FLORIDA CERTIFICATION CPI EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔As a child welfare worker you receive a new case. Upon commencement you knock
on the door and a man opens the door and identifies himself as the father you are
looking for. You proceed with your investigation by interviewing the children and then
speaking with the father. Towards the end of the interview with the father, the mother of
the children arrives home and you realize it is your former high school best friend, and
you had not recognized the name due to her now being married. After speaking with
your supervisor, it is determined you will not continue forward as the assigned
investigator due to the following Code of Ethics?
a. deception
b. dishonesty
c. misrepresentation/misuse of position
d. conflict of interest
e. confidentiality laws - ✔✔d. conflict of interest
✔✔A child protective investigator responded to an abuse intake on a mother who had
just given birth. Two of the parents' other children had previously been removed. After
interviewing the parents, the CPI and the coworker went to visit the children who were in
relative care with an aunt and uncle. The children's uncle said that the CPI conducted a
search of personal items and clothing in the dresser drawers. The uncle said he saw the
CPI put drug paraphernalia and three knives into a garbage bag and remove them from
the home. The CPI interviewed in this case and his coworker believed they had the
power to search through homes the same way that law enforcement would. Which
ethical principle was violated?
a. conflict of interest
b. exploitation
c. fraud and deception
d. misrepresentation/misuse of position - ✔✔d. misrepresentation/misuse of position
✔✔If the hotline determines there is reason to suspect impending danger, the CPI must
see and interview the alleged child victim in which response time? - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔The Assessment used by a Child Protective Investigator to determine child safety is
called? - ✔✔Family Functioning Assessment-Investigation
✔✔If the hotline determines there is reason to suspect present danger, the CPI must
see and interview the alleged child victim in which response time? - ✔✔as soon as
possible
✔✔T/F The determination that a child is unsafe means that the child and family must be
served through formal, ongoing case management services. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔A case manager uses the information gathered during a FFA-Ongoing to assist in
the development of the following/
a. Risk Assessment
b. Placement options
c. Case plan
d. Family Assessment - ✔✔c. Case plan
✔✔What are the three core conditions of engagement? - ✔✔respect, empathy,
genuineness
✔✔All but one of the following are skills used to team with the family:
a. facilitate involvement of the family members in developing adequate interim safety
interventions and consensus when possible
b. engage immediate and extended family in assessment of family dynamics,
participation in meetings and hearings
c. be aware of one's own prejudices and biases
d. ensure a safety plan is created without any involvement from the family - ✔✔d.
ensure a safety plan is created without any involvement from the family
✔✔When there are no present or impending danger identified but the risk was scored at
high or very high probability of future verified maltreatment, the child protective
investigator should:
a. refer the family to community resource options
b. refer to ongoing case management
c. close the investigation without any further action
d. keep the investigation open until the family engages in services - ✔✔a. refer the
family to community resource options
✔✔During your interview with the mother on your case, Mrs. White, she tells you her
daughter is doing very well in school. The following needs to be completed:
a. get more information, because right now it is insufficient
b. need to reconcile inconsistent information
c. need to validate this information from another source
d. nothing needs to be completed, this is enough information - ✔✔c. need to validate
this information from another source
✔✔During your investigation the mother on your case tells you that her 4 year old is
extremely active and doesn't follow direction. The child care provider says the child is on
task and able to sit during story times. The following needs to be completed:
a. get more information, because right now it is insufficient
b. need to reconcile inconsistent information
c. need to validate this information from another source
d. nothing needs to be completed, this is enough information - ✔✔b. need to reconcile
inconsistent information
WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔As a child welfare worker you receive a new case. Upon commencement you knock
on the door and a man opens the door and identifies himself as the father you are
looking for. You proceed with your investigation by interviewing the children and then
speaking with the father. Towards the end of the interview with the father, the mother of
the children arrives home and you realize it is your former high school best friend, and
you had not recognized the name due to her now being married. After speaking with
your supervisor, it is determined you will not continue forward as the assigned
investigator due to the following Code of Ethics?
a. deception
b. dishonesty
c. misrepresentation/misuse of position
d. conflict of interest
e. confidentiality laws - ✔✔d. conflict of interest
✔✔A child protective investigator responded to an abuse intake on a mother who had
just given birth. Two of the parents' other children had previously been removed. After
interviewing the parents, the CPI and the coworker went to visit the children who were in
relative care with an aunt and uncle. The children's uncle said that the CPI conducted a
search of personal items and clothing in the dresser drawers. The uncle said he saw the
CPI put drug paraphernalia and three knives into a garbage bag and remove them from
the home. The CPI interviewed in this case and his coworker believed they had the
power to search through homes the same way that law enforcement would. Which
ethical principle was violated?
a. conflict of interest
b. exploitation
c. fraud and deception
d. misrepresentation/misuse of position - ✔✔d. misrepresentation/misuse of position
✔✔If the hotline determines there is reason to suspect impending danger, the CPI must
see and interview the alleged child victim in which response time? - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔The Assessment used by a Child Protective Investigator to determine child safety is
called? - ✔✔Family Functioning Assessment-Investigation
✔✔If the hotline determines there is reason to suspect present danger, the CPI must
see and interview the alleged child victim in which response time? - ✔✔as soon as
possible
✔✔T/F The determination that a child is unsafe means that the child and family must be
served through formal, ongoing case management services. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔A case manager uses the information gathered during a FFA-Ongoing to assist in
the development of the following/
a. Risk Assessment
b. Placement options
c. Case plan
d. Family Assessment - ✔✔c. Case plan
✔✔What are the three core conditions of engagement? - ✔✔respect, empathy,
genuineness
✔✔All but one of the following are skills used to team with the family:
a. facilitate involvement of the family members in developing adequate interim safety
interventions and consensus when possible
b. engage immediate and extended family in assessment of family dynamics,
participation in meetings and hearings
c. be aware of one's own prejudices and biases
d. ensure a safety plan is created without any involvement from the family - ✔✔d.
ensure a safety plan is created without any involvement from the family
✔✔When there are no present or impending danger identified but the risk was scored at
high or very high probability of future verified maltreatment, the child protective
investigator should:
a. refer the family to community resource options
b. refer to ongoing case management
c. close the investigation without any further action
d. keep the investigation open until the family engages in services - ✔✔a. refer the
family to community resource options
✔✔During your interview with the mother on your case, Mrs. White, she tells you her
daughter is doing very well in school. The following needs to be completed:
a. get more information, because right now it is insufficient
b. need to reconcile inconsistent information
c. need to validate this information from another source
d. nothing needs to be completed, this is enough information - ✔✔c. need to validate
this information from another source
✔✔During your investigation the mother on your case tells you that her 4 year old is
extremely active and doesn't follow direction. The child care provider says the child is on
task and able to sit during story times. The following needs to be completed:
a. get more information, because right now it is insufficient
b. need to reconcile inconsistent information
c. need to validate this information from another source
d. nothing needs to be completed, this is enough information - ✔✔b. need to reconcile
inconsistent information
