CAASP Core Principles 3

Question 1

In a system of care, 'interagency collaboration' primarily serves to:

Accepted Answer

Coordinate services across child-serving systems to meet the whole child's needs

Answer

Interagency collaboration ensures that education, mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, and other systems work together rather than in silos.

Question 2

Which scenario BEST reflects a violation of the CASSP principle of family involvement?

Accepted Answer

A treatment plan is developed by professionals and handed to parents to sign without discussion

Answer

Developing a plan without genuine family input and then seeking only a signature violates the collaborative, family-driven intent of CASSP.

Question 3

The concept of 'normalization' in CASSP-guided systems of care means:

Accepted Answer

Supporting children to participate in typical community life and age-appropriate activities

Answer

Normalization means helping children engage in regular community activities like school, sports, and peer relationships rather than separating them into isolated settings.

Question 4

Early identification and intervention in CASSP systems of care is emphasized because:

Accepted Answer

Addressing needs early prevents escalation to more intensive and costly levels of care

Answer

Early identification allows systems to provide less intensive, less costly supports before problems escalate to crises requiring residential or inpatient services.

Question 5

A 'wraparound' approach in systems of care is most consistent with which CASSP principle?

Accepted Answer

Individualized, flexible services built around the child and family's unique needs

Answer

Wraparound embodies individualization by assembling a unique, flexible package of formal and informal supports tailored to each child and family.

(CAASP) Child and Adolescent Service System Program Practice Test

(CAASP) Child and Adolescent Service System Program Practice Test

CAASP Core Principles 3