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CWEL & CANS examWho needs a child welfare license? - correct answer-Anyone who works in child welfare in
Illinois
3 outcomes - correct answer-safety, permanency, well-being
Safety - correct answer-Status when an assessment of available information supports the
belief that a child is not in immediate danger of moderate to severe harm
Permanency - correct answer-A continuous living arrangement designed to meet a child's
needs, increases his/her sense of emotional well-being, and establish legal bonds to a place
and family
Orphan Train - correct answer-Placed 150,000 poor/orphan children from eastern cities with
Midwest farm families
Some of these children became members of these families, but many were valued only as
farm laborers
DCFS Mission Statement - correct answer--Protect children who are reported to be abused
or neglected and to increase their families capacity to safely care for them
-Provide for the well-being of children in our care
-Provide appropriate, permanent families as quickly as possible for those children who
cannot safely return home
-Support early intervention and child abuse prevention services
-Work in partnership with communities to fulfill this mission
Dual Mandate - correct answer-Protect Children and Strengthen/Preserve families
Federal Laws:
Social Security Act - correct answer-system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for
victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and
children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.
Social Security Title IV-B - correct answer-Requires federal funding for family support
services
Social Security Title IV-E - correct answer-Amends the SSA to include adoption assistance
and child welfare funding and requires responsible efforts to keep children from entering
care
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - correct answer-Addresses the best interests of Native
American Children to preserve their generational and tribal ties
, Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPA) - correct answer-Prohibits any consideration of a child's
race or ethnicity as a factor in deciding which permanent placement will be in their best
interest
Adoption and safe families act (ASFA) - correct answer-Amends title IV-E to require efforts to
move a child to permanency, requiring judicial permanency hearing for children no later than
12 months after the child enters child care
Fostering connections to success and increasing adoptions act of 2008 - correct
answer-extends assistance of youth to 21
requires that a transition plan be developed with youth and he/she ages out of foster care
State Laws:
Children and Family services act - correct answer-specifies the general duties and
responsibilities of DCFS
Abused and Neglected Child Reporting act (ANCRA) - correct answer-Guides the day by
day work of child professionals in Illinois
Defines abuse, neglect, how to report allegations, mandated reporters, how to accept and
investigate reports and provide follow up services
Juvenile Court Act - correct answer-Establishes authority of Juvenile court to intervene in the
lives of children and families
Adoption Act - correct answer-Specifies the grounds for parental unfitness and procedures
governing adoption of children
Child care act - correct 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 placement - correct answer-Governs the provision of care for children in
foster care from one state to another
Interstate compact adoption - correct answer-Governs provisions of medical care to children
who are adopted in one state and move to another state
Emancipation of mature minors act - correct answer-Mature minors demonstrating ability and
capacity to manage their own affairs may obtain legal status of emancipated person
Foster Parent Law - correct answer-Outlines foster parents rights and responsibilities
Abandoned newborn infant - correct answer-"safe haven act"
Allows an infant 30 days old or less to be relinquished to a hospital, police station, or
emergency medical facility without question or consequence to the parents
Domestic Violence Act - correct answer-Allows individuals to request orders of protection
against individuals in inflicting physical abuse or neglect to family or household members
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