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Department of Children and Family
Services Questions and Answers
Exam
Who needs a license in IL? - ANSWER>>Anyone that does direct practice with
children.
Concurrent Planning - ANSWER>>On one hand working on re-unifying child with
family of origin, but if child can never go home finding somewhere that they can
stay (as permanent as possible).
Dual Mandate - ANSWER>>Protecting children and supporting families even when
children and families are separated.
Failure to Thrive - ANSWER>>An infant in less than the 25th percentile, not due to
biology.
Parentified Child - ANSWER>>Children whom parent themselves
Orphan Train - ANSWER>>1850's-1920's. Movement of 150,000 children from
eastern cities to midwest farming communities. Child labor laws had not been
conceptualized during this time.
1874 - ANSWER>>First legal intervention for child abuse occurred via the
american society for prevention of cruelty to animals. Mary Ellen was a member
of the Animal Kingdom.
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1899 - ANSWER>>Jane Addams & Julia Lathrop successfully advocated for IL's
adoption of the juvenile court act basic child protection procedures now available
to youth.
1920 - ANSWER>>Children's bureau established- first federal agency focused on
child welfare
1939 - ANSWER>>Social security act amended to provide social services using
federal funds for children
1964 - ANSWER>>IL legislature created IL DCFS- state became fundamentally
responsible for safeguarding children and their families.
Inter-Ethnic Placement Act of 1996 - 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.
The Best Approach to avoid violating the Inter-Ethnic Placement Act of 1996 is... -
ANSWER>>to use care and sound clinical judgment in selecting the first
placement for a child who requires substitute care and to avoid delay in selecting
a suitable foster or adoptive home.
Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 - ANSWER>>Requires reasonable efforts
to move children to permanency. Requires judicial permanency hearing for
children no later than 12 months after the date children entered foster care and
no less than every 12 months as long as the children are in foster care. Requires
that states must file a petition to terminate parental rights when children have
been in foster care for 15 of the previous 22 months (but not sole criterion) -->
exceptions if child is living with relative, termination of parental rights is not best
interest of child or the state failed to provide services consistent with case plan
time frame.
Department of Children and Family
Services Questions and Answers
Exam
Who needs a license in IL? - ANSWER>>Anyone that does direct practice with
children.
Concurrent Planning - ANSWER>>On one hand working on re-unifying child with
family of origin, but if child can never go home finding somewhere that they can
stay (as permanent as possible).
Dual Mandate - ANSWER>>Protecting children and supporting families even when
children and families are separated.
Failure to Thrive - ANSWER>>An infant in less than the 25th percentile, not due to
biology.
Parentified Child - ANSWER>>Children whom parent themselves
Orphan Train - ANSWER>>1850's-1920's. Movement of 150,000 children from
eastern cities to midwest farming communities. Child labor laws had not been
conceptualized during this time.
1874 - ANSWER>>First legal intervention for child abuse occurred via the
american society for prevention of cruelty to animals. Mary Ellen was a member
of the Animal Kingdom.
, Page 2 of 14
1899 - ANSWER>>Jane Addams & Julia Lathrop successfully advocated for IL's
adoption of the juvenile court act basic child protection procedures now available
to youth.
1920 - ANSWER>>Children's bureau established- first federal agency focused on
child welfare
1939 - ANSWER>>Social security act amended to provide social services using
federal funds for children
1964 - ANSWER>>IL legislature created IL DCFS- state became fundamentally
responsible for safeguarding children and their families.
Inter-Ethnic Placement Act of 1996 - 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.
The Best Approach to avoid violating the Inter-Ethnic Placement Act of 1996 is... -
ANSWER>>to use care and sound clinical judgment in selecting the first
placement for a child who requires substitute care and to avoid delay in selecting
a suitable foster or adoptive home.
Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 - ANSWER>>Requires reasonable efforts
to move children to permanency. Requires judicial permanency hearing for
children no later than 12 months after the date children entered foster care and
no less than every 12 months as long as the children are in foster care. Requires
that states must file a petition to terminate parental rights when children have
been in foster care for 15 of the previous 22 months (but not sole criterion) -->
exceptions if child is living with relative, termination of parental rights is not best
interest of child or the state failed to provide services consistent with case plan
time frame.
