Florida Child Welfare Case Manager Certification Exam
Guide – 2025–2026 – Comprehensive Study Guide and
Practice Test
Health and safety of children - ANS✔✔ Of paramount concern
Appropriate question for pre-school child - ANS✔✔ Tell me about the time dad hit you.
Best way to begin discussion about sensitive topic - ANS✔✔ Use an indirect question
Interview structure - ANS✔✔ Goes from general to specific topics
Example of open and exception finding question - ANS✔✔ Tell me about the times he is able to
be patient.
Closed leading question example - ANS✔✔ You really like going to school, don't you?
Safety plans for domestic violence - ANS✔✔ Requires 2 safety plans
Components of domestic violence - ANS✔✔ Isolation, Intimidation, Economic abuse, Blaming
Domestic violence vs family violence - ANS✔✔ False
Stages in the cycle of domestic violence - ANS✔✔ Incident, Tension building, Reconciliation,
Calm
,Nature of domestic violence events - ANS✔✔ Usually an individual, isolated event
Substance abuse effects - ANS✔✔ May serve as a dis-inhibitor for the parent, Can lead to illegal
activity, Can drain family resources, May impair child caring behaviors
Specific type of injury or harm to a child - ANS✔✔ Maltreatment
Not a Special Condition Referral - ANS✔✔ Human Trafficking
Tool for maltreatment description - ANS✔✔ Child Maltreatment Index
Long term impacts of trauma - ANS✔✔ Childhood developmental delays, higher rates of
adolescence delinquency, Increases in adult psychiatric problems, higher rates of adolescence
drug and alcohol use
ACE meaning - ANS✔✔ Adverse Childhood Experiences
Complex trauma exposures - ANS✔✔ Simultaneous occurrence of child maltreatment,
Sequential occurrence of child maltreatment
Impact of chronic trauma on brain development - ANS✔✔ Significant impacts
Standard of proof for child safety - ANS✔✔ Probable Cause
Types of trauma - ANS✔✔ Terrorism, Physical Abuse, Natural Disaster, Sexual Abuse
Telephone contact with child - ANS✔✔ Recorded a client contact
, Definition of abuse - ANS✔✔ Any willful or threatening act that results in physical, mental or
sexual injury or harm to a child
Definition of neglect - ANS✔✔ Deprived of necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical
treatment
Requirement of Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act - ANS✔✔ Mandates agencies to
demonstrate reasonable efforts prior to removing a child
Legislative goals for dependent children - ANS✔✔ Safety, permanency and well-being
Most common maltreatment among infants - ANS✔✔ Neglect
Three developmental domains for children - ANS✔✔ Cognitive, Physical, and Social-Emotional
Four ages and stages of child development - ANS✔✔ Birth to 3, Pre-School, School Age,
Adolescence
Primary basis for ongoing case management intervention - ANS✔✔ Children are unsafe due to
impending danger and diminished protective capacities
Present Danger occurrence - ANS✔✔ Can occur at any time
Assessing definition - ANS✔✔ Continual and dynamic
Danger threat for present danger - ANS✔✔ Child has serious illness or injury (indicative of child
abuse) that is unexplained, or explanations are inconsistent with the illness or injury.
Guide – 2025–2026 – Comprehensive Study Guide and
Practice Test
Health and safety of children - ANS✔✔ Of paramount concern
Appropriate question for pre-school child - ANS✔✔ Tell me about the time dad hit you.
Best way to begin discussion about sensitive topic - ANS✔✔ Use an indirect question
Interview structure - ANS✔✔ Goes from general to specific topics
Example of open and exception finding question - ANS✔✔ Tell me about the times he is able to
be patient.
Closed leading question example - ANS✔✔ You really like going to school, don't you?
Safety plans for domestic violence - ANS✔✔ Requires 2 safety plans
Components of domestic violence - ANS✔✔ Isolation, Intimidation, Economic abuse, Blaming
Domestic violence vs family violence - ANS✔✔ False
Stages in the cycle of domestic violence - ANS✔✔ Incident, Tension building, Reconciliation,
Calm
,Nature of domestic violence events - ANS✔✔ Usually an individual, isolated event
Substance abuse effects - ANS✔✔ May serve as a dis-inhibitor for the parent, Can lead to illegal
activity, Can drain family resources, May impair child caring behaviors
Specific type of injury or harm to a child - ANS✔✔ Maltreatment
Not a Special Condition Referral - ANS✔✔ Human Trafficking
Tool for maltreatment description - ANS✔✔ Child Maltreatment Index
Long term impacts of trauma - ANS✔✔ Childhood developmental delays, higher rates of
adolescence delinquency, Increases in adult psychiatric problems, higher rates of adolescence
drug and alcohol use
ACE meaning - ANS✔✔ Adverse Childhood Experiences
Complex trauma exposures - ANS✔✔ Simultaneous occurrence of child maltreatment,
Sequential occurrence of child maltreatment
Impact of chronic trauma on brain development - ANS✔✔ Significant impacts
Standard of proof for child safety - ANS✔✔ Probable Cause
Types of trauma - ANS✔✔ Terrorism, Physical Abuse, Natural Disaster, Sexual Abuse
Telephone contact with child - ANS✔✔ Recorded a client contact
, Definition of abuse - ANS✔✔ Any willful or threatening act that results in physical, mental or
sexual injury or harm to a child
Definition of neglect - ANS✔✔ Deprived of necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical
treatment
Requirement of Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act - ANS✔✔ Mandates agencies to
demonstrate reasonable efforts prior to removing a child
Legislative goals for dependent children - ANS✔✔ Safety, permanency and well-being
Most common maltreatment among infants - ANS✔✔ Neglect
Three developmental domains for children - ANS✔✔ Cognitive, Physical, and Social-Emotional
Four ages and stages of child development - ANS✔✔ Birth to 3, Pre-School, School Age,
Adolescence
Primary basis for ongoing case management intervention - ANS✔✔ Children are unsafe due to
impending danger and diminished protective capacities
Present Danger occurrence - ANS✔✔ Can occur at any time
Assessing definition - ANS✔✔ Continual and dynamic
Danger threat for present danger - ANS✔✔ Child has serious illness or injury (indicative of child
abuse) that is unexplained, or explanations are inconsistent with the illness or injury.
