DCF, DCYS, and HRS are all acronyms for what kind of agency?
a. A child protection agency
b. A state adoption agency
c. A foster placement agency
d. A private adoption agency
Q. 2Parents are allowed to attend a hearing before the court to hear the allegations brought by the agency and determine temporary custody. The parents have a right to counsel, and so does the child removed from their home. The child's appointed counsel is known as:
a. A public defender.
b. A guardian ad litem
c. A prosecutor.
d. A domestic relations attorney.
Q. 3The order a worker receives from the court to protect a child in imminent harm or danger allows:
a. The worker to remove the child and take that child to his/her own home.
b. The child to be placed in temporary foster care.
c. The child to immediately be made available for adoption.
d. The child to be incarcerated.
Q. 4If a complaint triggers an investigation by the agency, and no allegations can be substantiated after a home visit, the agency:
a. Takes immediate action.
b. Adds the information to the database, without recording the specific details.
c. Takes no action, but documents the complaint.
d. Closes the matter as if no allegations were made.
Q. 5Child protective agencies are alerted by complaints received for various sources. There are professional and paraprofessionals who are mandated by law to report signs of child abuse/neglect. They do not include:
a. School nurses.
b. Doctors.
c. Teachers.
d. Lawyers.
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