Test based on ANCC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
high risk - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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
- ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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
Protects Native American heritage
Tribal court may have control over case
Must determine if a child is of American Indian
% of Indian blood is determined by the chief of the tribe
DCF and providers have no authority on an Indian reservation - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..What is
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)?
Immigrant children and families who do not have the legal authority to reside in the US
are affected by two federal laws
Welfare Reform: Personal Responsibility ad Work Opportunity Act of 1996
Immigration Reform: Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..What is Immigrant Children-Special Immigrant Juvenile Status?
,The key Federal legislation addressing child abuse and neglect. CAPTA provides
Federal funding and guidance to States in support of prevention, assessment,
investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities and also provides grants to public
agencies and nonprofit organizations. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..What is Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act (CAPTA)?
The health and safety of the children served shall be of paramount concern
The prevention and intervention by the child protection system should engage families
in constructive, supportive and noon-adversarial relationships.
The prevention and the intervention should intrude as little as possible into the life of the
family and be focused on clearly defined objectives.
The prevention and intervention should be based upon outcome evaluation results that
demonstrate success in protecting children and supporting families. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..What are the Child Welfare Core Principles?
ID whether a child is in danger or at risk of future harm.
When the child is in danger, determine what must be done to:
Protect the child
Provide reasonable efforts to strengthen the caregiver protective capacities that lead to
the child safety issues.
When reasonable efforts to strengthen caregiver protective capacities have occurred
and do not result in sufficient change work to achieve another permanency goal for the
child. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..What is the purpose of the child welfare case managers?
Confidentiality Laws
Conflict of Interest
Derogatory Language
Dishonesty, Fraud, or Deception
Falsification of Records
Exploitation of Clients/Sexual Relationships
Impairment
Misrepresentation/Misuse of Position - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..What are Florida's Code of
Ethics?
Personal and caregiving behavioral, cognitive and emotional characteristics that can be
specifically and directly associated with being protective of one's young. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..What is caregiver protective capacities?
behavioral, emotional, cognitive - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..What three categories are the
caregiver protective capacities divided into?
Extent of Maltreatment
, Nature of or circumstances surrounding the maltreatment
Child Functioning
Adult Functioning
General Parenting Practices
Disciplinary Practices/Behavior Management - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..What are the 6 domains
of information needed for scaling caregiver protective capacities?
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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) - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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) - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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) - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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