Case Management Certification
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update.
high risk - Ans✔✔-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
present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger is
imminent - Ans✔✔-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
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - Ans✔✔-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
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) - Ans✔✔-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
,Multi Etch Placement Act (MEPA) - Ans✔✔-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
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - Ans✔✔-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
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status - Ans✔✔-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
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (ASFA) - Ans✔✔-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
Child and Family Service Improvement and Innovative Act - Ans✔✔-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
Hotline Assessment - Ans✔✔-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
CPI Family Functioning Assessment - Ans✔✔-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
Ongoing Family Functioning - Ans✔✔-engage caregivers to facilitate change
discuss reason for case opening and develop "danger statement"
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update.
high risk - Ans✔✔-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
present danger is immediate, significant, and observable; impending danger is
imminent - Ans✔✔-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
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - Ans✔✔-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
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) - Ans✔✔-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
,Multi Etch Placement Act (MEPA) - Ans✔✔-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
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - Ans✔✔-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
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status - Ans✔✔-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
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (ASFA) - Ans✔✔-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
Child and Family Service Improvement and Innovative Act - Ans✔✔-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
Hotline Assessment - Ans✔✔-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
CPI Family Functioning Assessment - Ans✔✔-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
Ongoing Family Functioning - Ans✔✔-engage caregivers to facilitate change
discuss reason for case opening and develop "danger statement"
