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1A child arrives for a new foster placement. What is the assistant familial's best initial priority?
A.Provide a predictable welcome, attend to immediate safety and needs, explain routines, and observe without demanding disclosure
B.Question the child immediately about every past event
C.Promise that the placement will never change
D.Remove all contact with familiar people
Explanation: A safe, calm, and predictable reception supports attachment and reduces additional stress. Information gathering should respect the child's pace and the agreed placement plan.
2The child criticizes their birth family after a difficult visit. Which response is most appropriate?
A.Agree that the family is entirely bad
B.Listen to feelings without disparaging relatives, help the child name needs, and share relevant observations with the team
C.Tell the child never to mention the visit
D.Post the comments online for advice
Explanation: The assistant supports the child's expression while maintaining a respectful, noncompetitive position toward important relationships. Team communication helps adapt support and contact arrangements.
3Which written observation is most useful to the multidisciplinary team?
A.The child was manipulative all day
B.Everything was normal
C.After the scheduled call, the child paced for twenty minutes, declined dinner, and asked three times when the next visit would occur
D.I know exactly why the child behaved this way
Explanation: Specific, dated observations distinguish facts from interpretation and allow the team to examine patterns. Hypotheses can be discussed but should not be presented as certainty.
4A child discloses possible abuse and asks for absolute secrecy. What is the safest response?
A.Promise never to tell anyone
B.Interrogate for a complete proof
C.Tell every household member
D.Listen calmly, avoid leading questions, explain that safety information must be shared appropriately, record accurately, and alert the responsible service
Explanation: The assistant should receive the disclosure without investigation, preserve the child's words, and follow safeguarding procedures. Confidentiality is limited when information must be shared to protect a child.
5How should household rules be introduced in foster care?
A.Change them unpredictably to test compliance
B.Use a small number of clear, age-appropriate, consistent rules explained with supportive consequences
C.Apply the same expectations regardless of development or history
D.Use humiliation after mistakes
Explanation: Predictable boundaries help children understand safety and rebuild trust. Expectations and responses should fit development, the care plan, and the child's needs.
6A school asks the assistant familial for the child's complete placement history. What should guide the response?
A.Send the whole file because the request came from a professional
B.Refuse every form of collaboration
C.Share only information necessary and authorized for the child's education and safety through the agreed professional channels
D.Ask another parent to decide
Explanation: Professional collaboration follows purpose, necessity, authorization, and confidentiality. The team can determine what the school needs without exposing unrelated private history.
7A placement transition is planned. Which approach best protects continuity?
A.Prepare the child at a developmentally appropriate pace, coordinate information and belongings, preserve agreed relationships, and acknowledge loss
B.Avoid mentioning the move until departure
C.Discard familiar objects
D.Let the receiving service discover needs without handover
Explanation: Transitions can reactivate separation experiences and require preparation, coordinated handover, and attention to the child's attachments and personal history. The plan should avoid both false promises and abrupt avoidable breaks.
8How should this DEAF practice bank be used?
A.As the official French oral assessment
B.As a replacement for professional practice
C.As an automatic award of all competency blocks
D.As an English MCQ study aid alongside the reformed French program's continuous, dossier, oral, and practice-based assessment
Explanation: The 2025 framework organizes the DEAF into four competency blocks and 420 training hours over 18 to 36 months. These questions support reflection but do not reproduce assessed professional practice.

About the DEAF Exam

The reformed DEAF prepares assistants familiaux to welcome and support children, protect relationships and rights, observe development and safety, work with teams, and manage placement transitions.

Exam sponsor: Authorized training providers, departmental child-welfare employers, and regional state certification juries. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Four competency blocks and 420 training hours organized over 18 to 36 months, with professional practice and a regional state jury.

Time Limit

420 hours over 18 to 36 months; task durations follow the assessment annex and provider schedule

Passing Score

Each of the four competency blocks must achieve an average of at least 10/20 under the 2025 certification rules

Exam / Certification Fees

No separate nationwide diploma-examination fee is published; training is organized and funded through the relevant employer and provider arrangements

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

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Welcome and daily support

Security, routines, development, participation, boundaries, and the family environment.

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Relationships, protection, and teamwork

Attachment, family contact, disclosure, safeguarding, objective observation, confidentiality, and coordination.

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Placement pathway and certification

Transitions, identity, continuity, reflective practice, four blocks, dossier, and oral work.

Preparing for the DEAF Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Each of the four competency blocks must achieve an average of at least 10/20 under the 2025 certification rules
  • Assessment: Four competency blocks and 420 training hours organized over 18 to 36 months, with professional practice and a regional state jury.
  • Time limit: 420 hours over 18 to 36 months; task durations follow the assessment annex and provider schedule
  • Exam / certification fees: No separate nationwide diploma-examination fee is published; training is organized and funded through the relevant employer and provider arrangements Official sources

Using Our Practice Resources

  • Work through all 8 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

DEAF: Suggested Study Strategy

1Separate observable facts from hypotheses in every case note.
2Practice French oral reflection using real supervised placement situations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which framework is current?

The 2025 reform defines four competency blocks and 420 hours of training over 18 to 36 months.

Is this an official oral simulator?

No. It is an English MCQ adaptation and cannot replace the French dossier, oral, and workplace assessments.