CWEL Exam
What is the core mission of supervision? Answer: Assess a worker's
abilities, skills, and knowledge to strengthen work performance
What is CASE? Answer: 4 types of supervision: clinical,
administrative, supportive, and educational
What is clinical supervision? Answer: Directed towards critical
decisions, interventions, service needs, etc, typically consists of service
plans and assessments
What is administrative case supervision? Answer: Focusing on job
and how it relates to agency's mission, can consist of evaluations and job
performance reviews
What is supportive supervision? Answer: Creating a positive
psychological and physical climate to support staff, can consist of
accompaniment to a court date or home visit
What is educational supervision? Answer: Helping staff what they
need to carry out their duties, can consist of helping a new worker with
case notes
,What is a critical decision? Answer: A decision made in supervision,
NOT court, can alter the outcome of a case. Examples include change in
goal from returning home, immediate case closure, or termination of
parental rights
How often is regular supervision? Answer: Monthly
What is diligent search? Answer: Tool used to find extended family
members
What is the number one reason why child welfare specialists lose their
license? Answer: Falsification of documentation
What is explicit bias? Answer: Attitude or belief a person holds about
a person or group on a conscious level
What is unconscious bias? Answer: Belief that we hold about people
or a group based on the media we absorb that we're unaware of
What is a fiduciary relationship? Answer: Trust/trustworthiness from
our clients
What kinds of information get heightened confidentiality? Answer:
Client's HIV/AIDS status, mental health problems, and who reported
, What is the EER method? Answer: -Intervene EARLY
-Identify ENVIRONMENTAL factors to fix
-Identify REPLACEMENT behaviors
What is the TACOS method? Answer: -Don't THREATEN client or
individual
-Don't ARGUE or contradict
-Don't CHALLENGE
-Don't ORDER or command
-Don't SHAME or disrespect
What is DCFS's mission? Answer: Safety, permanency, and well being
What are the minimum parenting standards? Answer: Providing
adequate food, shelter, clothing, education, and medical attention
What is the home safety checklist? Answer: Assesses the safety of a
home
What is well being? Answer: Making sure that a child has a childhood
(access to age appropriate recreational activities/experiences)
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