FLORIDA CPI CERTIFICATION NEWEST EXAM 2026 |
150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | RATED A+ | NEW AND REVISED
1. What is the correct order regarding the legal heirarchy?: Constitution, Federal Statutes,
State Statues, Administrative Codes, Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Operating Procedure
2. The Adoptions and Safe Families Act of 1997 established all but which of
the following?
a. preserve and reunify families
b. place the child in a timely manner
c. always ask about the birth place of the child
d. finalize permanent placement within 12 months: c. always ask about the birth place of the
child
3. What are the three Quality Practice Standards reviewed and monitored by
the Federal Government?: safety, permanency, well-being
4. What establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state
lines?: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
5. The standard of proof required for the Court to shelter a child is:: clear
and convincing
6. When a Child Welfare Worker removes a child from the custody of their
parent/caregiver, a hearing must be held within the following timeframe::
24 hours
7. One mandate of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 is:
a. requires fingerprint-based checks of the national crime information databas-
es for prospective foster or adoptive parents
c. requires a child's health ab. provides for a relative caregiver, foster
parent, and pre-adoptive parent's right to be heard in certain proceedings
,respecting their foster child
nd education records to be supplied to the foster parent
d. allows child welfare workers to remove a child without court intervention:
a. requires fingerprint-based checks of the national crime information databases for prospective foster or adoptive parents
8. All but one of the following are child welfare core principles:
a. the prevention and intervention by the child protective system should en-
gage families in constructive, supportive, and non-adversarial relationships
b. the prevention and intervention should intrude as little as possible into the
life of the family and be focused on clearly defined objectives
,c. the prevention and intervention should be based on outcome evaluations re-
sults that demonstrate success in protecting children and supporting families
d. the health and safety of the children served shall be of paramount concern
e. the prevention and intervention within families should happen with all fam-
ilies: e. the prevention and intervention within families should happen with all families
9. As a child welfare worker you receive a new case. Upon commencement
you knock on the door and a man opens the door and identifies himself as
the father you are looking for. You proceed with your investigation by
interviewing the children and then speaking with the father. Towards the end of
the interview with the father, the mother of the children arrives home and
you realize it is your former high school best friend, and you had not
recognized the name due to her now being married. After speaking with your
supervisor, it is determined you will not continue forward as the assigned
investigator due to the following Code of Ethics?
a. deception
b. dishonesty
c. misrepresentation/misuse of position
d. conflict of interest
e. confidentiality laws: d. conflict of interest
10. A child protective investigator responded to an abuse intake on a mother
who had just given birth. Two of the parents' other children had previously been
removed. After interviewing the parents, the CPI and the coworker went to
visit the children who were in relative care with an aunt and uncle. The
children's uncle said that the CPI conducted a search of personal items and
clothing in the dresser drawers. The uncle said he saw the CPI put drug
paraphernalia and three knives into a garbage bag and remove them from
the home. The CPI interviewed in this case and his coworker believed they
had the power
to search through homes the same way that law enforcement would. Which
, ethical principle was violated?
a. conflict of interest
b. exploitation
150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | RATED A+ | NEW AND REVISED
1. What is the correct order regarding the legal heirarchy?: Constitution, Federal Statutes,
State Statues, Administrative Codes, Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Operating Procedure
2. The Adoptions and Safe Families Act of 1997 established all but which of
the following?
a. preserve and reunify families
b. place the child in a timely manner
c. always ask about the birth place of the child
d. finalize permanent placement within 12 months: c. always ask about the birth place of the
child
3. What are the three Quality Practice Standards reviewed and monitored by
the Federal Government?: safety, permanency, well-being
4. What establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state
lines?: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
5. The standard of proof required for the Court to shelter a child is:: clear
and convincing
6. When a Child Welfare Worker removes a child from the custody of their
parent/caregiver, a hearing must be held within the following timeframe::
24 hours
7. One mandate of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 is:
a. requires fingerprint-based checks of the national crime information databas-
es for prospective foster or adoptive parents
c. requires a child's health ab. provides for a relative caregiver, foster
parent, and pre-adoptive parent's right to be heard in certain proceedings
,respecting their foster child
nd education records to be supplied to the foster parent
d. allows child welfare workers to remove a child without court intervention:
a. requires fingerprint-based checks of the national crime information databases for prospective foster or adoptive parents
8. All but one of the following are child welfare core principles:
a. the prevention and intervention by the child protective system should en-
gage families in constructive, supportive, and non-adversarial relationships
b. the prevention and intervention should intrude as little as possible into the
life of the family and be focused on clearly defined objectives
,c. the prevention and intervention should be based on outcome evaluations re-
sults that demonstrate success in protecting children and supporting families
d. the health and safety of the children served shall be of paramount concern
e. the prevention and intervention within families should happen with all fam-
ilies: e. the prevention and intervention within families should happen with all families
9. As a child welfare worker you receive a new case. Upon commencement
you knock on the door and a man opens the door and identifies himself as
the father you are looking for. You proceed with your investigation by
interviewing the children and then speaking with the father. Towards the end of
the interview with the father, the mother of the children arrives home and
you realize it is your former high school best friend, and you had not
recognized the name due to her now being married. After speaking with your
supervisor, it is determined you will not continue forward as the assigned
investigator due to the following Code of Ethics?
a. deception
b. dishonesty
c. misrepresentation/misuse of position
d. conflict of interest
e. confidentiality laws: d. conflict of interest
10. A child protective investigator responded to an abuse intake on a mother
who had just given birth. Two of the parents' other children had previously been
removed. After interviewing the parents, the CPI and the coworker went to
visit the children who were in relative care with an aunt and uncle. The
children's uncle said that the CPI conducted a search of personal items and
clothing in the dresser drawers. The uncle said he saw the CPI put drug
paraphernalia and three knives into a garbage bag and remove them from
the home. The CPI interviewed in this case and his coworker believed they
had the power
to search through homes the same way that law enforcement would. Which
, ethical principle was violated?
a. conflict of interest
b. exploitation
