PROTECTIVE COATING SPECIALIST PCS EXAM
2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ This occurs when there is an underlying medical cause and the
child fails to thrive (grow and develop). Answer: What is organic
failure to thrive?
◉ Psychosocial failure to thrive occurs when the child has no known
medical condition that causes poor growth and the child fails to
thrive (grow and develop). Answer: What is non-organic failure to
thrive?
◉ The physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one
person by another. Inflicts, causes or allows to be inflicted upon a
child (Commission) = Abuse Answer: What is abuse?
◉ The failure to provide for a child's basic needs such as adequate
food, shelter, medical care, clothing and supervision. Omission -
failure to provide/supervise = Neglect Answer: What is neglect?
◉ Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the governing law for
DCFS. Answer: What is ANCRA?
,◉ Families right to have all services and documentation provided to
families in Spanish, including translation services. Answer: What is
Burgos decree?
◉ Make all reasonable efforts to place siblings in joint placement
(together) whenever possible. Answer: What is Aristotle P. decree?
◉ Governs the number of new cases an investigator can receive.
Answer: What is the BH decree?
◉ Funds available to assist families that struggle with poverty and
homelessness. A child not be removed from the parent due to
poverty and homelessness. Answer: What are Norman funds?
◉ Norman ▪ 76 Inadequate food ▪ 77 Inadequate shelter (incl.
homeless shelter) ▪ 78 Inadequate clothing ▪ 82 Environmental
neglect ▪ $Funding, poverty, homeless Answer: Allegation codes
associated with Norman.
◉ Due process for those child care providers who are accused.
Answer: What is Dupuy?
◉ 1. Consider all evidence.
2. 14 days to indict or unfound.
,3. Categories of evidence originated from (Inculpatory /
Exculpatory).
4. Teachers can confront accusers over 14 years of age.
5. 24 hours ▪ 4 hours to get union rep
6. 35 days expedited appeal Answer: Facts regarding Dupuy.
◉ States DCFS and DOC must work together on behalf of children
and the provision of services, including visitation. Answer: What is
the Gomez decree?
◉ Governs child and parent visitation requirements. Answer: What
is the Bates-Saunders agreement?
◉ Likelihood of any degree of longer-term future
harm/maltreatment. Note: It does not predict when the future harm
might occur, but rather the likelihood of it happening at all. Answer:
Define risk.
◉ After considering all reasonably available information/evidence
concerning the presence of each of the 16 potential safety threats,
taking into account the vulnerability of the child, and considering
the caregiver(s)'s displayed ability/action to mitigate any identified
threats, it is determined that a child in a household or in custodial
care is likely to be moderately or severely harmed immediately in
the near future. Answer: Define unsafe.
, ◉ 1. Concerned with degree of harm.
2. Relate to conditions (home environment, caretaker, family
member or paramour behavior).
3. Child vulnerabilities
4. Can change quickly.
5. Can be managed through intervention.
6. Can predict future harm. Answer: Similarities between risk and
safety.
◉ Safety, Strengths, Needs and Accurate Finding. Answer: What are
the 4 core functions of an investigator?
◉ Personal biases and prevents anchoring. Answer: What does
critical thinking eliminates:?
◉ When you go off of your first impressions only; rooted in thinking.
Answer: What is achoring?
◉ Refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our
understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.
Answer: What is implicit bias?
◉ 1. Information gathering
2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ This occurs when there is an underlying medical cause and the
child fails to thrive (grow and develop). Answer: What is organic
failure to thrive?
◉ Psychosocial failure to thrive occurs when the child has no known
medical condition that causes poor growth and the child fails to
thrive (grow and develop). Answer: What is non-organic failure to
thrive?
◉ The physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one
person by another. Inflicts, causes or allows to be inflicted upon a
child (Commission) = Abuse Answer: What is abuse?
◉ The failure to provide for a child's basic needs such as adequate
food, shelter, medical care, clothing and supervision. Omission -
failure to provide/supervise = Neglect Answer: What is neglect?
◉ Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the governing law for
DCFS. Answer: What is ANCRA?
,◉ Families right to have all services and documentation provided to
families in Spanish, including translation services. Answer: What is
Burgos decree?
◉ Make all reasonable efforts to place siblings in joint placement
(together) whenever possible. Answer: What is Aristotle P. decree?
◉ Governs the number of new cases an investigator can receive.
Answer: What is the BH decree?
◉ Funds available to assist families that struggle with poverty and
homelessness. A child not be removed from the parent due to
poverty and homelessness. Answer: What are Norman funds?
◉ Norman ▪ 76 Inadequate food ▪ 77 Inadequate shelter (incl.
homeless shelter) ▪ 78 Inadequate clothing ▪ 82 Environmental
neglect ▪ $Funding, poverty, homeless Answer: Allegation codes
associated with Norman.
◉ Due process for those child care providers who are accused.
Answer: What is Dupuy?
◉ 1. Consider all evidence.
2. 14 days to indict or unfound.
,3. Categories of evidence originated from (Inculpatory /
Exculpatory).
4. Teachers can confront accusers over 14 years of age.
5. 24 hours ▪ 4 hours to get union rep
6. 35 days expedited appeal Answer: Facts regarding Dupuy.
◉ States DCFS and DOC must work together on behalf of children
and the provision of services, including visitation. Answer: What is
the Gomez decree?
◉ Governs child and parent visitation requirements. Answer: What
is the Bates-Saunders agreement?
◉ Likelihood of any degree of longer-term future
harm/maltreatment. Note: It does not predict when the future harm
might occur, but rather the likelihood of it happening at all. Answer:
Define risk.
◉ After considering all reasonably available information/evidence
concerning the presence of each of the 16 potential safety threats,
taking into account the vulnerability of the child, and considering
the caregiver(s)'s displayed ability/action to mitigate any identified
threats, it is determined that a child in a household or in custodial
care is likely to be moderately or severely harmed immediately in
the near future. Answer: Define unsafe.
, ◉ 1. Concerned with degree of harm.
2. Relate to conditions (home environment, caretaker, family
member or paramour behavior).
3. Child vulnerabilities
4. Can change quickly.
5. Can be managed through intervention.
6. Can predict future harm. Answer: Similarities between risk and
safety.
◉ Safety, Strengths, Needs and Accurate Finding. Answer: What are
the 4 core functions of an investigator?
◉ Personal biases and prevents anchoring. Answer: What does
critical thinking eliminates:?
◉ When you go off of your first impressions only; rooted in thinking.
Answer: What is achoring?
◉ Refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our
understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.
Answer: What is implicit bias?
◉ 1. Information gathering
