Illinois DCFS Child Welfare Exam questions with
correct answers
Dual Mandate - Answer Protect Children and Strengthen/Preserve families
Permanency Iniative - Answer to achieve safe, permanent homes for foster children
IEPA : Inter-Ethnic Placement Act - Answer Passed in 1996; prevents discrimination based on race or ethincity
ANCRA - Abuse and Neglect Child Reporting Act - Answer allegation system embedded within it
Children and Family Service Act - Answer gave DCFS its authority
Child Care Act - Answer making sure they have met certain standards
Junvenile Court Act - Answer allows for children to not be placed in jail with adult criminals
Social Security Act - IVB - Answer general child services
Social Security Act - IVE - Answer Specific to foster care
Consent Decrees - Answer 8 of them. States and DCFS bound by the decrees, but are not laws Aristotle P. VS McDonald - Answer asks that we try to place the sibilings children together whenever possible, except during certain exceptions.
Bates VS McDonald - Answer provides weekly parent-child visits with a return home goal; establish visitation plans at home
BH VS McDonald - Answer certain levels of staffing, trainings, case reviews that protect children
Burgos VS Suter - Answer making sure that the families get their assistance forms, etc in spanish. There is a 1-800 # for assistance
Hill VS Brickson - Answer adequate placement and programing for wards who are pregnant
Norman VS Suter - Answer not remove children due to poverty
Individual Bias - Answer to influence in a particular typically unfair direction; prejudice
Institutional Bias - Answer Societal patterns that predispose a belief that is for or against a group of people
Culture - Answer the totality of one's learned experiences, gender, socio-
economic status
Fiduiciary Relationship - Answer a person who may have more power but we are viewed as trust worthy
correct answers
Dual Mandate - Answer Protect Children and Strengthen/Preserve families
Permanency Iniative - Answer to achieve safe, permanent homes for foster children
IEPA : Inter-Ethnic Placement Act - Answer Passed in 1996; prevents discrimination based on race or ethincity
ANCRA - Abuse and Neglect Child Reporting Act - Answer allegation system embedded within it
Children and Family Service Act - Answer gave DCFS its authority
Child Care Act - Answer making sure they have met certain standards
Junvenile Court Act - Answer allows for children to not be placed in jail with adult criminals
Social Security Act - IVB - Answer general child services
Social Security Act - IVE - Answer Specific to foster care
Consent Decrees - Answer 8 of them. States and DCFS bound by the decrees, but are not laws Aristotle P. VS McDonald - Answer asks that we try to place the sibilings children together whenever possible, except during certain exceptions.
Bates VS McDonald - Answer provides weekly parent-child visits with a return home goal; establish visitation plans at home
BH VS McDonald - Answer certain levels of staffing, trainings, case reviews that protect children
Burgos VS Suter - Answer making sure that the families get their assistance forms, etc in spanish. There is a 1-800 # for assistance
Hill VS Brickson - Answer adequate placement and programing for wards who are pregnant
Norman VS Suter - Answer not remove children due to poverty
Individual Bias - Answer to influence in a particular typically unfair direction; prejudice
Institutional Bias - Answer Societal patterns that predispose a belief that is for or against a group of people
Culture - Answer the totality of one's learned experiences, gender, socio-
economic status
Fiduiciary Relationship - Answer a person who may have more power but we are viewed as trust worthy
