Intact Family Services Specialty
Exam questions and answers 2025
Protective Factors - answer Aspects of a family's functioning that
when present serve to enhance safety and well-being of children,
and when absent serve to increase the risk to children.
Protective factors are - answer Parental resilience
Social connections
Knowledge of parenting and child development, Concrete support in
times of need
Social and emotional competence
Healthy parent-child relationships
7 critical decisions - answer Deciding whether to decrease the
frequency of worker contacts with the children and family members
to less than one time weekly
Making safety determination decisions is dependent upon
information gathering and analysis of all of available information
and protective factors affecting child safety
Deciding whether to implement a safety plan based on safety
threats to the child
Deciding whether to end the safety plan of a case that has
previously been considered unsafe
Deciding to recommend screening the case for court in order to
remove a child from the home of the parent through court
intervention, or whether services can prevent placement away from
their parents
Deciding whether to use the probate court process to assist the
parents with them transfer of the guardianship of a child to another
adult caregiver with whom the child has a positive relationship
Deciding whether to close an intact family services case
, What's needed for critical decision making? - answer Supervisory
approval
Complete the CFS 151 - notice of decision
Document in SACWIS
What are random moments studies? What do you do? - answer
DCFS gets $90 million in funding from the federal government. You
have 2 business days to respond to the study. State your name, and
exactly what you were doing at the time. If you were working on a
case, indicate which case you were working.
Transitional Visit - answer Purpose is to introduce yourself and
intact services, get the know the family. Should take place within
two business days of case referral. Interim service planning happens
here. Get information from the investigator regarding the services
that the family is going to start completing/cooperating,
immediately. DO NOT COMPLETE SERVICE PLAN AT THIS VISIT
Face-to-face visits with children - answer Happen weekly until a
decision is determined that they can be reduced. These visits
happen in the home and away from parents
Four types of supervision - answer Clinical
Administrative
Supportive
Educational
Lifespan approach - answer Permanency is a family relationship
that extends for a lifetime. Placements affect children and
caregivers. Plans and circumstances change. Change is common
with older care givers. THINK OF THE MOVIE BIG MAMA!
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller GUARANTEEDSUCCESS. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $13.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.