CWEL & CANS exam Questions and
answers | With complete solution |
Latest 2024/25
Who needs a child welfare license? - Anyone who works in child welfare in Illinois
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ii 3 outcomes - safety, permanency, well-being
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Safety - Status when an assessment of available information supports the belief that a
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child is not in immediate danger of moderate to severe harm
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Permanency - A continuous living arrangement designed to meet a child's needs,
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increases his/her sense of emotional well-being, and establish legal bonds to a place and
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family
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Orphan Train - Placed 150,000 poor/orphan children from eastern cities with Midwest
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farm families
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Some of these children became members of these families, but many were valued only as
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farm laborers
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DCFS Mission Statement - -Protect children who are reported to be abused or neglected
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and to increase their families capacity to safely care for them
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-Provide for the well-being of children in our care ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
-Provide appropriate, permanent families as quickly as possible for those children who
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cannot safely return home
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-Support early intervention and child abuse prevention services
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-Work in partnership with communities to fulfill this mission
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ii Dual Mandate - Protect Children and Strengthen/Preserve families
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Federal Laws:
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Social Security Act - system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of
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industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children,
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the blind, and the physically handicapped.
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ii Social Security Title IV-B - Requires federal funding for family support services
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Social Security Title IV-E - Amends the SSA to include adoption assistance and child
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welfare funding and requires responsible efforts to keep children from entering care
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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - Addresses the best interests of Native American
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Children to preserve their generational and tribal ties
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, Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPA) - Prohibits any consideration of a child's race or
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ethnicity as a factor in deciding which permanent placement will be in their best interest
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Adoption and safe families act (ASFA) - Amends title IV-E to require efforts to move a
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child to permanency, requiring judicial permanency hearing for children no later than 12
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months after the child enters child care
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Fostering connections to success and increasing adoptions act of 2008 - extends
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assistance of youth to 21
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requires that a transition plan be developed with youth and he/she ages out of foster care
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State Laws:
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Children and Family services act - specifies the general duties and responsibilities of
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DCFS
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Abused and Neglected Child Reporting act (ANCRA) - Guides the day by day work of
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child professionals in Illinois
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Defines abuse, neglect, how to report allegations, mandated reporters, how to accept and
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investigate reports and provide follow up services
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Juvenile Court Act - Establishes authority of Juvenile court to intervene in the lives of
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children and families
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Adoption Act - Specifies the grounds for parental unfitness and procedures governing
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adoption of children
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Child care act - Establishes the licensing regulations governing child welfare agencies,
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foster family homes, group homes, child care institutions, day care agencies, and
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individual day care providers
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Interstate compact placement - Governs the provision of care for children in foster care
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from one state to another
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Interstate compact adoption - Governs provisions of medical care to children who are
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adopted in one state and move to another state
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Emancipation of mature minors act - Mature minors demonstrating ability and capacity to
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manage their own affairs may obtain legal status of emancipated person
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ii Foster Parent Law - Outlines foster parents rights and responsibilities
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Abandoned newborn infant - "safe haven act"
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Allows an infant 30 days old or less to be relinquished to a hospital, police station, or
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emergency medical facility without question or consequence to the parents
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answers | With complete solution |
Latest 2024/25
Who needs a child welfare license? - Anyone who works in child welfare in Illinois
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii 3 outcomes - safety, permanency, well-being
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Safety - Status when an assessment of available information supports the belief that a
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
child is not in immediate danger of moderate to severe harm
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Permanency - A continuous living arrangement designed to meet a child's needs,
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
increases his/her sense of emotional well-being, and establish legal bonds to a place and
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
family
ii
Orphan Train - Placed 150,000 poor/orphan children from eastern cities with Midwest
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
farm families
ii ii
Some of these children became members of these families, but many were valued only as
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
farm laborers
ii ii
DCFS Mission Statement - -Protect children who are reported to be abused or neglected
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
and to increase their families capacity to safely care for them
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
-Provide for the well-being of children in our care ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
-Provide appropriate, permanent families as quickly as possible for those children who
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
cannot safely return home
ii ii ii ii
-Support early intervention and child abuse prevention services
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
-Work in partnership with communities to fulfill this mission
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii Dual Mandate - Protect Children and Strengthen/Preserve families
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Federal Laws:
ii ii
Social Security Act - system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children,
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
the blind, and the physically handicapped.
ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii Social Security Title IV-B - Requires federal funding for family support services
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Social Security Title IV-E - Amends the SSA to include adoption assistance and child
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
welfare funding and requires responsible efforts to keep children from entering care
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - Addresses the best interests of Native American
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Children to preserve their generational and tribal ties
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
, Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPA) - Prohibits any consideration of a child's race or
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ethnicity as a factor in deciding which permanent placement will be in their best interest
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Adoption and safe families act (ASFA) - Amends title IV-E to require efforts to move a
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
child to permanency, requiring judicial permanency hearing for children no later than 12
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
months after the child enters child care
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Fostering connections to success and increasing adoptions act of 2008 - extends
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
assistance of youth to 21
ii ii ii ii ii
requires that a transition plan be developed with youth and he/she ages out of foster care
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
State Laws:
ii ii
Children and Family services act - specifies the general duties and responsibilities of
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
DCFS
ii
Abused and Neglected Child Reporting act (ANCRA) - Guides the day by day work of
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
child professionals in Illinois
ii ii ii ii
Defines abuse, neglect, how to report allegations, mandated reporters, how to accept and
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
investigate reports and provide follow up services
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Juvenile Court Act - Establishes authority of Juvenile court to intervene in the lives of
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
children and families
ii ii ii
Adoption Act - Specifies the grounds for parental unfitness and procedures governing
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
adoption of children
ii ii ii
Child care act - Establishes the licensing regulations governing child welfare agencies,
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
foster family homes, group homes, child care institutions, day care agencies, and
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
individual day care providers
ii ii ii ii
Interstate compact placement - Governs the provision of care for children in foster care
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
from one state to another
ii ii ii ii ii
Interstate compact adoption - Governs provisions of medical care to children who are
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
adopted in one state and move to another state
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Emancipation of mature minors act - Mature minors demonstrating ability and capacity to
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
manage their own affairs may obtain legal status of emancipated person
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii Foster Parent Law - Outlines foster parents rights and responsibilities
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Abandoned newborn infant - "safe haven act"
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Allows an infant 30 days old or less to be relinquished to a hospital, police station, or
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emergency medical facility without question or consequence to the parents
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