Original Language).
• Which hearing is held within 48 hours of removal to determine probable cause and placement needs?
• Engagement (CFTM) involves which of the following?
• What are protective factors?
• Which case requires DCFS and DOC to share information and coordinate regularly to plan placements and services for youth in care who are in juvenile detention?
• In the CREG model, which component focuses on understanding another's feelings?
• Which of the following is NOT a component of PACE (Motivational Interviewing)?
• Shelter care hearing must occur within 48 hours of protective custody.
• Positive Reframing is best described as: