CWEL Exam
Without family connectedness child is at risk for - CORRECT ANSWER-instability,
depression, and even unemployment and delinquency
Child and Family Team Meeting - CORRECT ANSWER-center of casework activities
and how all other staffings, or mandatory case processes should have information
flowing from and back to the CFTM. 5 key components.
CFTM 5 key components - CORRECT ANSWER-Engagement, full disclosure, open
participation, collaboration, planning for permanency.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) - CORRECT ANSWER-growing up (prior to
age 18) in a household with stressful or traumatic experiences, including abuse,
neglect, and a range of household dysfunction, such as witnessing domestic violence or
growing up with substance abuse, mental disorders, parental discord, or crime in the
home, removal or displacement, three or more placements in an 18 month period.
Response to trauma throughout development: young children (2.5-6 years) - CORRECT
ANSWER-helplessness and passivity, generalized fear, confusion, difficulty identifying
what is bothering them, attributing magical qualities to traumatic reminders, fighting or
threatening bx, attention problems, sadness/depression, separation anxiety, specific
fears, low frustration tolerance, hyperactive, moody, aggressive defiant, lying, learning
disabilities, social problems, suppressed immune system
Response to trauma throughout development: school age children (6-11 years) -
CORRECT ANSWER-physical complaints, bedwetting, school failure/absenteeism,
behavioral problems, attention problems, fighting or threatening bx, guilt feelings, acting
like a parent to siblings, depression, defiant, lying, stealing, learning disabilities,
inappropriate emotional responses, self-blame, hypersensitivity to physical contact,
difficulties coordinating and balancing
Response to trauma throughout development: adolescents (12-18 years) - CORRECT
ANSWER-antisocial bx, eating disorders, runaway, dating violence, depression,
suicidal, substance abuse, sleeping disorders, school failure, absenteeism, relationship
problems, acting like a parent to siblings, loses time, difficulty seeing a future for oneself
In child welfare, "practice" is - CORRECT ANSWER-the means by which individuals
and families are helped to change their bxs and circumstances
Illinois Core Practice Model - CORRECT ANSWER-anchored in a Family Centered,
trauma informed, and strength based approach, often times referred to as FTS
, 9 Core Child Welfare Practices - CORRECT ANSWER--agent of change
-form a helping relationship with the child and his/her family
-conduct initial and ongoing assessment
-provide information about the impact of trauma
-advocate
-provide behavioral support
-linkage to appropriate services
-coordinate all child and family services
-cultural competence
3 kinds of stress - CORRECT ANSWER-positive stress, tolerable stress, toxic stress
postive stress - CORRECT ANSWER-moderate, short lived stress responses
tolerable stress - CORRECT ANSWER-More intense stress responses that allow
enough time to recover, or occur in a relatively safe environment with the presence of
supportive adults
toxic stress - CORRECT ANSWER-Strong, frequent or prolonged activation of the
body's stress management system, without access to supportive adults
6 protective factors - CORRECT ANSWER-Existing strengths of the family.
Parental resilience
(strong and flexible)
social connections (parents need friends)
knowledge of parenting and child development
concrete supports in times or need
social and emotional competence of children
parent-child relationship
Guiding principles for children who have experiences trauma - CORRECT ANSWER-
(pyramid from bottom to top) feeling safe (active process), regulating overwhelming
emotions, building trust in relationships, making meaning, looking to the future
vicarious trauma - CORRECT ANSWER-An occupational hazard for people in the
helping professions, where a process of change occurs because you care about other
people who have been hurt, and are responsible to help them.
6 protective factors in everyday language - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Be Strong &
Flexible
2. Parents Need Friends
3. Being a Great Parent is Part Natural & Part Learned
4. We All Need Help Sometimes
5. Parents Need to Help Their Children Communicate
6. Give Your Children the Love & Respect They Need
Without family connectedness child is at risk for - CORRECT ANSWER-instability,
depression, and even unemployment and delinquency
Child and Family Team Meeting - CORRECT ANSWER-center of casework activities
and how all other staffings, or mandatory case processes should have information
flowing from and back to the CFTM. 5 key components.
CFTM 5 key components - CORRECT ANSWER-Engagement, full disclosure, open
participation, collaboration, planning for permanency.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) - CORRECT ANSWER-growing up (prior to
age 18) in a household with stressful or traumatic experiences, including abuse,
neglect, and a range of household dysfunction, such as witnessing domestic violence or
growing up with substance abuse, mental disorders, parental discord, or crime in the
home, removal or displacement, three or more placements in an 18 month period.
Response to trauma throughout development: young children (2.5-6 years) - CORRECT
ANSWER-helplessness and passivity, generalized fear, confusion, difficulty identifying
what is bothering them, attributing magical qualities to traumatic reminders, fighting or
threatening bx, attention problems, sadness/depression, separation anxiety, specific
fears, low frustration tolerance, hyperactive, moody, aggressive defiant, lying, learning
disabilities, social problems, suppressed immune system
Response to trauma throughout development: school age children (6-11 years) -
CORRECT ANSWER-physical complaints, bedwetting, school failure/absenteeism,
behavioral problems, attention problems, fighting or threatening bx, guilt feelings, acting
like a parent to siblings, depression, defiant, lying, stealing, learning disabilities,
inappropriate emotional responses, self-blame, hypersensitivity to physical contact,
difficulties coordinating and balancing
Response to trauma throughout development: adolescents (12-18 years) - CORRECT
ANSWER-antisocial bx, eating disorders, runaway, dating violence, depression,
suicidal, substance abuse, sleeping disorders, school failure, absenteeism, relationship
problems, acting like a parent to siblings, loses time, difficulty seeing a future for oneself
In child welfare, "practice" is - CORRECT ANSWER-the means by which individuals
and families are helped to change their bxs and circumstances
Illinois Core Practice Model - CORRECT ANSWER-anchored in a Family Centered,
trauma informed, and strength based approach, often times referred to as FTS
, 9 Core Child Welfare Practices - CORRECT ANSWER--agent of change
-form a helping relationship with the child and his/her family
-conduct initial and ongoing assessment
-provide information about the impact of trauma
-advocate
-provide behavioral support
-linkage to appropriate services
-coordinate all child and family services
-cultural competence
3 kinds of stress - CORRECT ANSWER-positive stress, tolerable stress, toxic stress
postive stress - CORRECT ANSWER-moderate, short lived stress responses
tolerable stress - CORRECT ANSWER-More intense stress responses that allow
enough time to recover, or occur in a relatively safe environment with the presence of
supportive adults
toxic stress - CORRECT ANSWER-Strong, frequent or prolonged activation of the
body's stress management system, without access to supportive adults
6 protective factors - CORRECT ANSWER-Existing strengths of the family.
Parental resilience
(strong and flexible)
social connections (parents need friends)
knowledge of parenting and child development
concrete supports in times or need
social and emotional competence of children
parent-child relationship
Guiding principles for children who have experiences trauma - CORRECT ANSWER-
(pyramid from bottom to top) feeling safe (active process), regulating overwhelming
emotions, building trust in relationships, making meaning, looking to the future
vicarious trauma - CORRECT ANSWER-An occupational hazard for people in the
helping professions, where a process of change occurs because you care about other
people who have been hurt, and are responsible to help them.
6 protective factors in everyday language - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Be Strong &
Flexible
2. Parents Need Friends
3. Being a Great Parent is Part Natural & Part Learned
4. We All Need Help Sometimes
5. Parents Need to Help Their Children Communicate
6. Give Your Children the Love & Respect They Need
