Judge Judy
What document upholds the rights of families to "due process" of law?
The U.S. Constitution
What guides investigators in defining and assessing types of maltreatment?
Child Maltreatment Index
Who creates a present danger safety plan?
Child Protection Investigator (CPI)
When is a shelter hearing held?
Within 24 hours after removal
As case managers, when we go into a family home, what 3 things are we looking for?
Safety, Permanency, and well-being
What state statute governs proceedings related to child abuse and neglect?
Florida Statute Chapter 39
What is harmful parenting behavior that impairs cognitive, emotional, social, or physical development?
Maltreatment
What is the criteria for present danger?
Significant
Immediate
Clearly Observable
(SICO)
What occurs at an arraignment hearing?
It is where the parent admits, consents, or denies
To prevent unnecessary removal and to assist families, what must a DCM do?
Provide reasonable efforts
Which federal law states that tribal court has primary jurisdiction over Native American children?
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
What type of maltreatment involves the failure to seek or follow through with medical care when needed?
Medical Neglect
What is the state of danger in which family behaviors, attitudes, motives, emotions, and/or situations pose as a threat to a child which may not be currently active?
Impending Danger
What must occur no later than 12 months after removal and where the decision to reunify or the creation of an alternate safety plan is made?
Permanency Hearing
What is the note taking method for when a DCM conducts home visits?
Factual
Objective
Relevant
Quantitative
FORQ METHOD
Preponderance of the evidence
Name the five sexual abuse phases.
Engagement, Sexual Interactions, Secrecy, Disclosure, Suppression
How does a DCM document impending danger?
Family Functioning Assessment-Ongoing
What occurs 15 days after arraignment if the parent admits or consents but 30 days after the adjudicatory hearing if the parent denies?
Disposition hearing
What does the Community Based Care (CBC) Scorecard evaluate?
The 12 key measures of lead agencies performance
Which legal authority governs how attorneys in DCF's Children's Legal Services operate?
Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
What are certain family threats/ situations that are out of control of the family and severely effect the child?
Danger Threats
Where do you complete documentation for present or impending danger?
Family Functioning Assessment-Investigations
Family Functioning Assessment-Ongoing
What occurs every 6 months and where concurrent case planning happens?