Making Visits Matter & Child Development Identifying Abuse and Neglect
Which of the following skills would you use in the “focus” stage of the interview process?
a) Reframing and clarification
b) Active listening
c) Reflections
d) Providing feedback
a) Reframing and clarification
386 incorrect, 544 correct
Allegations of abuse and neglect involving DCP&P employees are investigated by which unit?
a)Special Response Unit
b)State Central Registry
c)Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit
d)DCF Conflict Unit
d)DCF Conflict Unit
412 incorrect, 639 correct
What question does the risk reassessment help answer?
a)Should a case be opened for services?
b)Should the case be closed?
c)Can the child safely remain in the home?
d)Can the child return home?
b)Should the case be closed?
498 incorrect, 455 correct
During an interview with a mother, a caseworker says “Tell me more about what is going on in your home when life is peaceful.” What questioning strategy is being used?
a)Indirect question
b)Open-ended question
c)Closed-ended question
d)Scaling question
a)Indirect question
1260 incorrect, 439 correct
FILL IN THE BLANKS: The purpose of intervention around risk is _______. The purpose of intervention around safety is _______.
a)Change; Prevention
b)Efficacy; Control
c)Change; Control
d)Efficacy; Prevention
c)Change; Control
461 incorect, 597 correct
When establishing a Working Agreement, what steps are utilized?
a)The caseworker shares a personal experience.
b)The caseworker demonstrates understanding of the challenges and issues.
c)The caseworker states what they want and what he/she can provide to the family.
d)All of the above
d)All of the above
414 incorrect, 711 correct
The four tiered “finding” determination used by DCP&P is appropriate for what case type?
a)Child Welfare Assessments only.
b)Child Welfare Assessments and Child Protective Services.
c)Child Protective Services only.
d)Information and Referrals.
c)Child Protective Services only.
504 incorrect, 500 incorrect
What does the reunification tool provide to the worker?
a)Guidance on what to recommend to the court
b)Guidance on specific services to initiate upon reunification
c)Self‐assessment on the quality and success of the worker’s engagement skills
d)Guidance on specific Safety Protection Actions to incorporate into a reunification Safety Protection Plan
a)Guidance on what to recommend to the court
576 incorrect, 376 correct
The Division of Child Protection and Permanency was created to provide child welfare services as a result of:
a)Title 9
b)CAPTA
c)ASFA
d)Title 30
d)Title 30
1028 incorrect, 664 correct
Options for developing safety plans for any family include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)Having the paternal grandparents become licensed as kinship resource parents
b)Having the worker access Local Office Bank Account funds to secure a crib
c)Having the maternal grandmother come over every day at 8am
d)Having a relative or friends visit three times per week to help with laundry and dinner
a)Having the paternal grandparents become licensed as kinship resource parents
535 incorrect, 495 correct
How can workers elicit solutions when tracking and adjusting plans with parents?
a)If they are struggling with the plan, provide them with a standardized one.
b)Identify what has gone according to the plan.
c)Avoid areas that are tough and focus on the positive.
d)All of the above
b)Identify what has gone according to the plan.
358 incorrect, 572 correct
A caseworker has learned from experience that certain words are triggers for negative client reactions. Before going out to make initial contact with the Cooper family today, he writes down some alternative phrases to try out. What is the name of this practice?
a)Observation
b)Reflection
c)Extroversion
d)Substitution
b)Reflection
1023 incorrect, 723 correct
Who does risk level apply to?
a)The child
b)The household
c)The caregiver
d)The family members
b)The household
710 incorrect, 316 correct
What is the most useful focusing strategy for revealing underlying needs?
a)summarization
b)concreteness
c)clarification
d)reframing
d)reframing
930 incorrect, 766 correct
If an allegation against a father is substantiated, a Title 9 case is filed, and he appeals the finding, what happens next?
a)An Administrative Law Judge will not hear the appeal until after the family court case is dismissed
b)The family court will determine the finding
c)The Office of Administrative Law will decline to hear the appeal unless the father denies the incident ever occurred
d)Once the family court case is dismissed, then the father can take the appeal directly to the NJ state supreme court
a)An Administrative Law Judge will not hear the appeal until after the family court case is dismissed
422 incorrect, 355 correct
Which developmental domain includes development of personality traits and characteristics including a personal identity, self-esteem, and the ability to enter into reciprocal relationships that are appropriate for one’s age and to the situation?
a)Emotional
b)Social
c)Cognitive
d)Physical
a)Emotional
470 incorrect, 508 correct
Which factual caseworker safety factor should concern Jeanne?
a)Pam's drinking patterns.
b)Dom supervising the children.
c)Dom's status as babysitter.
d)Pam's occupation.
a)Pam's drinking patterns.
1189 incorrect, 550 correct
Which action should be taken if a threat to safety is found during an investigation?
a)Removal of the child is the most likely action needed
b)The threat to safety must be resolved by a safety protection plan and the case then should transfer to permanency
c)The case can be closed if the family team agrees to continue to follow the safety plan after closure
d)The threat to safety must be resolved before a caseworker can close the case
d)The threat to safety must be resolved before a caseworker can close the case
690 incorrect, 335 correct
When a child is placed in the custody of CP&P by Family Court, a placement plan must be submitted to the Child Placement Review Board within
a)60 days of the order
b)one week of the order
c)a reasonable timeframe
d)30 days of the order
d)30 days of the order
864 incorrect, 762 correct
The Fostering Connections to Success & Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008:
a)It required relatives to be notified within 90 days of a child’s placement
b)It mandated that all states provide a subsidized guardianship program
c) It reinforced the notion of “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”
d) It allowed states to extend title IV-E assistance to youth up to age 21
d) It allowed states to extend title IV-E assistance to youth up to age 21
191 incorrect, 41 correct
Based on brain development research, early identification and aggressive intervention of abuse and neglect is important because ___________________
a)it will protect the child from experiencing traumatic memories.
b)most critical brain growth and organization occurs by age three.
c)there is minimal impact to a child in the early years of his/her life.
d)it will give parents the opportunity to change behaviors that are harmful.
b)most critical brain growth and organization occurs by age three.
341 incorrect, 636 correct
Which of the following factors should LEAST put Jeanne on alert for her safety?
a)The unlocked front door and lack of lighting in the hall and stairwells.
b)The availability of abandoned buildings for possible criminal activity.
c)The lack of commerce and foot traffic in this section of town.
d)The presence of homeless people in the abandoned buildings.
d)The presence of homeless people in the abandoned buildings.
1265 incorrect, 473 correct
How are complex Child Protective Services decisions best made?
a)By a team of professionals
b)Considering all information learned about the family
c)One step at a time, breaking down decisions into smaller segments
d)Focusing mainly on history as the best predictor of future behavior
c)One step at a time, breaking down decisions into smaller segments
544 incorrect, 481 correct
According to the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), when a child has been in placement for 15 of the last 22 months, CP&P must
a)place the child in a permanent home and move towards closure of the case
b)file for termination of parental rights and convincingly prove its case in court
c)reassess the case plan and make adjustments in order to reunify the family
d)hold a Family Team Meeting to discuss why the family goals have not been met
b)file for termination of parental rights and convincingly prove its case in court
869 incorrect, 762 correct
Relationships between a child’s birth parents and resource parents:
a)They should be discouraged in order to avoid making the child uncomfortable
b)They should be encouraged in order to help the child feel less conflicted.
c)They should be encouraged only if they intend to co-parent their children.
d)They should be discouraged unless they need to be in court together
b)They should be encouraged in order to help the child feel less conflicted.
193 incorrect, 38 correct