Pre-Service Certification Test Prep 2023
Immediate face-to-face response time for investigations
4 hours
Standard face-to-face response time for investigations
24 hours
How long do you have to do a wellness check on a child after they come into
care?
72 hours
How long until you do an initial face-to-face contact with the child after a case
transfer?
Two working days
Children in care must be referred for mental health assessments within how many
days?
7 days
Mental health or substance abuse screenings must be completed within how
many days?
30 days
How many days do you have to complete the FFA-O after case transfer?
30 days
How long do you have to confirm the ongoing safety plan's sufficiency?
5 business days
How long do you have to do a supervisor consultation after you update the safety
plan?
5 days
NCIC (national criminal background checks) must be done within how many days
of emergency placement?
10 days
When a child is in shelter status how often do you have to have face-to-face
contact?
Every 7 days
How soon must a MDT staffing be held after shelter or an emergency change of
placement?
Within 72 hours
How soon must a MDT staffing be held prior to a planned change of placement?
14 days
How often do you contact service providers?
Once a month
How long do you have to update FSFN (case notes, meeting notes, etc.)
2 days
How often should you do an unannounced visit?
Every 90 days
You do a progress update every...
90 days or at Critical Junctures
Age you can do a private interview with a child
1 year old
, How many months to achieve permanent guardianship?
18 months
How many months to achieve adoption?
24 months
How long is the case plan open after reunification?
6 months
An act that is intended to strengthen and support families and protects children
from abuse, neglect, and maltreatment
CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act)
Establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
ICPC (Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children)
Protects Native American heritage under federal law
ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to
the race, color, or national origin of the child or of the foster or adoptive parents
MEPA (Multi Ethnic Placement Act)
Declares that the child's health and safety must be the paramount concern
ASFA (Adoption and Safe Families Act)
A guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair and one will be given notice of
proceeding and an opportunity to be heard before one's life, liberty, or property is
taken
Due Process
This act requires state courts to determine and enforce valid child-custody and
visitation determinations
UCCJA (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act)
Before a child is removed from the home, all reasonable actions have been taken
by the welfare professional to prevent that removal from occurring
Reasonable Efforts
First point of contact for cases that seeks to screen in cases and determine
response times where reported information indicates that maltreatment may have
occurred and/or there are indications that children may be unsafe due to Present
or Impending Danger
Hotline Assessment
What are the factors of Present Danger?
Significant, Immediate, Clearly Observable
A child being in a state of danger due to parent/caregiver behaviors, attitudes,
motives, emotions and/or situations which poses a specific threat of severe harm
to a child
Impending Danger
What are the factors of Impending Danger?
Observable, Out of Control, Severity, Imminent, Vulnerable
True or False: An interview goes from general to specific topics
True
What is the best way to begin discussion about a highly sensitive topic?
Use an indirect question
Immediate face-to-face response time for investigations
4 hours
Standard face-to-face response time for investigations
24 hours
How long do you have to do a wellness check on a child after they come into
care?
72 hours
How long until you do an initial face-to-face contact with the child after a case
transfer?
Two working days
Children in care must be referred for mental health assessments within how many
days?
7 days
Mental health or substance abuse screenings must be completed within how
many days?
30 days
How many days do you have to complete the FFA-O after case transfer?
30 days
How long do you have to confirm the ongoing safety plan's sufficiency?
5 business days
How long do you have to do a supervisor consultation after you update the safety
plan?
5 days
NCIC (national criminal background checks) must be done within how many days
of emergency placement?
10 days
When a child is in shelter status how often do you have to have face-to-face
contact?
Every 7 days
How soon must a MDT staffing be held after shelter or an emergency change of
placement?
Within 72 hours
How soon must a MDT staffing be held prior to a planned change of placement?
14 days
How often do you contact service providers?
Once a month
How long do you have to update FSFN (case notes, meeting notes, etc.)
2 days
How often should you do an unannounced visit?
Every 90 days
You do a progress update every...
90 days or at Critical Junctures
Age you can do a private interview with a child
1 year old
, How many months to achieve permanent guardianship?
18 months
How many months to achieve adoption?
24 months
How long is the case plan open after reunification?
6 months
An act that is intended to strengthen and support families and protects children
from abuse, neglect, and maltreatment
CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act)
Establishes procedures for all states when placing children across state lines
ICPC (Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children)
Protects Native American heritage under federal law
ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Prohibits the delay or denial of any adoption or placement in foster care due to
the race, color, or national origin of the child or of the foster or adoptive parents
MEPA (Multi Ethnic Placement Act)
Declares that the child's health and safety must be the paramount concern
ASFA (Adoption and Safe Families Act)
A guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair and one will be given notice of
proceeding and an opportunity to be heard before one's life, liberty, or property is
taken
Due Process
This act requires state courts to determine and enforce valid child-custody and
visitation determinations
UCCJA (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act)
Before a child is removed from the home, all reasonable actions have been taken
by the welfare professional to prevent that removal from occurring
Reasonable Efforts
First point of contact for cases that seeks to screen in cases and determine
response times where reported information indicates that maltreatment may have
occurred and/or there are indications that children may be unsafe due to Present
or Impending Danger
Hotline Assessment
What are the factors of Present Danger?
Significant, Immediate, Clearly Observable
A child being in a state of danger due to parent/caregiver behaviors, attitudes,
motives, emotions and/or situations which poses a specific threat of severe harm
to a child
Impending Danger
What are the factors of Impending Danger?
Observable, Out of Control, Severity, Imminent, Vulnerable
True or False: An interview goes from general to specific topics
True
What is the best way to begin discussion about a highly sensitive topic?
Use an indirect question
