Illinois CWEL Exam Study Guide (2024) || Questions & Answers (Graded A+)
Illinois CWEL Exam Study Guide (2024) || Questions & Answers (Graded A+)
Statutes - ANSWER - The legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which government will use its powers
Case Law - ANSWER - Based on court ...
Illinois CWEL Exam Study Guide (2024)
|| Questions & Answers (Graded A+)
Statutes - ANSWER - The legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which
government will use its powers
Case Law - ANSWER - Based on court decisions and interpretations
Social Security Act Title IV-B - ANSWER - Establishes requirements to receive
federal funding for family support services, time-limited family reunification services,
adoption promotion, and support services
Social Security Act Title IV-E - ANSWER - Allows eligible children to receive foster
care reimbursement to achieve permanent living arrangements
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - ANSWER - A federal statute that governs state
court child custody cases involving Indian children.
Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPA) - ANSWER - Prohibits any consideration of
children's race or ethnicity as a factor in deciding which permanent placement will be
in their best interest
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - ANSWER - A federal statute that requires
states to take specific placement action on behalf of children in foster care, such as
terminating parental rights in order to facilitate adoption after a designated period of
time trying to reunite the child with its biological parents.
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - ANSWER
- Extends assistance for foster care maintenance, adoption assistance, and kinship
guardianship programs to eligible youth age 18 up to age 21
Children and Family Services Act - ANSWER - specifies the general duties and
responsibilities of DCFS
Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) - ANSWER - Requires the
Department to receive reports of abused and neglected children, to investigate these
reports, and to provide services necessary to prevent further harm to children
Mandated Reporters - ANSWER - people who are required to report suspected or
observed abuse or neglect due to their regular contact with vulnerable populations
Juvenile Court Act - ANSWER - Establishes the authority of Juvenile Court to
intervene in the lives of children and families
Adoption Act - ANSWER - Specifies the grounds for parental unfitness and
procedures governing adoption of children
, Child Care Act - ANSWER - Establishes the licensing regulations governing child
welfare agencies, foster family homes, group homes, child care institutions, day care
agencies, and individual day care providers
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children - ANSWER - Governs the provision
of care for children in foster care from one state to another
Emancipation of Mature Minors Act - ANSWER - Provides a means by which a
mature minor who has demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage his own
affairs and live independently may obtain legal status of an emancipated person
Foster Parent Law - ANSWER - Outlines foster parent rights and responsibilities
Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act - ANSWER - Allows and infant no more
than 30 days old to be relinquished to a hospital, police station, or emergency
medical facility without question or consequence to the parent
Illinois Domestic Violence Act - ANSWER - Civil law that allows individuals to request
orders of protection against individuals who are inflicting physical abuse or neglect,
or exploiting family/household members or high-risk adults
Probate Act - ANSWER - Governs guardianship of minors and adults
Consent Decrees - ANSWER - While they are not laws, they have the force of the
law and child welfare professionals must comply
Aristotle P V. McDonald - ANSWER - Requires DCFS to make a diligent search to
locate joint placement for siblings, as well as place siblings together, unless there
are certain exceptions
Bates V. McDonald - ANSWER - Requires DCFS to provide weekly parent-child
visits for children in substitute care with a "return home" goal
BH V. McDonald - ANSWER - Requires DCFS to protect children in custody from
foreseeable and preventable harm, provide minimally adequate health care including
mental health care, and provide minimally adequate training, education, and services
to enable children to secure their own safety
Burgos V. Suter - ANSWER - Requires DCFS to provide services in Spanish for
Spanish-speaking clients
Hill V. Erickson - ANSWER - Requires DCFS to provide adequate placement for
DCFS youth in care who are pregnant and/or parenting
Katie I. Et All V. Ted Kimbrough, The Chicago Board of Education Et All - ANSWER -
Requires DCFS to notify the Board of Education when a youth in care is admitted to
a shelter and enable enrollment of a child in an educational program
Norman V. Suter - ANSWER - Requires DCFS to not remove children or refuse to
return children to their parents solely because of poverty or homelessness
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