CASE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Which of the following is not part of the danger threat threshold criteria?
A)vulnerable child
B) imminence
C) severity
D) observable
E) high risk Answer - high risk
Which of the following statements best describes the definition of Present
Dangers and Impending Dangers?
A) present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger
is imminent
B) present danger is immediate but not observable; impending danger is
pending reports
C) present danger is imminent but not observable; impending danger is
immediate and significant
D) present danger is imminent, significant, and observable; impending danger
is the risk of maltreatment
E) present danger is immediate and significant; impending danger is also
immediate but not significant Answer - present danger is immediate,
significant, and observable; impending danger is imminent
,declares that the child's safety must be paramount concern
requires:
-preserve and reunify families (without jeopardizing child safety)
-place child in timely manner
-finalize permanent placement within 12 month
Safety, Permanency, Well-being Answer - Adoption and Safe Families Act
(ASFA)
establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
sending state retains court jurisdiction during placement to ensure that the
child can return, if necessary, and are financially responsible for the child for
child if other financial assistance is not available
must have approval of receiving state Compact Administrator Answer -
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to
the race, color, or national origin of the school or the foster/adoptive parents
Answer - Multi Etch Placement Act (MEPA)
tribal court may have control over the case
chief of tribe determines eligibility depending on % of blood
,DCF and providers have no authority on land unless signed agreement to the
contrary
legal standard is higher than for other removals Answer - Indian Child Welfare
Act (ICWA)
a federal law that assists certain undocumented children in obtaining legal
permanent residency
typically granted to children in dependency court who are placed in foster care
Answer - Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
sets national minimum standards for key activities within states' child welfare
(licensed out-of-home care) systems
apples to all children in out-of-home placements who have not achieved
permanency
requires that case plans develop permanency goals and are reviewed every six
months to ensure goals are revised and updated Answer - Adoption Assistance
and Child Welfare Act (ASFA)
requires states to develop and implement a plan for oversight oversight and
coordination of health care services for any child in foster care to include the
outline of: monitoring and treatment of emotional trauma associated with a
child's maltreatment and removal from home
requires month caseworkers visits to children in out-of-home care Answer -
Child and Family Service Improvement and Innovative Act
, seeks to screen in cases where reported information indicates that
maltreatment may have occurred and/or there are indications that may be
unsafe due to present or impending danger determine response times Answer
- Hotline Assessment
collect information related to maltreatment, the surrounding circumstances,
child functioning, adult functioning, parenting general, and discipline.
determine impending danger and diminished caregiver protective capacities.
establish sufficient safety plans Answer - CPI Family Functioning Assessment
engage caregivers to facilitate change
discuss reason for case opening and develop "danger statement" Answer -
Ongoing Family Functioning
the definition of a safe child is that
A)There are no impending danger threats to child
B)The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
C)There is a child who is vulnerable to impending danger
D)A or B
E)B or C Answer - BOTH A AND B
-There are no impending danger threats to child
-The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
the following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger
A)An infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Which of the following is not part of the danger threat threshold criteria?
A)vulnerable child
B) imminence
C) severity
D) observable
E) high risk Answer - high risk
Which of the following statements best describes the definition of Present
Dangers and Impending Dangers?
A) present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger
is imminent
B) present danger is immediate but not observable; impending danger is
pending reports
C) present danger is imminent but not observable; impending danger is
immediate and significant
D) present danger is imminent, significant, and observable; impending danger
is the risk of maltreatment
E) present danger is immediate and significant; impending danger is also
immediate but not significant Answer - present danger is immediate,
significant, and observable; impending danger is imminent
,declares that the child's safety must be paramount concern
requires:
-preserve and reunify families (without jeopardizing child safety)
-place child in timely manner
-finalize permanent placement within 12 month
Safety, Permanency, Well-being Answer - Adoption and Safe Families Act
(ASFA)
establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
sending state retains court jurisdiction during placement to ensure that the
child can return, if necessary, and are financially responsible for the child for
child if other financial assistance is not available
must have approval of receiving state Compact Administrator Answer -
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to
the race, color, or national origin of the school or the foster/adoptive parents
Answer - Multi Etch Placement Act (MEPA)
tribal court may have control over the case
chief of tribe determines eligibility depending on % of blood
,DCF and providers have no authority on land unless signed agreement to the
contrary
legal standard is higher than for other removals Answer - Indian Child Welfare
Act (ICWA)
a federal law that assists certain undocumented children in obtaining legal
permanent residency
typically granted to children in dependency court who are placed in foster care
Answer - Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
sets national minimum standards for key activities within states' child welfare
(licensed out-of-home care) systems
apples to all children in out-of-home placements who have not achieved
permanency
requires that case plans develop permanency goals and are reviewed every six
months to ensure goals are revised and updated Answer - Adoption Assistance
and Child Welfare Act (ASFA)
requires states to develop and implement a plan for oversight oversight and
coordination of health care services for any child in foster care to include the
outline of: monitoring and treatment of emotional trauma associated with a
child's maltreatment and removal from home
requires month caseworkers visits to children in out-of-home care Answer -
Child and Family Service Improvement and Innovative Act
, seeks to screen in cases where reported information indicates that
maltreatment may have occurred and/or there are indications that may be
unsafe due to present or impending danger determine response times Answer
- Hotline Assessment
collect information related to maltreatment, the surrounding circumstances,
child functioning, adult functioning, parenting general, and discipline.
determine impending danger and diminished caregiver protective capacities.
establish sufficient safety plans Answer - CPI Family Functioning Assessment
engage caregivers to facilitate change
discuss reason for case opening and develop "danger statement" Answer -
Ongoing Family Functioning
the definition of a safe child is that
A)There are no impending danger threats to child
B)The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
C)There is a child who is vulnerable to impending danger
D)A or B
E)B or C Answer - BOTH A AND B
-There are no impending danger threats to child
-The caregiver's protective capacities control existing threats
the following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger
A)An infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a mall
