CWEL AND PERMANENCY
ACES - ANS-Adverse Childhood Experiences
What is the most traumatice experience to a child? - ANS-Being removed from the family home
What raises risk to safety? - ANS-Presence of immediate threat of harm
When does permanency planning begin? - ANS-
Who will be asked to participate in assessment for services? - ANS-Paramours
What are 3 types of abuse? - ANS-+EMOTIONAL
+PHYSICAL
+MENTAL
What is Shelter Care Hearing? - ANS-
When is Shelter Care Hearing - ANS-Occurs 48 hrs after protective custody has taken up the
children
What must be done for unsupervised visits? - ANS-CERAP
What increases a child's vulnerability? - ANS-Developmental or mental disability
What is KinGap and who does it apply to? - ANS-refers to the Department's subsidized private
guardianship program. After the guardianship is granted, DCFS will pay a monthly subsidy to
the guardian.
A minor 14 years old or older can receive a KinGap subsidy if placed with a licensed
non-relative caregiver.
What is a permanency hearing and what is its timeframes? - ANS-SAD PERM
Element of writing a good case note? - ANS-Effective, efficient documentation facilitates
permanency planning and teamwork among families, courts, and service providers.
Documentation must be free of bias. It is not based on a worker's personal opinion, but on
observations and professional recommendations.
Who gives DCFS the power for intervention? - ANS-The statutes left it up to the DCFS to
develop the Rules and Procedures regarding the parameters of intervention in cases of abuse,
neglect and dependency.
, Who is DCFS influenced and governed by? - ANS-The roles and responsibilities of the
Department are derived primarily from state laws enacted by the Illinois General Assembly,
published in the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
What services are delivered by DCFS - ANS--24 hour hotline
-state administrative oversee services to children and families
-ACR
-Intact family services
-Clinical
-foster care and permanency services
-adoption, guardianship, and post adoption services
-foster home
-day care, agency, and institution licensing
-training and professional development
DCFS mission? - ANS-Safety
Permanency
Well being
The Code of Ethics - ANS-v Identifies competing values and responsibilities for child welfare
professionals.
v Guides the daily conduct of the child welfare professionals via standards for professional
behavior.
v Assists child welfare professionals in making more consistent and objective ethical decisions.
v Reinforces child welfare professionals' accountability to society and to the individuals served.
The types of permanency goals - ANS--return home w/i 5 months
-return home w/i 12 months
-return home pending status hearing
-substitute care pending court determination on TPR
-guardianship
-independence
-cannot be provided home environment
-continued foster care
4 parts of a helping relationship - ANS-CREG
competence
respect
empathy
genuineness
What is the Burgos Consent Decree? - ANS-Provide services in Spanish for Spanish-speaking
clients
ACES - ANS-Adverse Childhood Experiences
What is the most traumatice experience to a child? - ANS-Being removed from the family home
What raises risk to safety? - ANS-Presence of immediate threat of harm
When does permanency planning begin? - ANS-
Who will be asked to participate in assessment for services? - ANS-Paramours
What are 3 types of abuse? - ANS-+EMOTIONAL
+PHYSICAL
+MENTAL
What is Shelter Care Hearing? - ANS-
When is Shelter Care Hearing - ANS-Occurs 48 hrs after protective custody has taken up the
children
What must be done for unsupervised visits? - ANS-CERAP
What increases a child's vulnerability? - ANS-Developmental or mental disability
What is KinGap and who does it apply to? - ANS-refers to the Department's subsidized private
guardianship program. After the guardianship is granted, DCFS will pay a monthly subsidy to
the guardian.
A minor 14 years old or older can receive a KinGap subsidy if placed with a licensed
non-relative caregiver.
What is a permanency hearing and what is its timeframes? - ANS-SAD PERM
Element of writing a good case note? - ANS-Effective, efficient documentation facilitates
permanency planning and teamwork among families, courts, and service providers.
Documentation must be free of bias. It is not based on a worker's personal opinion, but on
observations and professional recommendations.
Who gives DCFS the power for intervention? - ANS-The statutes left it up to the DCFS to
develop the Rules and Procedures regarding the parameters of intervention in cases of abuse,
neglect and dependency.
, Who is DCFS influenced and governed by? - ANS-The roles and responsibilities of the
Department are derived primarily from state laws enacted by the Illinois General Assembly,
published in the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
What services are delivered by DCFS - ANS--24 hour hotline
-state administrative oversee services to children and families
-ACR
-Intact family services
-Clinical
-foster care and permanency services
-adoption, guardianship, and post adoption services
-foster home
-day care, agency, and institution licensing
-training and professional development
DCFS mission? - ANS-Safety
Permanency
Well being
The Code of Ethics - ANS-v Identifies competing values and responsibilities for child welfare
professionals.
v Guides the daily conduct of the child welfare professionals via standards for professional
behavior.
v Assists child welfare professionals in making more consistent and objective ethical decisions.
v Reinforces child welfare professionals' accountability to society and to the individuals served.
The types of permanency goals - ANS--return home w/i 5 months
-return home w/i 12 months
-return home pending status hearing
-substitute care pending court determination on TPR
-guardianship
-independence
-cannot be provided home environment
-continued foster care
4 parts of a helping relationship - ANS-CREG
competence
respect
empathy
genuineness
What is the Burgos Consent Decree? - ANS-Provide services in Spanish for Spanish-speaking
clients
