CPS Study Guide 2026
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📋 CPS Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CPS Topics to Study (40)
✍️ Sample CPS Questions & Answers
1. When implementing conflict resolution & mediation practices, what should a CPS professional prioritize first?
Compliance with established standards and protocols must be the first priority, as it ensures safety, quality, and legal adherence in professional practice.
2. Professional boundaries in prevention work are important because they:
Maintaining professional boundaries safeguards participants from exploitation and protects specialists from ethical violations.
3. A prevention specialist is planning services for a Native American community. Which approach is MOST consistent with best practices?
Authentic engagement with tribal leadership and community members is essential for culturally grounded prevention planning.
4. A prevention planner uses the 'SMART' criteria when writing program objectives. The 'M' in SMART stands for:
In SMART objectives, 'M' stands for Measurable, meaning progress toward the objective can be tracked with observable data.
5. What is a key benefit of continuous quality improvement?
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is an ongoing process of identifying, implementing, and evaluating improvements in a program or service. A key benefit is that it supports program adaptation by regularly collecting and analyzing data to identify areas for enhancement and make necessary adjustments. This iterative process fosters flexibility and responsiveness, ensuring the program remains effective and relevant over time.
6. The concept of 'scope of practice' for a CPS means:
Scope of practice defines the competencies and activities a credentialed professional is qualified to perform ethically.
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