Illinois CWEL Study Guide
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - A federal statute that requires states to take specific
placement action on behalf of children in foster care, such as terminating parental rights in order to
facilitate adoption after a designated period of time trying to reunite the child with its biological parents
Toxic Stress - Strong, frequent or prolonged activation of the body's stress management system,
without access to supportive adults
Tolerable Stress - More intense stress responses that allow enough time to recover, or occur in a
relatively safe environment with the presence of supportive adults
Open Participation - Parents select who they want to be a part of their child & family team
Collaboration - Involving the family in all aspects of case planning
Planning for permanency - The focus of all CFTM
Trauma - a child's experience of an event that is emotionally painful, distressful, or shocking which
often results in lasting mental and physical effects
Psychological First Aid (PFA) - Assists with reducing initial distress, fostering short term adaptive
functioning, and fostering long term adaptive functioning
Sexual Abuse - A wide range of sexual behaviors that take place between a child and an older
person
Physical Abuse - Actual or attempted infliction of bodily pain and/or injury
FTS - Family Centered, Trauma Informed, and Strength Based
Psychological Maltreatment - Acts or omissions by parents or caregivers that caused, or could
cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or mental disorders
,Neglect - The failure to provide needed, age-appropriate care although financially able to do so
Types of Child Trauma - Sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, and neglect
ACES - Adverse Childhood Experiences
Three Types of Stress - Positive stress, tolerable stress, and toxic stress
Positive Stress - Moderate, short-lived stress responses
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 child themself
Isolated Trauma (Acute) - Traumatic incidents that tend to produce discrete conditioned
behavioral and biological responses to reminders of the trauma
Complex Trauma (Chronic) - Interferes with neurobiological development and the capacity to
integrate sensory, emotional, and cognitive information into a cohesive whole
Examples of Protective Factors - Parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting
and child development, social and emotional competence of children, parent-child relationship
Orphan Train Movement - Placed orphans from eastern cities with Midwestern farm families
Full Disclosure - Providing family members with all of the information available
Children's Bureau - The first federal agency concerned with the welfare of children
, DCFS - Department of Children and Family Services
Dual Mandate - Protecting children and supporting families
Statutes - The legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which government will use its
powers
Case Law - Based on court decisions and interpretations
Social Security Act Title IV-B - Establishes requirements to receive federal funding for family
support services, time-limited family reunification services, adoption promotion, and support services
Social Security Act Title IV-E - Allows eligible children to receive foster care reimbursement to
achieve permanent living arrangements
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - A federal statute that governs state court child custody cases
involving Indian children.
Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPA) - Prohibits any consideration of children's race or ethnicity as a
factor in deciding which permanent placement will be in their best interest.
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - 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 - specifies the general duties and responsibilities of DCFS
Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) - 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
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) - A federal statute that requires states to take specific
placement action on behalf of children in foster care, such as terminating parental rights in order to
facilitate adoption after a designated period of time trying to reunite the child with its biological parents
Toxic Stress - Strong, frequent or prolonged activation of the body's stress management system,
without access to supportive adults
Tolerable Stress - More intense stress responses that allow enough time to recover, or occur in a
relatively safe environment with the presence of supportive adults
Open Participation - Parents select who they want to be a part of their child & family team
Collaboration - Involving the family in all aspects of case planning
Planning for permanency - The focus of all CFTM
Trauma - a child's experience of an event that is emotionally painful, distressful, or shocking which
often results in lasting mental and physical effects
Psychological First Aid (PFA) - Assists with reducing initial distress, fostering short term adaptive
functioning, and fostering long term adaptive functioning
Sexual Abuse - A wide range of sexual behaviors that take place between a child and an older
person
Physical Abuse - Actual or attempted infliction of bodily pain and/or injury
FTS - Family Centered, Trauma Informed, and Strength Based
Psychological Maltreatment - Acts or omissions by parents or caregivers that caused, or could
cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or mental disorders
,Neglect - The failure to provide needed, age-appropriate care although financially able to do so
Types of Child Trauma - Sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, and neglect
ACES - Adverse Childhood Experiences
Three Types of Stress - Positive stress, tolerable stress, and toxic stress
Positive Stress - Moderate, short-lived stress responses
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 child themself
Isolated Trauma (Acute) - Traumatic incidents that tend to produce discrete conditioned
behavioral and biological responses to reminders of the trauma
Complex Trauma (Chronic) - Interferes with neurobiological development and the capacity to
integrate sensory, emotional, and cognitive information into a cohesive whole
Examples of Protective Factors - Parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting
and child development, social and emotional competence of children, parent-child relationship
Orphan Train Movement - Placed orphans from eastern cities with Midwestern farm families
Full Disclosure - Providing family members with all of the information available
Children's Bureau - The first federal agency concerned with the welfare of children
, DCFS - Department of Children and Family Services
Dual Mandate - Protecting children and supporting families
Statutes - The legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which government will use its
powers
Case Law - Based on court decisions and interpretations
Social Security Act Title IV-B - Establishes requirements to receive federal funding for family
support services, time-limited family reunification services, adoption promotion, and support services
Social Security Act Title IV-E - Allows eligible children to receive foster care reimbursement to
achieve permanent living arrangements
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - A federal statute that governs state court child custody cases
involving Indian children.
Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPA) - Prohibits any consideration of children's race or ethnicity as a
factor in deciding which permanent placement will be in their best interest.
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - 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 - specifies the general duties and responsibilities of DCFS
Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) - 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
