Child Welfare Education for Leadership (CWEL) Bundle Set

Stage 1 : Information Gathering - Answer Children and families are the primary sources of information, but formal and informal collateral sources can play extremely useful roles Existing information regarding circumstances and conditions of families and children, including the potential of ext...

Who needs a license? - Answer In Illinois, DCFS and private agency staff who work as caseworkers, investigators, licensing workers or supervisors of any of these positions are required to have CWEL licensure "Orphan Train" movement - Answer placed as many as 150,000 orphans and children f...

FTS - Answer Family Centered, Trauma Informed, and Strength Based Child and Family Team Meeting (CFTM) - Answer Meeting between the professional helpers, family members, and community supports of a child to discuss the case and plan for ways to help the child and family succeed. May or may no...

FEDERAL LAW - Answer is enacted by congress. bills that are passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President becomes federal legislation CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - Answer the Federal and State constitutions prescribe the organization, power, and framework of governm...

Define Vicarious Trauma: - Answer An occupational hazard for those working with traumatized persons and trauma material. It is the process of change that happens because you care about other people who have been hurt, and are responsible to help them. Inter-Ethnic Placement Act (IEPAp24) - Answ...

In child welfare, "practice" is - Answer the means by which individuals and families are helped to change their bxs and circumstances Illinois Core Practice Model - Answer anchored in a Family Centered, trauma informed, and strength based approach, often times referred to as FTS 9 Core C...

ACES - Answer Adverse Childhood Experiences 3 outcomes in DCFS - Answer safety, well being, permanency dual mandate - Answer Protecting children and supporting families dcfs is governed by - Answer federal and state laws who appoints the director - Answer governer EQUA - Ans...

social security act (title IV-E) - Answer 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 - Answer protect children well being permenancy dual mandate - Answer we are mandated to do 2 things: ...

In defining trauma, identify which of the following is not a factor: - Answer One in ten children will experience a traumatic event before they reach their 16th birthday Psychological First Aid (PFA) has many objectives including: - Answer -Enhancing immediate and ongoing safety and provide p...

Who needs a CW license? - Answer The illinois children and family services act requires a license for ALL direct child welfare services ( staff supervisors, investigator, case managers) What are 3 outcomes? - Answer Permanency, Safety, and well being of children What is the orphan train mo...

Children's Bureau - Answer The first federal agency concerned with the welfare of children dual mandate - Answer Protecting children and supporting families Social Security Act, Title IV-B - Answer establishes requirements to receive federal funding for family support services, time-lim...

9 core child welfare practices - Answer 1. Serve as an agent of change 2. Form a helping relationship with the child and his/her family 3. Conduct initial and ongoing assessment 4. Provide information about the impact of trauma on the child and family 5. Advocate for the child and family ...

FTS - Answer Family centered trauma informed strength based practice Types of Child Trauma - Answer Sexual abuse,physical abuse,psychological maltreatment,neglect,community violence,school violence and domestic violwn Mission Statement - Answer Child safety permanency and well being O...

1899 - Answer with the help of Jane Addams & Julia Lathrop and the Hull House- Chicago became first state to adopt a Juvenile Court Act that contained basic child protection procedures. 1920 - Answer Children's Bureau was established (the first federal agency concerned with the welfare of ch...