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DCF Domestic Violence and Child Safety Exam
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What is the purpose of a safety plan?
A. Control for danger
B. Have parents promise to keep their children safe
C. Remove children from home
D. Make sure every family has a plan at first contact
E. A and B - Answer-A
In which information domain do we describe the
caregiver's explanation of how the child was injured?
A. Extent of maltreatment
B. Surrounding circumstances of Maltreatment
C. Child Functioning
D. Adult Functioning
E. Parenting Discipline - Answer-B
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In which information domain does the following information
belong? "Gina gets angry at her one-year-old daughter,
Brandi, for wetting the bed. Gina says Brandi has been
potty trained wince she was less than 9 months old and
she "knows better"".
A. Extent of Maltreatment
B. Surrounding circumstances of Maltreatment
C. Adult Functioning
D. Parenting Discipline
E. Parenting General - Answer-E
Following completion of a Family Functioning Assessment-
Investigation, which cases will be REQUIRED to be
opened for Case Management services?
A. Cases in which children are determined unsafe
regardless of the level of risk
B. Cases in which children are determined unsafe but
there is low risk
C. Cases in which children are determined safe but there
is high risk
D. A and B
E. A and C - Answer-A
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Which of the following best defines Impending Danger?
A. A child being in a state of danger due to
parent/caregiver behaviors, attitudes, motives, emotions
and/or which poses a specific threat of severe harm to the
child
B. An immediate, significant, and clearly observable family
condition that is actively occurring or in the process of
occurring at the point of contact with a family and will likely
result in serious harm to the child, therefore requiring a
prompt CPS response
C. Negative family conditions and/or circumstances that
place a child 'at risk' of maltreatment
D. The point at which a negative family condition gets
worse
E. It is the same as present danger - Answer-A
The definition of a safe child is that
A. There are no impending danger threats to the 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-D
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Which of the following statements best describes the
definitions of Present Danger and Impending Danger? -
Answer-Present Danger is immediate, significant, &
observable; Impending Danger is imminent
The following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger:
A. An infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a
mall
B. A caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in
the presence of a vulnerable child
C. It is discovered that a caregiver has a criminal record
relating to domestic violence
D. A and B
E. A and C - Answer-D
Which of the following items is NOT among caregiver
protective capacities?
A. Takes action for the child
B. Talks about child to co-workers
C. Recognizes child's needs
D. Aligns with the child
DCF Domestic Violence and Child Safety Exam
Practice Questions And Correct Answers||Verified
Exam!!||(Verified Answers) Plus Rationale 2026/2027
||Newest Exam!!!|| Instant Download Pdf
What is the purpose of a safety plan?
A. Control for danger
B. Have parents promise to keep their children safe
C. Remove children from home
D. Make sure every family has a plan at first contact
E. A and B - Answer-A
In which information domain do we describe the
caregiver's explanation of how the child was injured?
A. Extent of maltreatment
B. Surrounding circumstances of Maltreatment
C. Child Functioning
D. Adult Functioning
E. Parenting Discipline - Answer-B
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In which information domain does the following information
belong? "Gina gets angry at her one-year-old daughter,
Brandi, for wetting the bed. Gina says Brandi has been
potty trained wince she was less than 9 months old and
she "knows better"".
A. Extent of Maltreatment
B. Surrounding circumstances of Maltreatment
C. Adult Functioning
D. Parenting Discipline
E. Parenting General - Answer-E
Following completion of a Family Functioning Assessment-
Investigation, which cases will be REQUIRED to be
opened for Case Management services?
A. Cases in which children are determined unsafe
regardless of the level of risk
B. Cases in which children are determined unsafe but
there is low risk
C. Cases in which children are determined safe but there
is high risk
D. A and B
E. A and C - Answer-A
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Which of the following best defines Impending Danger?
A. A child being in a state of danger due to
parent/caregiver behaviors, attitudes, motives, emotions
and/or which poses a specific threat of severe harm to the
child
B. An immediate, significant, and clearly observable family
condition that is actively occurring or in the process of
occurring at the point of contact with a family and will likely
result in serious harm to the child, therefore requiring a
prompt CPS response
C. Negative family conditions and/or circumstances that
place a child 'at risk' of maltreatment
D. The point at which a negative family condition gets
worse
E. It is the same as present danger - Answer-A
The definition of a safe child is that
A. There are no impending danger threats to the 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-D
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Which of the following statements best describes the
definitions of Present Danger and Impending Danger? -
Answer-Present Danger is immediate, significant, &
observable; Impending Danger is imminent
The following is (are) an example(s) of Present Danger:
A. An infant child is left alone in a vehicle parked outside a
mall
B. A caregiver is perceived as intoxicated and reckless in
the presence of a vulnerable child
C. It is discovered that a caregiver has a criminal record
relating to domestic violence
D. A and B
E. A and C - Answer-D
Which of the following items is NOT among caregiver
protective capacities?
A. Takes action for the child
B. Talks about child to co-workers
C. Recognizes child's needs
D. Aligns with the child
