CAC & CPS
What does CAC and CPS stand for?
Child Advocacy Center & Child Protective Services
Workers meet weekly for the first month and then this often afterward.
Biweekly
How long do Family Assessments (FA) stay open?
30 days
What is the first hearing that initiates foster care involvement?
Shelter Hearing
This role focuses on recruiting and retaining licensed families.
Recruitment & Retention
APS serves vulnerable adults age 18 and older who lack this capacity.
Physical or mental capacity to meet daily needs
This food benefit program is administered through FIA.
SNAP
If safety threats are identified but removal is not necessary, CPS will recommend this type of ongoing service.
This type of visit occurs when CPS transfers a case.
Warm hand off
Name two types of pantry services offered.
Homeless, baby, food
The preferred permanency goal when appropriate.
Reunification
This worker prepares homes for foster parent approval.
Home Study Worker
Standard response time for non-emergency reports.
2-5 days.
FIA uses this system to manage cases.
E&E Database
CPS assesses both immediate danger and this longer-term concern when evaluating a family.
Risk
In-Home workers collaborate with families using this approach.
Strengths based
This grant provides temporarily relief to caregivers.
Respite
Name one alternative permanency option besides reunification.
adoption, guardianship, custody, APPLA, or SILA
Continuing Workers complete this annual process for licensed families.
Yearly reconsiderations
Investigations generally remain open up to this long.
60 days.
FIA determines eligibility based on these levels of law.
Federal, state and local.
How long can a case stay open in the CAC?
⭐ DAILY DOUBLE ⭐
Name two areas workers continually assess to determine need for intervention.
domestic violence, substance use, mental health, physical disability, medical needs/chronic illness, housing, discipline
Emergency Services may help prevent eviction or utility shutoff through this type of walk-in assistance.
Emergency financial assistance
Workers must monitor this across multiple domains for each youth. (Name at least two)
**Double points if you can name all areas
education, medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health needs
A placement disruption occurs. What responsibility does the Resource Home unit share?
Assist with locating an appropriate placement, including looking into possible kin, contacting foster parents, and sending PRF's to other placement types.
Name two types of maltreatment APS investigates.
Financial exploitation, neglect, physical abuse, sexual exploitation, or self-neglect
These may be applied if customers do not meet program requirements.
Sanctions
⭐ DAILY DOUBLE ⭐
A CPS worker determines a child is unsafe due to ongoing substance abuse and lack of supervision. The family is willing to engage in services. What must CPS determine before deciding whether removal is necessary?
Whether a safety plan or intervention can sufficiently control the safety threats?
A parent is compliant with services but continues to struggle with housing instability and untreated depression. What should the In-Home worker prioritize?
Reassessing risk, updating the service plan, and coordinating appropriate community referrals while maintaining child safety
A family presents for eviction assistance but reveals food insecurity and lack of baby supplies. What is the best Emergency Services response?
What is providing immediate resource referrals (pantry, grants, community supports) while assessing broader needs and connecting to appropriate ongoing services?
A youth is experiencing placement instability and behavioral concerns at school. What steps should a foster care worker take?
coordinate FTDMs or team meetings as needed, reassess services, support the foster parent, and address educational and behavioral needs
The name of the newest foster parent cirriculum?
NTDC
⭐ DAILY DOUBLE ⭐
An adult with dementia is being financially exploited by a relative but refuses help. What intervention might APS explore if safety cannot be ensured?
Guardianship of the person and/or property.
A customer is eligible for SNAP but also reports unstable housing and transportation barriers affecting employment. What should FIA do beyond benefit determination?
Make referrals and act as a customer advocate to connect them to supportive services