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Illinois Child Welfare
Fundamentals Study Guide
Questions and Answers Exam
Practice - ANSWER>>Means by which individuals and families are helped to
change their behaviors and circumstances
family centered practice - ANSWER>>working w/fams across systems, focuses on
needs & welfare of children in the context of fam & comm.
trauma informed practice - ANSWER>>a child's exp of an event that is emotionally
painful, distressful, or shocking lasting in mental & physical effects.
psychological first aid - ANSWER>>PFA- evidence informed approach 4 assisting
ppl n the immediate aftermath of a loss, disaster, or exposure 2 trauma &
terrorism. fosters long/short term adoptive functioning & reducing initial distress
Positive Stress - ANSWER>>Moderate, short-lived stress responses.
Tolerable Stress - ANSWER>>More intense stress repsonse that allow enough
time 2 recover or safe envrnmnt w/supportive adults.
Toxic Stress - ANSWER>>Strong, frequent, or prolonged activation of the body's
stress mngmnt systm w/o access 2 supportive adults.
isolated trauma - ANSWER>>acute, incidents tend 2 produce discrete conditioned
behavioral & biological responses 2 reminders of the trauma(ptds). ex: witness 2
criminal act
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Complex Trauma - ANSWER>>Chronic, interests w/neurobiological dvlmp & the
capacity 2 integrate sensory,emotional&cognitive info into a cohesive whole.
failure of parent 2 protect or nurture. Ex: ongoing neglect caused by substance
abusing parents.
child and family team meetings - ANSWER>>CFTM, center of our casework
activities, info flow 2 & from CFTM
vicarious trauma - ANSWER>>change that happens because u care about othr ppl
who have been hurt,and/are responsible 2 help them, result of empathetic
engagement w traumatized clients.
orphan train movement - ANSWER>>early foster care 1850-early 2000 placed
150,000 children from eastern cities w Midwest farm fam's, valued n terms of the
labor they could provide.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - ANSWER>>first legal
intervention 1874 New York initiated by American Society 4 the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. social service had no authority 2 protect Mary Ellen.
Freedmen's Bureaus - ANSWER>>1865-1871, assisted newly emancipated A.A.
fam's of the South after the American Civil War w/educational & health services,
direct cash relief, & emplymnt opps.
Settlement Movement - ANSWER>>typified by Jane Addams, established Hull
House on near west side of Chicago near current UOI. Assisted poor immigrants n
learning how to cope n the new world.
Charity Organization Societies - ANSWER>>Coordinated various soures of charity
and dispensed funds & other types of assistance
Children's Bureau - ANSWER>>1920 first federal agency concerned w/ welfare of
children
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Social Security Act - ANSWER>>1939- high water mark 4 social services
amendment here 4 saefgaurding all IL children & fams, requiremnts 2 receive fed.
fund 4 fam support services.
Juvenile Court Act - ANSWER>>1899, IL became 1st st which contained basic child
protection (CP) procedures.
charity organization socities - ANSWER>>coordinated various sources of charity &
dispensed funds & other types of assistance.
evaluation of child welfare system - ANSWER>>based on goal of enabling child 2
remain w/or return home 2 fam when the childs health & safety can be ensured.
dual mandate - ANSWER>>protecting child & supporting fams
statutes - ANSWER>>legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which
gvrnmnt will use its powers.
case law - ANSWER>>crt decisions & interpretations, excludes statutory
provisions.
social security act title iv-b - ANSWER>>establishes rqmnts 2 receive fed funding 4
fam support services, time-lmited fam reunification services(15 mnths) adoption
promotion & support services, creates funds 4 gen. cws
social security act title iv-e - ANSWER>>eligible children receive foster care
reimbursement to achieve permanent living arrangements.
indian child welfare act - ANSWER>>1978, result of congressional recognition of
the importance of preserving native american heritage,culture,& comms',
intended 2 address the best interests of native american child & their fam's &
tribes
Illinois Child Welfare
Fundamentals Study Guide
Questions and Answers Exam
Practice - ANSWER>>Means by which individuals and families are helped to
change their behaviors and circumstances
family centered practice - ANSWER>>working w/fams across systems, focuses on
needs & welfare of children in the context of fam & comm.
trauma informed practice - ANSWER>>a child's exp of an event that is emotionally
painful, distressful, or shocking lasting in mental & physical effects.
psychological first aid - ANSWER>>PFA- evidence informed approach 4 assisting
ppl n the immediate aftermath of a loss, disaster, or exposure 2 trauma &
terrorism. fosters long/short term adoptive functioning & reducing initial distress
Positive Stress - ANSWER>>Moderate, short-lived stress responses.
Tolerable Stress - ANSWER>>More intense stress repsonse that allow enough
time 2 recover or safe envrnmnt w/supportive adults.
Toxic Stress - ANSWER>>Strong, frequent, or prolonged activation of the body's
stress mngmnt systm w/o access 2 supportive adults.
isolated trauma - ANSWER>>acute, incidents tend 2 produce discrete conditioned
behavioral & biological responses 2 reminders of the trauma(ptds). ex: witness 2
criminal act
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Complex Trauma - ANSWER>>Chronic, interests w/neurobiological dvlmp & the
capacity 2 integrate sensory,emotional&cognitive info into a cohesive whole.
failure of parent 2 protect or nurture. Ex: ongoing neglect caused by substance
abusing parents.
child and family team meetings - ANSWER>>CFTM, center of our casework
activities, info flow 2 & from CFTM
vicarious trauma - ANSWER>>change that happens because u care about othr ppl
who have been hurt,and/are responsible 2 help them, result of empathetic
engagement w traumatized clients.
orphan train movement - ANSWER>>early foster care 1850-early 2000 placed
150,000 children from eastern cities w Midwest farm fam's, valued n terms of the
labor they could provide.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - ANSWER>>first legal
intervention 1874 New York initiated by American Society 4 the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. social service had no authority 2 protect Mary Ellen.
Freedmen's Bureaus - ANSWER>>1865-1871, assisted newly emancipated A.A.
fam's of the South after the American Civil War w/educational & health services,
direct cash relief, & emplymnt opps.
Settlement Movement - ANSWER>>typified by Jane Addams, established Hull
House on near west side of Chicago near current UOI. Assisted poor immigrants n
learning how to cope n the new world.
Charity Organization Societies - ANSWER>>Coordinated various soures of charity
and dispensed funds & other types of assistance
Children's Bureau - ANSWER>>1920 first federal agency concerned w/ welfare of
children
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Social Security Act - ANSWER>>1939- high water mark 4 social services
amendment here 4 saefgaurding all IL children & fams, requiremnts 2 receive fed.
fund 4 fam support services.
Juvenile Court Act - ANSWER>>1899, IL became 1st st which contained basic child
protection (CP) procedures.
charity organization socities - ANSWER>>coordinated various sources of charity &
dispensed funds & other types of assistance.
evaluation of child welfare system - ANSWER>>based on goal of enabling child 2
remain w/or return home 2 fam when the childs health & safety can be ensured.
dual mandate - ANSWER>>protecting child & supporting fams
statutes - ANSWER>>legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which
gvrnmnt will use its powers.
case law - ANSWER>>crt decisions & interpretations, excludes statutory
provisions.
social security act title iv-b - ANSWER>>establishes rqmnts 2 receive fed funding 4
fam support services, time-lmited fam reunification services(15 mnths) adoption
promotion & support services, creates funds 4 gen. cws
social security act title iv-e - ANSWER>>eligible children receive foster care
reimbursement to achieve permanent living arrangements.
indian child welfare act - ANSWER>>1978, result of congressional recognition of
the importance of preserving native american heritage,culture,& comms',
intended 2 address the best interests of native american child & their fam's &
tribes
