CWEL 144 Questions with Correct Answers 2024 100% Verified Who needs a license? - Correct AnswerIn Illinois, DCFS and private agency staff who work as caseworkers, investigators, licensing workers or supervisors of any of these positions are required to have CWEL licensure "Orphan Train" movement - Correct Answerplaced as many as 150,000 orphans and children from poor families in eastern cities with midwest farm families, many were only valued in terms of the labor they could provide Freedman's Bureau - Correct Answerassisted newly emancipated African American families of the south after the Civil War with educational and health services, direct cash relief, and employment opportunities DCFS mission statement - Correct Answerprotect 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 adequate, permanent families as quickly as possible for those children who cannot safely return home, support early intervention and child abuse prevention activities, and work in partnership with communities to fulfill this mission dual mandate - Correct Answerprotecting children and supporting families statutes - Correct Answerlegislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which government will use its powers case law - Correct Answerbased on court decisions and interpretations, doesn't include statutory provisions- in any specific case, the court will interpret statutes, define terminology, and review compliance with statutorily prescribed procedures Social Security Act Title IV-B - Correct Answerestablishes requirements to receive federal funding for family support services, time-limited family reunification services, adoption promotion, and support services; it also creates funds for general child welfare services Social Security Act Title IV-E - Correct Answerreceive foster care reimbursement to achieve permanent living arrangements, written case plans, periodic review of progress by an independent third party Indian Child Welfare Act - Correct Answeridentified federal requirements regarding the removal and placement of Indian children in foster or adoptive homes and allows the child's tribe to intervene, intent is to "protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families" Inter-Ethnic Placement Act - Correct Answerprohibits 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 - Correct Answerrequires reasonable efforts to move children to permanency while providing that "a child's health and safety shall be the paramount concern" 1 / 2
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - Correct Answerextends 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 - Correct Answerspecifies the general duties and responsibilities of DCFS Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) - Correct Answerguides the day-to-day work of child professionals in Illinois, 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 Juvenile Court Act - Correct Answerestablishes the authority of Juvenile Court to intervene in the lives of children and families, all children in foster care fall under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court Act Adoption Act - Correct Answerspecifies the grounds for parental unfitness and procedures for governing adoption of children Child Care Act - Correct Answerestablishes 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 - Correct Answergoverns the provision of care for children in foster care from one state to another Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance - Correct Answergoverns the provision of medical care to children who are adopted in one state and move to another state Emancipation of Mature Minors Act - Correct Answerprovides a means by which mature minors who have demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage their own affairs and to live wholly or partially independent of their parents or guardian may obtain the legal status of an emancipated person with the power to enter into valid legal contracts Foster Parent Law - Correct Answerfoster parent rights and responsibilities Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act - Correct Answer"safe haven law", allows an 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 - Correct Answerallows 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 - Correct Answergoverns guardianship of minors and adults The following are not reasons for children to be considered abused or neglected - Correct Answerparents or responsible caregivers leave the children in the care of an adult relative for any period, parents or responsible caregivers depend on spiritual means or through prayer alone for the treatment or cure of disease, and children not attending school permanency initiative - Correct Answerchildren's health and safety is the main concern, diligent searches for missing parents or other family members must be made, a court permanency hearing must occur for
- / 2