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100
What is the correct abbreviation for Paternal Grandmother?
What is PGMO
100
Who is the Director of SWI?
Who is Ric Zimmerman
100
If a parent/caretaker is providing a child with the parent/caretaker’s medicine, would the appropriate allegation be PHAB or MDNG?
Usually the appropriate allegation is PHAB because the parent is giving the child drugs. However, if the child has unmet medical needs in addition to being given potentially harmful doses of medication that's not prescribed for him, then consider MDNG as well. However, just because the parent gives a child medication that's not prescribed for him does not mean it's always an intake. Giving a 9-year old a dose of adult cold medicine when he has a cold is very different than giving a preschool-age child a dose of adult psychotropic medicine to make him sleep at night. Assess the actual effects on the child and the potential harm to the child in order to determine whether the situation meets guidelines for an intake and to determine the appropriate allegation.
100
How do you assess and document a report of client-to-client sexual contact in a facility under AFC jurisdiction to investigate?
Any report of client-to-client sexual contact should be entered as an AFC intake, regardless of either client's history or current supervision level. Both clients should be listed as victims of NEGL and the staff responsible for the clients at the time of the incident should be listed as the AP. Use the "et al" option for the case name. (SWI Procedure Handbook, 7440, APS Facility Handbook, 2520)
100
If you get information on an incident in a RCCL-licensed facility and it involves a CPS foster child, do you have to enter an I&R for CPS in addition to the RCCL intake or Possible Standards Violation I&R?
SWI must complete a separate I&R to CPS ONLY if the foster child has run away, has been hospitalized, or has died. Otherwise, RCCL will notify CPS of the situation. (SWI Procedure Handbook, section 2410)
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What is Attorney
200
Name the night time Worker V.
Who is Liza McCalla
200
Should you enter a Date of Death in the Person Detail on a child death intake?
Yes, if a child's death is reported and the correct DOD is known at the time of intake, document the DOD in the Person Detail. (SWI Handbook, section 3112.23)
200
If a client lives in an AFC facility in one county and an incident occurs at a workshop over which AFC also has jurisdiction located in a different county, where would SWI send the I&R or intake?
SWI would send the intake or I&R to the county where the workshop is located. This is where the alleged perpetrator(s) is or was employed and the abuse/neglect/exploitation occurred.
200
Should SWI be taking a DCL or RCCL intake for physical abuse any time "striking, shoving, shaking, or hitting a child" is alleged, regardless of injuries or the child’s age?
. No. The Texas Administrative Code (TAC) definition seems to imply that an abuse investigation is needed for these actions. However, SWI historically has sent reports of minor inappropriate discipline (such as a provider swatting a child on the leg) to DCL or RCCL as Possible Standards Violation I&Rs. These situations do call for some judgment on the part of SWI staff about the degree of risk of injury to the child. DCL/RCCL program staff agree that SWI staff are interpreting the TAC correctly in classifying minor inappropriate discipline as a possible standards violation. Any incident involving striking, shoving, shaking or hitting that is not entered as an intake must be sent as a Possible Standards Violation I&R, regardless of the injuries or the child’s age. (SWI Procedure Handbook, section 5100; clarified with state office staff)
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The abbreviation for client's paramour?
What is PC
300
Name our five PA's.
Who are Black, Rodriguez, Hardie, Zarate, and Melcer
300
Assessment: MO is being arrested on old traffic warrants. Law enforcement reports that the two young children appear fine. There is no place for the children to go since MO is going to jail. MO has no family or friends to leave teh children with.
This would not be an intake; it would be a CRSR. (SWI Procedure Handbook, sections 4200 and 2322)
300
What is the difference between an adult day care and a “day hab?”
An adult day care is (or should be) a licensed entity. A day hab is not. Day habs are for MH or MR clients only. Day habs provide skill building for clients with MH or MR. AFC has jurisdiction to investigate abuse/neglect/exploitation in day habs. (SWI Procedures Handbook Section 7300 AFC Authority to Investigate.)
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A child who is a resident of a foster home made an outcry of SXAB by the foster parents' adult son, who also lives in the home. The child did not say whether other children were involved. Should you list all the other children in the foster home as victims of SXAB (based on risk) by the AP?
No. When entering a RCCL intake, list only the children in care who are alleged to be victims as VCs on the Person List. (SWI Procedure Handbook, section 5442, handbook update in progress; clarification from CCL state office staff)
400
The abbreviation for a "step child"?
What is SR
400
Name all 8 EDU trainers.
Who are: Lisa Boggs Ian Brockett Amber Brown Emily Heale Amy Holden Kelley Holiday Porscha Roney Jennifer Stathos
400
If a MO gives birth and the child is born dead due to the MO’s drug use, is that considered PHAB?
NO. If it is reported that a woman had a miscarriage or fetal demise and it is suspected that the cause is related to drug or alcohol use or the woman was positive for drugs at the time of the miscarriage or demise, a child death intake is not warranted since there was not a live birth. If there are other children in the home, the intake worker assesses whether there are allegations of abuse or neglect to these children. If there is an allegation, the intake worker completes an intake, listing the children in the home as victims. The child who died before birth is not listed on the Person List, but the worker addresses concerns about the child in the narrative. See 4300 CPS Assessment of Priority. If there are no other children in the home, the intake worker completes an I&R “Clearly Not Reportable.” SWI Handbook: 4431
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What happens if a client is abused by a family member while the client is in a facility where AFC has jurisdiction to investigate abuse/neglect/exploitation?
This would be a report for APS and for AFC/ APS facility. For example, when a family member is emotionally abusive to the CL on the phone it would be an intake for both programs. An allegation of emotional abuse would be taken against the family member for APS. The allegation for AFC would be neglect on the part of the institutional staff since they are supposed to be supervising the CL. The AFC investigation would determine whether or not staff did enough to protect the CL.(APS Facility (AFC) Investigations Handbook 1400 Jurisdiction within DFPS; Clarified with APS Facility Policy Analyst.)
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If a parent arranges for a child to live temporarily with a friend and a report is warranted on the friend/ non-biological caregiver, does this go to CPS or RCL?
It depends on what kind of arrangement the parent made and how long the child has been with the non-biological caregiver. The arrangement must be temporary in nature and the length of stay must have exceeded 40 continuous days or 150 days in a calendar year for a licensing intake to be appropriate. If these two factors are not in place or are unknown, send the intake to CPS. From the Licensing Policy Handbook: http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/handbooks/Licensing/Files/LPPH_pg_2420.jsp#LPPH_2420
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This abbreviation is the only one that identifies a person as TWO seperate things.
What is VP (Victim-Perpetrator)
500
Name 5 acting supervisors on the night shift
Who are: Melissa Harris Nichole Gonzales Beth James Dina Zappler Sarah Humble Ashley Mack Donna Ruth-Parsons Anna Marfin Vickie Moore Logan Perkins
500
How do you assess/process a call about a child in CPS sub care that gives birth while in care, no abuse or neglect is suspected?
Enter a CRSR if CPS does not take conservatorship of the baby (in other words, there are no allegations of abuse or neglect to the baby by the mother) but instead places the baby with the mother in the mother's foster placement. The CRSR type Is Request for Public Service. The case name is the baby's mother's name. The CRSR is routed to the county that has the open conservatorship case of the baby's mother. If there is more than one baby, the intake worker completes a CRSR for each baby. SWI generates a CRSR for each child at the request of the CPS program.
500
What does "HCS" stand for?
: HCS (also called HCSW) stands for the Home and Community-Based Services program. This is a Medicaid waiver program which allows individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities to live in the community with the assistance of providers, rather than live in a state supported living center. Some HCS clients live with family members and others live in group home settings. APS Facility Investigations investigates abuse, neglect, and exploitation by HCS providers.
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When it comes to residential and day care licensing policy, is the seat belt/child safety seat issue a law enforcement issue just as in CPS policy or is it appropriate to send out a referral for NSUP?
If the child in the care of a day care provider or foster home/facility provider is alleged to be not properly restrained in a vehicle, send a “Possible Standards Violation” I&R to RCL or DCL. However, if the child was not properly restrained and the child was injured because the driver was driving recklessly or because the driver had an accident, send a NSUP intake to RCL or DCL. (Licensing has different interpretations of this issue than CPS.)