Illinois PEL - Social Work Content Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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Illinois PEL - Social Work Content Exam
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Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) - answerAn assessment procedure to examine specific
behaviors that may be impeding a student's academic and/or behavioral success in the school
environment. The goal is to gather informa...
Illinois PEL - Social Work Content Exam
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Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) - answer✔An assessment procedure to examine specific
behaviors that may be impeding a student's academic and/or behavioral success in the school
environment. The goal is to gather information about the cause and reasons behind specific
behaviors that a student may exhibit.
Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) - answer✔A working document outlining a student's problem
behavior, antecedents, consequences, and the function of the behavior. Its goal is to shape
behavior towards ones that are pro-academic or pro-social & meet student needs.
Abuse and Neglected Child Reporting Act - answer✔A state law intended to protect the health,
safety, and best interests of the child in all situations where the child is vulnerable to child abuse
or neglect. It provides for reporting and investigation.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - answer✔A federal law passed in 1990, and amended
in 2008, that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same
opportunities as everyone else to participate in mainstream American life - to enjoy employment
opportunities, to purchase goods and services, and to participate in state and local gov't programs
and services.
The Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 - answer✔a state law with short and long term
recommendations for providing comprehensive, coordinated mental health prevention, early
intervention, and treatment services for children from birth to age 18. Law realizes that
emotional and social development significantly impact school readiness and academic success.
Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records - answer✔A federal regulation that
governs confidentiality for individuals (including minors) seeking treatment for substance use
disorders from federally assisted programs. It requires consent of the minor prior to the
disclosure of information from patient records if the minor obtained treatment without parental
consent. If parental consent is needed to obtain treatment, consent from both the parent and
minor is needed before disclosing information from client records.
Erin's Law - answer✔A state law requiring school districts to adopt and implement policy
addressing sexual abuse in children, including:
- age appropriate curriculum
- training for school personnel on child sexual abuse
- educational info to parents on the warning signs of abuse
- counseling and resources for students experiencing sexual abuse
- emotional and educational support for a child of abuse
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - answer✔Replaced the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
with the following purposes
- advance equity for disadvantaged/high needs students
- teaching all students to high academic standards
- annual statewide assessments
- evidence-based interventions
- increase access to preschool
- positive change in lowest performing schools
- preparing migrant children for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive
employment
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - answer✔A federal law that governs
student confidentiality in schools. It requires that schools not divulge, reveal or share any
personally identifiable information about a student or his/her family, unless it is with another
school employee who needs the information to work with the student. An exception is the
publishing of student directory information.
Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records
maintained by the school and have the right to request that a school correct records that they
believe to be inaccurate or misleading.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - answer✔A federal law with
goals to improve continuity of group and individual health insurance coverage, combat waste and
fraud in health insurance and health care delivery, improve access to long-term care services, and
simplify the administration of health insurance.
Illinois Administrative Code (IAC) - Title 23 - answer✔Contains the state's administrative rules
on education and cultural resources. Rules pertaining to education are proposed by ISBE and
approved by a subgroup of the Illinois General Assembly called the Joint Committee on
Administrative Rules (JCAR)
Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code - answer✔The law states that any
person may request information from a developmental disability or mental health facility relating
to whether a minor has been admitted to the facility. The law describes the rights of minors
receiving inpatient and outpatient treatment in a mental health facility, including their right to
consent to counseling services. Overseen by IL DHS
Illinois School Code - answer✔This compilation of statues describes Illinois' policies and
directives regarding powers and duties of school boards and districts with respect to finances,
health, and safety programs, school records and reports, strategic planning, and administration of
programs. Contains information on school funding, roles of school personnel, and information
about general education and special education programming authorized through ISBE.
Illinois School Student Records Act - answer✔Describes the requirements for the maintenance
and destruction of student records. addresses the disclosure of records, the rights of parent and
students to access records, procedures for challenging the content of records, and penalties for
noncompliance with the law. Protects the disclosure of privileged or confidential
communications, including information communicated in confidence to a school social
worker/intern.
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001 - answer✔A federal law requiring that all
children and youth experiencing homelessness have access to a FAPE. Schools must provide
children and youth experiencing homelessness with access to the education and services they
need to ensure them an opportunity to meet the same challenging standards as other students.
Each region in IL has a homeless liaison - each district must have one, too.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - answer✔Is a section of the a federal civil rights
law which reads in part, that no "otherwise qualified handicapped individual" shall be excluded
from participation in program or activity receiving federal financial assistance ("college,
university or other post-secondary institution, or a public system of higher education") It is much
broader in its definition of "handicap" than is the IDEA and it is a much more general law in that
it doesn't not provide specific direction on how to address the needs of individuals with
disabilities, referring only to the fact that schools must make "reasonable accommodations."
Because of its broader definition students who do not qualify for special education services under
the IDEA may be considered "handicap" under Section 504.
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