CPG Study Guide 2026
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📋 CPG Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CPG Topics to Study (61)
✍️ Sample CPG Questions & Answers
1. What is the relationship between theory and practice in Community Resources?
Theory provides the conceptual foundation and principles, while practice involves applying those concepts to real-world situations. Both are essential for competence.
2. What is the purpose of conducting a 'needs assessment' at the start of a guardianship?
A needs assessment evaluates the ward's current needs across all life domains—physical, emotional, social, and financial—to form the foundation of a comprehensive care plan.
3. Sharing identifiable information about a ward with a journalist without authorization is a violation of which core ethical principle?
Disclosing a ward's identifiable information without proper authorization violates the guardian's duty of confidentiality.
4. Which study approach is most effective for Ward Rights material?
Active recall through practice questions is the most effective study method, as it strengthens memory retrieval pathways.
5. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a ward who has a physical disability retains the right to:
The ADA guarantees persons with disabilities, including wards, the right to reasonable accommodations regardless of guardianship status.
6. Which document provides the most direct evidence of a ward's prior healthcare wishes when the guardian must make an end-of-life decision?
A living will or advance directive executed while the person had decisional capacity is the most direct evidence of their personal healthcare preferences for end-of-life situations.