Texas Licensed Child-Placing Agency Administrator (LCPAA) Set 5 Practice Exam

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• In obtaining information for admission assessments, which guidance defines 'reasonable effort'?
• Which are common permanency outcomes for children in care?
• Which statement about pre-placement visits for a child in foster care is true?
• For treatment cases, with two allowed missed visits per year, what is the maximum interval between visits?
• What is the purpose of a foster home study?
• How often must I review and update a service plan for child-care services?
• Can a caregiver administer any form of emergency behavior intervention before completing all required training hours?
• The agency may waive certain annual training types if not directly related to the care of a foster child in the home. Which trainings may be waived?
• What should post-placement supervision include to support permanency planning?
• Which statement correctly describes staffing for a branch office handling child-placement activities?
• Normalcy training timing for foster parents?
• Which of the following describes valid qualifications for a treatment director who oversees treatment services for children with emotional disorders?
• What should an annual program evaluation assess?
• What is the process when a birth family requests access to records?
• How should confidential information provided by birth families be treated?
• For emotional disorder admissions, if the child is coming from another regulated residential child care operation, the psychosocial assessment must have been completed within how many months before admission?
• For readmission, which approach to admission documentation is required?
• Emergency Behavior Intervention training for employees (excluding certain staff) must be completed within what timeframe?
• What should be included in periodic placement reviews?
• What is the minimum number of licensed professionals required on the service planning team when providing treatment services to the child?
• If you cannot obtain the required information for an admission assessment, licensing expects documentation of at least how many attempts to comply with reasonable effort?
• What should an annual program evaluation include?
• When are child placement management staff required to review and approve restrictions?
• What is required for post-placement supervision?
• Which option is NOT a permanency option for a child?
• How are interstate placements handled?
• What is typically required for license renewal for a LCPAA agency?
• What are the qualifications an employee must have to perform child placement management activities?
• What are the responsibilities of child placement management staff?
• What if you provide a copy or summary of the initial service plan to the child?
• If you do NOT allow the use of Emergency Behavior Intervention, what are the training requirements?
• What rights do children in care have that agencies must protect?
• What does the required direct supervision for staff performing child placement activities consist of?
• Which household members are included in fingerprint-based background checks for foster homes?
• Which statement best describes the child's participation in service planning meetings?
• What document requirements exist for volunteers?
• Safe sleeping pre-service training requirements for caregivers with children younger than two years are:
• Which duties must a registered nurse provide when supporting a child with primary medical needs?
• For programs other than transitional living, the young adult must either come from another residential operation or be in the care of DFPS. Which option best describes this requirement?
• How should the agency collaborate with guardians ad litem or CASA volunteers?
• For a child 16 years or older, what must be included in the initial service plan?
• What background checks are required for prospective foster homes in Texas?
• After a child in my care turns 18 years old, may the person remain in my care?
• Which statement best describes the membership of the initial service planning team?
• Normalcy pre-service training requirements are:
• Can training on administering psychotropic medication be self-study or self-instruction?
• For a child admitted with primary medical needs, the admission assessment must include which of the following?
• Which situation allows a 16-year-old or older to sign the placement agreement without parental consent?
• What is the purpose of a home environment risk assessment?
• To protect confidentiality, which combination is recommended for records storage?
• Self-study hours are limited to how many hours per year?
• What is the primary aim of permanency planning for a child?
• How should educational records for a child in care be managed?
• If a child admitted shows symptoms of abuse or illness, what must happen immediately?
• General Pre-Service Training applies to which group?
• Which elements describe a trauma-informed care approach?
• What is the primary purpose of conducting criminal history checks for staff and volunteers?
• Under what circumstances may an LCPAA license be suspended or revoked?
• How is instructor-led training defined?
• What must be included in a volunteer's personnel record regarding reporting abuse?
• If you allow Emergency Behavior Intervention, what are the training hours and the pre-placement requirement for one foster parent?
• What is a key responsibility of the agency when cooperating with school districts?
• Which elements are required in a child's incident reporting package?
• Does time spent in orientation training count toward the pre-service training requirement?
• What is the administrator's role in staff supervision?
• In an immediate danger admission scenario, if the child is not coming from another regulated operation, the psychiatric evaluation must have been completed within how many months prior to admission?
• Emergency Behavior Intervention training timeframe for employees, excluding certain staff?
• What is the minimum number of monthly supervision conferences a child placement management staff member must document with a branch-office employee who performs child-placing activities?
• What employment status must the treatment director have?
• With whom do I provide a copy of the child's initial service plan at a minimum?
• Who is primarily responsible for maintaining and updating the agency’s policies and procedures manual?
• Normalcy-related pre-service training for employees must be completed within how many days after starting duties?
• In cases where the child exhibits high-risk behaviors or has a suicide risk, what must the initial service plan include?
• For children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs, how often must staff have face-to-face contact?
• When a placement change is needed, which steps are typically involved?
• When must an initial service plan be completed after admitting the child?
• If I do not allow the use of emergency behavior intervention in pre-service training, what curriculum components must be included?
• How often should safety plans be reviewed and updated?
• Who is responsible for compliance with licensing regulations in the agency?
• Which components are involved in fostering recruitment for foster families?
• For non-treatment children, what is the minimum frequency of monthly face-to-face contact between staff and the child?
• What should be included when managing a child’s educational records?
• Which statement about CPR and First Aid certification for foster parents is correct?
• Normalcy pre-service training for employees must be completed within what timeframe?
• Under Emergency Behavior Intervention, when EBI is allowed, which statement is true?
• Which group must complete 15 hours of annual training?
• Which statement describes who must be designated to handle administration when the administrator is frequently absent?
• What does the DFPS expectation regarding school stability for children in placement require?
• Who is required to report suspected abuse or neglect in Texas, and within what timeframe must reports be made?
• In non-emergency placements, staff may miss up to how many visits per year?
• When must an employee have pre-service training?
• What are the CPR and First Aid requirements for foster parents before and after placement?
• For a child receiving treatment services, the preliminary service plan must include which of the following?
• A staff member who provides transportation for children in foster care must obtain pediatric first aid certification but is exempt from pediatric CPR certification.
• What level of supervision is specified in the initial service plan as indicated in the material?
• How should medical emergencies be handled for a child in placement?
• For a child 13 years or older, which topics must be included in the initial service plan?
• What are the qualifications that an employee must have to perform child placement activities?
• For admissions requiring physician orders, what constitutes the basis for admission?
• Which item is NOT typically included in risk management practices?
• The preliminary service plan should address the child's immediate needs such as supervision requirements, school enrollment, medical care, or clothing. This statement describes which requirement?
• Which group requires 20 hours of annual training?
• Does Licensing approve training resources or trainers for annual training hours?
• Medical examination timing for a general admission: within how many days after the date of admission must the medical examination occur?
• Which statement best describes the initial service plan for a 14-year-old?
• For non-treatment cases, what is the maximum allowed gap between visits?
• Which items do child placement management staff review and approve?
• May I admit a young adult into your transitional living program?
• Which annual training category requires 20 hours of training?
• Can the child-placing agency continue to review an existing service plan without creating a new service plan?
• What is a placement agreement?
• What is the agency's responsibility regarding medical consent and health records?
• What document must an LCPAA administrator maintain that outlines all agency policies and procedures?
• When must training for Administering Psychotropic Medication be completed?
• What information from an admission assessment must be shared with the caregivers responsible for the child's care in an emergency placement?
• Which statement about ICPC and interstate placements is correct?
• Which entity is responsible for conducting licensing inspections and reviewing compliance for an LCPAA?
• Who has authority to suspend or revoke an LCPAA license?
• What must staff do to prepare a child for placement?
• Which testing must be included in the psychological evaluation for an admission involving intellectual disability?
• What is the LCPAA administrator’s role in disaster preparedness?
• If a child is admitted on an emergency basis, within how many hours must the child be placed?
• Which individuals may access confidential child records?
• For admissions involving an intellectual disability, which item must be determined and documented in the admission assessment?
• Which programs may accept emergency admissions?
• When must an employee complete annual training?
• When must a non-emergency admission assessment be completed?
• What should be covered in staff orientation?
• What is an adoption subsidy, and what is the agency’s role?
• Which statement best describes General Pre-Service Training requirements for caregivers?
• No more than how many of the self-instructional hours may come from self-study training?
• Which of the following is a required element of a placement agreement?
• Which statement about sharing information with third parties is correct?
• Can a person perform community service hours at my agency?
• Which statement best describes confidentiality of records?
• Which of the following must be included in the initial service plan?
• When is DFPS notification required in incident reporting?
• Before a volunteer or contractor from another organization can have contact with children, what must be true?
• Define trauma-informed care and its importance for LCPAA practice.
• Under which condition can a child-placing agency waive pre-service training requirements for a foster parent?
• For caregivers providing care to children receiving treatment services, what is the minimum required observation time if they lack direct experience?
• Suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation must be reported to which parties?
• Are there any annual training requirements for emergency behavior intervention?
• If I allow emergency behavior intervention, what curriculum component must be included in the pre-service training?
• Where must at least half of the contacts between staff and the child occur?
• Which statement best describes whether a child-placing agency may waive a foster parent's annual training for emergency behavior intervention, trauma-informed care, or normalcy?
• When a child who was discharged within the last 12 months is readmitted, what documentation action is allowed?
• A clear grievance process should include which elements?
• For a child three years old or older, how soon must a dental appointment be scheduled after admission?
• For a child 14 years or older, what must be included in the initial service plan?
• Are the notification, participation, implementation, and documentation requirements for a service plan review and update the same as for an initial service plan?
• Which statement is true about the initial service plan for a child aged 16 or older?
• What type of training is required for LCPAA staff?
• What must orientation include?
• What is the maximum percentage of required annual training hours that may come from self-instructional training?
• For treatment services for intellectual disabilities, how often must the service plan be reviewed in the first year?
• Which are essential components of a child case file?
• Within how many hours must a preliminary service plan be completed?
• Can a child-placing agency administrator be an administrator for two residential child-care operations?
• For a younger-than-three child, under what condition is a dental examination required?
• Supervision conferences must occur between which two roles?
• Who is exempt from the pre-service Emergency Behavior Intervention training requirement?
• What is the timeframe to complete all requirements for an admission assessment for an emergency admission?
• Which statement is NOT a standard focus of a foster home study?
• Which practices constitute risk management for an LCPAA?
• Which employee category requires 30 hours of annual training?
• How should conflicts of interest be managed by the administrator?
• Are there any caseload requirements for child placement staff?
• If a person earns more than the minimum annual training hours required during a particular year, how many hours can they carry over to the next year?
• When must I inform the child's parents and foster parents of an initial service plan meeting?
• What responsibilities must the child-placing agency administrator have?
• Who must develop, sign, and date the preliminary service plan?
• What are typical components of an annual internal audit?
• Which records must be kept confidential by an LCPAA, and who may access them?
• During visits with foster children, what is required to protect the child's privacy?
• Which elements should an agency's transportation safety policies include?
• Which statement best describes pre-service experience requirements for caregivers?
• What are the requirements for tuberculosis screening?
• Which statement best describes self-study training and its annual limit?
• Which option describes the appropriate action regarding transportation and accommodations in collaboration with school districts?
• Orientation must be provided within seven days of admission for which age group?
• What qualification must a treatment director have who oversees treatment services for children with primary medical needs?
• For children with an intellectual disability receiving treatment services, what is required?
• Who must have overall administrative responsibility when the child-placing agency administrator is absent on a frequent and/or extended basis?
• Which qualifications satisfy the requirements for a treatment director who oversees treatment services for children with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder?
• Which of the following is NOT considered a permanency outcome?
• Under what condition must an agency designate a treatment director?
• When a birth family requests access to records, what steps must be followed?
• If a child is admitted into transitional living without the parent's consent, what must you attempt to do regarding the parent?
• Can the service planning team discuss and develop a child's service plan in separate meetings?
• What is DFPS’s role in monitoring an LCPAA?
• When must an employee have orientation?
• Which action best demonstrates adherence to licensing requirements and safeguarding duties?
• Under which condition may a caregiver be exempt from orientation?
• After the first year, how often must the intellectual disabilities service plan be reviewed?
• What confidentiality principle governs information shared with guardians ad litem or CASA volunteers?
• When must a caregiver have orientation?
• What should be included in a child’s case plan?
• What minimum qualifications must all employees meet?
• How should an LCPAA respond to a suspected abuse allegation within the agency?
• How often must I re-evaluate the intellectual functioning of a child receiving treatment services for intellectual disabilities?
• How often must treatment services for emotional disorders, autism spectrum disorder, or primary medical needs be reviewed and updated?
• For a child three years old or older, when must the dental examination occur if there is no dental examination in the past year?
• Which description best fits ongoing compliance for license renewal?
• What information should be included in an incident report involving a child?
• Under what conditions may a foster parent’s annual training requirements be waived?
• How do child placement management staff document approval?
• The admission assessment for intellectual disability should indicate manifestations as defined in which manual?
• On what basis should a placement decision be made?
• How should kinship or relative placements be addressed?
• What training activities are essential to ensure staff can respond during emergencies?
• What is the purpose of updating the case plan when a placement change occurs?
• If an agency provides more than one type of treatment service, can there be one treatment director?
• Who must sign the placement agreement?
• Which two primary state authorities govern Licensed Child-Placing Agencies (LCPAs) in Texas?
• What distinguishes instructor-led training from self-study?
• Which describes acceptable education/experience pathways for staff performing child placement activities?
• Which topics must annual employee training cover?
• What is a key safety planning responsibility for the LCPAA administrator?
• In placement decisions, what does least restrictive environment imply?
• What are the annual training requirements for a caregiver?