Florida Child Welfare Case Manager Certification Practice Exam

When is CMAT staffing conducted?

1. When a child requires specific medical or mental health services

2. After a case plan conference

3. Upon reaching permanency hearing

4. Before a family team conference

The correct answer is: When a child requires specific medical or mental health services

CMAT staffing is conducted when a child requires specific medical or mental health services. This is because CMAT (Child Medical & Mental Health)'s purpose is to assess and make recommendations for children who have serious medical or mental health issues, so in order to conduct a staffing, it would make sense to do so when a child in need has been identified. The other options (B, C, and D) do not necessarily involve identifying a child in need of specific medical or mental health services. Case plan conferences involve discussing and updating the child's case plan, permanency hearings determine the child's permanency plan, and family team conferences involve gathering input from family members and professionals to create a case plan for the child. None of these processes necessarily involve a child with specific medical or mental health needs.