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service goals - ANSWERS -- family preservation
- family reunification
- youth development
- adoption/attainment of permanent living arrangement
professional conduct as a worker - ANSWERS -- integrity
- trustworthiness
- competence
- cultural competence
- setting clear, appropriate boundaries
loss - ANSWERS -the effect on people when something important is withdrawn
greif - ANSWERS -the process that helps people work through the pain of separation and loss
4 stages of interviewing - ANSWERS -- social
- problem definition/needs identification
- focus
- closure
social security act (title IV-E) - ANSWERS -federal law that provides federal funds to serve needy
children and families
, title IV E is where most of our funding comes from
DCFS mission - ANSWERS -protect children
well being
permenancy
dual mandate - ANSWERS -we are mandated to do 2 things: protect children and support
families
title IV-E - ANSWERS -receive foster care reimbursement to achieve permanent living
arrangements, written case plans, periodic review of progress by an independent third party
indian child welfare act ICWA - ANSWERS -native American children who have tribal affiliation,
we have to contact their tribal leaders
IEPA 4 critical elements - ANSWERS -- decrease time kids wait to be adopted
- prevent discrimination on basis of race, color, or national origin when selecting foster/adoptive
placement
- recruit diverse pool of foster/adoptive families of all races/ethnic groups
- provide stiff penalties for violation of the act
adoption and safe families act (ASFA) - ANSWERS -gotta get kids permanency as soon as
possible; parents show reasonable progress in 12 months
ANCRA (placement specialty exam) - ANSWERS -requires mandated reporters to call the hotline
if they suspect abuse and neglect
failure to report is// - ANSWERS -class A misdemeanor