CWEL Exam 2024 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE!!
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 INITAL AND ONGOING ASSESSMENT
4. Provide information about the IMPACT OF TRAUMA on the child and family
5. ADVOCATE for the child and family
6. Provide BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT
7. LINKAGE to appropriate services
8. COORDINATE all child and family services
9. Demonstrate CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Child and Family Team Meetings should be.... - ANSWER the center of our casework activities
trauma informed practice - ANSWER A strengths-based framework that is responsive to the impact
of trauma, emphasizing physical, psychological, and emotional safety for both service providers and
survivors and that creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and
empowerment.
4) The brain develops sequentially from less complex or basic functions to more complex functions.
The brain stem, which supports basic functions, is fully formed at birth. The rest of the brain, which is
responsible for more complex functions, remains more sensitive to development through learning
and experience.
,5) The autonomic nervous system is controlled by the brain stem. When someone experiences stress,
a frightening event, or other adverse experiences, the autonomic nervous system sends stress
hormones or chemical messages to the rest of the brain in order to "survive" the perceived threat.
6)The problem occurs when an individual remains in a state of chronic or extreme stress for long
periods of time, the chemical "baths" that occur during this state disrupt normal brain development.
This is particularly critical for infants and very young children as most post-natal brain development
occurs in t
ACES - ANSWER Adverse Childhood Experiences
Growing up (prior to age 18) in a household with:
Recurrent physical abuse
Recurrent emotional abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional or physical neglect
An alcohol or drug abuser
An incarcerated household member
Someone who is chronically depressed, suicidal, institutionalized or mentally ill
Mother being treated violently
One or no biological parents
, Removal from biological parents
Unplanned placement moves
Three or more placements in an eighteen month period
trauma informed practice: brain development - ANSWER 1) The human brain begins its development
about two weeks after conception, forming the neurons that are the basic material of the brain. By
the time the fetus is 20 weeks, most neurons are already in place. At birth, all brain structures are
present, but brain development is far from complete. During the first 2 years of life, the brain
expands two-and-a-half times, and continues to develop through adolescence.
2) During the prenatal period, maternal alcohol, drug, and tobacco use, and other adverse
experiences can have a negative effect on the developing brain. Maternal stress can also affect brain
development.
3) The different parts of the brain have different functions. The brainstem and midbrain are
responsible for the body's basic functions such as breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure, and the
stress response. The limbic and cortex are responsible for more complex functions such as feeling
and thinking.
protective factors - ANSWER These Factors assist families to overcome the stressors or difficulties
that potentially can lead to abuse or neglect.
Protective Factors: Parental Resilience - ANSWER (Be strong and flexible.)
The critical ability when faced with problems or stressors. Resiliency is the process of adapting well in
the face of adversity, trauma and tragedy.
Protective Factors: Social connections - ANSWER (Parents need friends.)
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE!!
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 INITAL AND ONGOING ASSESSMENT
4. Provide information about the IMPACT OF TRAUMA on the child and family
5. ADVOCATE for the child and family
6. Provide BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT
7. LINKAGE to appropriate services
8. COORDINATE all child and family services
9. Demonstrate CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Child and Family Team Meetings should be.... - ANSWER the center of our casework activities
trauma informed practice - ANSWER A strengths-based framework that is responsive to the impact
of trauma, emphasizing physical, psychological, and emotional safety for both service providers and
survivors and that creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and
empowerment.
4) The brain develops sequentially from less complex or basic functions to more complex functions.
The brain stem, which supports basic functions, is fully formed at birth. The rest of the brain, which is
responsible for more complex functions, remains more sensitive to development through learning
and experience.
,5) The autonomic nervous system is controlled by the brain stem. When someone experiences stress,
a frightening event, or other adverse experiences, the autonomic nervous system sends stress
hormones or chemical messages to the rest of the brain in order to "survive" the perceived threat.
6)The problem occurs when an individual remains in a state of chronic or extreme stress for long
periods of time, the chemical "baths" that occur during this state disrupt normal brain development.
This is particularly critical for infants and very young children as most post-natal brain development
occurs in t
ACES - ANSWER Adverse Childhood Experiences
Growing up (prior to age 18) in a household with:
Recurrent physical abuse
Recurrent emotional abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional or physical neglect
An alcohol or drug abuser
An incarcerated household member
Someone who is chronically depressed, suicidal, institutionalized or mentally ill
Mother being treated violently
One or no biological parents
, Removal from biological parents
Unplanned placement moves
Three or more placements in an eighteen month period
trauma informed practice: brain development - ANSWER 1) The human brain begins its development
about two weeks after conception, forming the neurons that are the basic material of the brain. By
the time the fetus is 20 weeks, most neurons are already in place. At birth, all brain structures are
present, but brain development is far from complete. During the first 2 years of life, the brain
expands two-and-a-half times, and continues to develop through adolescence.
2) During the prenatal period, maternal alcohol, drug, and tobacco use, and other adverse
experiences can have a negative effect on the developing brain. Maternal stress can also affect brain
development.
3) The different parts of the brain have different functions. The brainstem and midbrain are
responsible for the body's basic functions such as breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure, and the
stress response. The limbic and cortex are responsible for more complex functions such as feeling
and thinking.
protective factors - ANSWER These Factors assist families to overcome the stressors or difficulties
that potentially can lead to abuse or neglect.
Protective Factors: Parental Resilience - ANSWER (Be strong and flexible.)
The critical ability when faced with problems or stressors. Resiliency is the process of adapting well in
the face of adversity, trauma and tragedy.
Protective Factors: Social connections - ANSWER (Parents need friends.)
