Who needs a license? - 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" m
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Who needs a license? - 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 - placed as many as 150,000 orphans and children from poor
families in eastern cities with midwest farm families, many were only valued in terms of
the labor they could provide
Freedman's Bureau - assisted newly emancipated African American families of the
south after the Civil War with educational and health services, direct cash relief, and
employment opportunities
DCFS mission statement - protect children who are reported to be abused or neglected
and to increase their families' capacity to safely care for them, provide for the well-being
of children in our care, provide adequate, permanent families as quickly as possible for
those children who cannot safely return home, support early intervention and child
abuse prevention activities, and work in partnership with communities to fulfill this
mission
dual mandate - protecting children and supporting families
statutes - legislative mandates that prescribe the manner in which government will use
its powers
case law - based on court decisions and interpretations, doesn't include statutory
provisions- in any specific case, the court will interpret statutes, define terminology, and
review compliance with statutorily prescribed procedures
Social Security Act Title IV-B - establishes requirements to receive federal funding for
family support services, time-limited family reunification services, adoption promotion,
and support services; it also creates funds for general child welfare services
Social Security Act Title IV-E - 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 - identified federal requirements regarding the removal and
placement of Indian children in foster or adoptive homes and allows the child's tribe to
intervene, intent is to "protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the
stability and security of Indian tribes and families
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