Illinois CWEL Study Guide Complete Guide

Illinois CWEL Study Guide Complete Guide 1. **3 E's of Trauma:** ️ Event, Experience, and Effect 2. **4 Pathways to Permanency:** ️ Family preservation, family reunification, concurrent planning, and expedited termination 3. **60-Plus Process:** ️ Emphasizes the importance of designating a back-up caregiver and ensuring they are fully informed about the child 4. **Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act:** ️ Allows an infant up to 30 days old to be surrendered to a hospital, police station, or emergency medical facility without any legal consequences for the parent 5. **Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA):** ️ Mandates the Department to receive, investigate, and provide services for reports of child abuse and neglect to prevent further harm 6. **Abused Children:** ️ Minors under 18 who are being harmed by any person responsible for their welfare, including parents, family members, household residents, a parent's boyfriend or girlfriend, babysitters, or day care providers 7. **ACES:** ️ Adverse Childhood Experiences 8. **Action Teams:** ️ Groups of child welfare professionals and community members who educate the public on how and why children enter the child welfare system 9. **Adjudicatory Hearings:** ️ Hearings where the judge determines if the evidence indicates that the child was abused, neglected, or is dependent 10. **Administrative Case Review (ACR):** ️ Helps workers, supervisors, and families recognize practical case objectives, review service plan implementation, document family progress, and plan for children's permanency Administrative Case Review (ACR) ️Required for placement cases every six months by DCFS policy. Discusses whether there has been progress toward achieving the outcomes defined in the prior service plan, whether there are barriers that have prevented the achievement of the outcomes and how those barriers can be reduced, whether the services are appropriate, whether the permanency goal has been achieved, what objectives should be established for the next six months, and what alternative plans should be considered if the family has not complied with the service plan Adoption Act ️Specifies the grounds for parental unfitness and procedures governing adoption of children Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) ️A federal statute that requires states to take specific placement action on behalf of children in foster care, such as terminating parental rights in order to facilitate adoption after a designated period of time trying to reunite the child with its biological parents. Adoption Caseworker ️Assist children in becoming a legal member of an adoptive family when efforts to unite children with their parents are not successful Adoption Hearing ️The Court grants legal custody of the minor child to his/her adoptive parents Adult Guardianship ️Transitions youth age 17 1/2 and older with developmental disabilities to DHS funded adult living arrangements Aristotle P V. McDonald ️Requires DCFS to make a diligent search to locate joint placement for siblings, as well as place siblings together, unless there are certain exceptio