DCFS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

DCFS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Who needs a license in IL? - ANS Anyone that does direct practice with children. Concurrent Planning - ANS On one hand working on re-unifying a child with family of origin, but if child can never go home finding somewhere that they can stay (as permanent as possible). Dual Mandate - ANS Protecting children and supporting families even when children and families are separated. Failure to Thrive - ANS An infant in less than the 25th percentile, not due to biology. Parentified Child - ANS Children whom parent themselves Orphan Train - ANS 1850's-1920's. Movement of 150,000 children from eastern cities to midwest farming communities. Child labor laws had not been conceptualized during this time. 1874 - ANS First legal intervention for child abuse occurred via the american society for prevention of cruelty to animals. Mary Ellen was a member of the Animal Kingdom. 1899 - ANS Jane Addams & Julia Lathrop successfully advocated for IL's adoption of the juvenile court act basic child protection procedures now available to youth. 1920 - ANS Children's bureau established- first federal agency focused on child welfare 1939 - ANS Social security act amended to provide social services using federal funds for children 1964 - ANS IL legislature created IL DCFS- state became fundamentally responsible for safeguarding children and their families. Inter-Ethnic Placement Act of 1996 - ANS prohibits any consideration of a child's race or ethnicity as a factor in deciding which permanent placement will be in their best interest. The Best Approach to avoid violating the Inter-Ethnic Placement Act of 1996 is... - ANS to use care and sound clinical judgment in selecting the first placement for a child who requires substitute care and to avoid delay in selecting a suitable foster or adoptive home.