CWEL ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL REVIEW
RESOURCE
●● dual mandate
Answer: Definition: Protecting children and supporting families. We do
not view children and families as separate units and support the
children's membership in their families of origin.
●● *Authority of the legislature to create and regulate the delivery of
public social services for the health and welfare of the public and
*rights of citizens to due process, equal protection, and privacy that must
be maintained and respected by any agency of the government.
Answer: The federal and state Constitutions prescribe the organization,
powers, and framework of government to establish what?
●● Federal Law
Answer: Enacted by congress. Bills that are passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President.
●● Statutes (state law)
Answer: the legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which
government will use its powers.
, ●● Case Law
Answer: based 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 (Federal)
Answer: Federal law that establishes requirements to receive federal
funding for family support services, time-limited family reunification
services (up to 15 months), adoption promotion and support services. It
also creates funds for general child welfare services.
●● Social Security Act Title IV-E (Federal)
Answer: Social Security act was amended to include the Adoption
Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980. Children Eligible for this
receive foster care reimbursement to achieve permanent living
arrangements. This Title also requires:
* Reasonable efforts must be made to prevent a child from entering
foster care, and to reunify a child with the child's family.
*Written case pans with permanency goals, reasons a child is in foster
care, services offered to resolve the cause for foster care.
*Periodic review of the progress toward permanency by independent
third party-not same administrative unit.
AND SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL REVIEW
RESOURCE
●● dual mandate
Answer: Definition: Protecting children and supporting families. We do
not view children and families as separate units and support the
children's membership in their families of origin.
●● *Authority of the legislature to create and regulate the delivery of
public social services for the health and welfare of the public and
*rights of citizens to due process, equal protection, and privacy that must
be maintained and respected by any agency of the government.
Answer: The federal and state Constitutions prescribe the organization,
powers, and framework of government to establish what?
●● Federal Law
Answer: Enacted by congress. Bills that are passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President.
●● Statutes (state law)
Answer: the legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which
government will use its powers.
, ●● Case Law
Answer: based 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 (Federal)
Answer: Federal law that establishes requirements to receive federal
funding for family support services, time-limited family reunification
services (up to 15 months), adoption promotion and support services. It
also creates funds for general child welfare services.
●● Social Security Act Title IV-E (Federal)
Answer: Social Security act was amended to include the Adoption
Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980. Children Eligible for this
receive foster care reimbursement to achieve permanent living
arrangements. This Title also requires:
* Reasonable efforts must be made to prevent a child from entering
foster care, and to reunify a child with the child's family.
*Written case pans with permanency goals, reasons a child is in foster
care, services offered to resolve the cause for foster care.
*Periodic review of the progress toward permanency by independent
third party-not same administrative unit.
