CWTI Foster Care Exam Pt.1 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the 5 permanency planning goals? - CORRECT ANSWER Reunification,
adoption, guardianship, PPFWR, APPLA
What are some things to consider when making a placement? - CORRECT
ANSWER permanency goals, physical and emotional needs of the child, child
preference, proximity to the childs family, placement with siblings, religious or cultural
needs, least restrictive setting, continuity of past life (school, friends, family), timely
placement
What information is documented on the DHS-987 - CORRECT ANSWER The name,
address, phone number, and relationship of every relative identified in the case
What documents need to be completed in order to place a child with a relative? - CORRECT
ANSWER Complete the DHS-588, verify identity, conduct central registry, complete
home study (3130a)
What is the longest time a child should be in foster care? - CORRECT ANSWER 12
months
Who is eligible for foster care payments? - CORRECT ANSWER licensed foster
home, licensed child placement agencies, unlicensed kin caring for a state ward, (unrelated
caregivers (fictive kin) must be licensed for temp. wards)
What are some programs that help older youth in foster care? - CORRECT
ANSWER Michigan Works! , YIT Funding, educational training voucher, college
scholarships, MYOI
Parents are allowed ______ visits a week with a child who is 0-6 and _________ visits with a
child who is over 6 Y.O - CORRECT ANSWER 2, 1
, Initial parenting time must occur no later than _____________ following placement. -
CORRECT ANSWER 7 calendar days
Parenting time can occur in what other places? - CORRECT ANSWER Parents home,
caregivers home, parks, malls, shopping centers, resturants
Who can supervise parenting time? - CORRECT ANSWER Case worker, case aids,
foster parents, caregivers, or relatives
Family engagement is ________ by focusing on the families weakness to plan - CORRECT
ANSWER Weakened
What does the team in MiTEAM stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Teaming,
engaging, assessment, and mentoring
What is the main goal of engagement - CORRECT ANSWER to elicit communication
from the family
Define the Harm Principal - CORRECT ANSWER ethical issue when there is the
potential for someone to be harmed in some manner
What are the 6 social work core values - CORRECT ANSWER Service, Social Justice,
Dignity and worth of a person, Importance of human relationships, Integrity, and
Competence.
Define Paternalism - CORRECT ANSWER making decisions for other people
What are the 6 protective factors that mitigate risks in families? - CORRECT
ANSWER nurturing and attachment, knowledge of parenting and child development,
parental resilience, social connections, concrete supports for parents, social and emotional
competence of children
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the 5 permanency planning goals? - CORRECT ANSWER Reunification,
adoption, guardianship, PPFWR, APPLA
What are some things to consider when making a placement? - CORRECT
ANSWER permanency goals, physical and emotional needs of the child, child
preference, proximity to the childs family, placement with siblings, religious or cultural
needs, least restrictive setting, continuity of past life (school, friends, family), timely
placement
What information is documented on the DHS-987 - CORRECT ANSWER The name,
address, phone number, and relationship of every relative identified in the case
What documents need to be completed in order to place a child with a relative? - CORRECT
ANSWER Complete the DHS-588, verify identity, conduct central registry, complete
home study (3130a)
What is the longest time a child should be in foster care? - CORRECT ANSWER 12
months
Who is eligible for foster care payments? - CORRECT ANSWER licensed foster
home, licensed child placement agencies, unlicensed kin caring for a state ward, (unrelated
caregivers (fictive kin) must be licensed for temp. wards)
What are some programs that help older youth in foster care? - CORRECT
ANSWER Michigan Works! , YIT Funding, educational training voucher, college
scholarships, MYOI
Parents are allowed ______ visits a week with a child who is 0-6 and _________ visits with a
child who is over 6 Y.O - CORRECT ANSWER 2, 1
, Initial parenting time must occur no later than _____________ following placement. -
CORRECT ANSWER 7 calendar days
Parenting time can occur in what other places? - CORRECT ANSWER Parents home,
caregivers home, parks, malls, shopping centers, resturants
Who can supervise parenting time? - CORRECT ANSWER Case worker, case aids,
foster parents, caregivers, or relatives
Family engagement is ________ by focusing on the families weakness to plan - CORRECT
ANSWER Weakened
What does the team in MiTEAM stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Teaming,
engaging, assessment, and mentoring
What is the main goal of engagement - CORRECT ANSWER to elicit communication
from the family
Define the Harm Principal - CORRECT ANSWER ethical issue when there is the
potential for someone to be harmed in some manner
What are the 6 social work core values - CORRECT ANSWER Service, Social Justice,
Dignity and worth of a person, Importance of human relationships, Integrity, and
Competence.
Define Paternalism - CORRECT ANSWER making decisions for other people
What are the 6 protective factors that mitigate risks in families? - CORRECT
ANSWER nurturing and attachment, knowledge of parenting and child development,
parental resilience, social connections, concrete supports for parents, social and emotional
competence of children
