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Who needs a child welfare license? - Answer-Anyone who works in child welfare in Illinois 3 outcomes - Answer-safety, permanency, well-being Safety - Answer-Status when an assessment of available information supports the belief that a child is not in immediate danger of moderate to severe harm P...

9 core child welfare practices - Answer-1. Serve as an agent of change 2. Form a helping relationship with the child and his/her family 3. Conduct initial and ongoing assessment 4. Provide information about the impact of trauma on the child and family 5. Advocate for the child and family 6. Pro...

Who needs a CW license? - Answer-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? - Answer-Permanency, Safety, and well being of children What is the orphan train movement?...

social security act (title IV-E) - federal law that provides federal funds to serve needy children and families title IV E is where most of our funding comes from DCFS mission - protect children well being permenancy dual mandate - we are mandated to do 2 things: protect children and support f...

1899 - with the help of Jane Addams & Julia Lathrop and the Hull House- Chicago became first state to adopt a Juvenile Court Act that contained basic child protection procedures. 1920 - Children's Bureau was established (the first federal agency concerned with the welfare of children) The missi...

FEDERAL LAW - Answer-is enacted by congress. bills that are passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President becomes federal legislation CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - Answer-the Federal and State constitutions prescribe the organization, power, and framework of government....

Define Vicarious Trauma: - An occupational hazard for those working with traumatized persons and trauma material. It is the process of change that happens because you care about other people who have been hurt, and are responsible to help them. Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPAp24) - Prohibits any...

FTS - Family Centered, Trauma Informed, and Strength Based Child and Family Team Meeting (CFTM) - Meeting between the professional helpers, family members, and community supports of a child to discuss the case and plan for ways to help the child and family succeed. May or may not include the chil...

Who needs a license? - In 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 - placed as many as 150,000 orphans and children from poor families i...