CWEL Q&A Latest Update

CWEL Q&A Latest Update Who needs a license? - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER placed 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 - ANSWER assisted 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 - ANSWER protect 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 - ANSWER protecting children and supporting families statutes - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER establishes 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 - ANSWER receive foster care reimbursement to achieve permanent living arrangements, written case plans, periodic review of progress by an independent third party Indian Child Welfare Act - ANSWER identified 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 - ANSWER prohibits 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 - ANSWER requires reasonable efforts to move children to permanency while providing that "a child's health and safety shall be the paramount concern" Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - ANSWER extends 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 - ANSWER specifies the general duties and responsibilities of DCFS