CWEL & CANS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Who needs a CW license? - The illinois children and family services act requires a license for ALL direct child welfare services ( staff supervisors, investigator, case managers) What are 3 outcomes? - Permanency, Safety, and well being of children What is the orphan train movement? - from 1850's- 1900's, a train took orphans from very poor families on east coast to midwest farm families. What is the DCFS mission? - To protect children reported to have been abused or neglected, icrease families' capacity to care for them, provide for well being of children in care, to support early intervention and child abuse prevention activities, work in partnershop with communities to fufill mission What is Duel Mandate? - protecting children AND supporting families- we don't view children as isolated units we view the family as a unit and suppor that child's membership in the family. Social Security Act Title IV-E - Requirement for states to receive funding for child welfare services Indian Child Welfare Act - protects best interest of native children, grants jurisdiction, preferrd placement with tribes Inter- Ethnic Placement Act - law prohibits consideration of a child's race in placement options Adaptation and Safe Families Act - Requires reasonable efforts to move kids to permanency within 12 months- goal is to not let children lanquish in care. Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adaptions Act - Extends assistance for foster care subsidies. For kids, if it does amke sense to terminate parental rights, and long term guardianship is chosen, it provides more financial support to encourage long term permanency option.