Dual Mandate
Protect Children and Strengthen/Preserve families
Permanency Iniative
to achieve safe, permanent homes for foster
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IEPA : Inter-Ethnic Placement Act
Passed in 1996; prevents discrimination based on race or ethincity
ANCRA - Abuse and Neglect Child Reporting Act
allegation system embedded within it
Children and Family Service Act
gave DCFS its authority
Child Care Act
making sure they have met certain standards
Junvenile Court Act
allows for children to not be placed in jail with adult criminals
Social Security Act - IVB
general child services
Social Security Act - IVE
Specific to foster care
Consent Decrees
8 of them. States and DCFS bound by the decrees, but are not laws
Aristotle P. VS McDonald
asks that we try to place the sibilings children together whenever possible, except during certain exceptions.
Bates VS McDonald
provides weekly parent-child visits with a return home goal; establish visitation plans at home
BH VS McDonald
certain levels of staffing, trainings, case reviews that protect children
Burgos VS Suter
making sure that the families get their assistance forms, etc in spanish. There is a 1-800 # for assistance
Hill VS Brickson
adequate placement and programing for wards who are pregnant
Norman VS Suter
not remove children due to poverty
Individual Bias
to influence in a particular typically unfair direction; prejudice
Institutional Bias
Societal patterns that predispose a belief that is for or against a group of people
Culture
the totality of one's learned experiences, gender, socio-economic status
Fiduiciary Relationship
a person who may have more power but we are viewed as trust worthy
Omission
not intending to do it
Comission
shared info without consent
Consent Form
required from the clients and must let them know what we will be doing with that info
SOR
subsequent oral report; new allegation
SCR
state central registry (hotline)
IA
Integrated assessment (we will do our own)
CS
clinical screener
CAYIT
Child and youth investment team
Paramour
No legal or biological relationship with the children but lives with parent
Intact Family Service Eligibility
1) child subject is age 6yrs old or less, 2) parent is former ward, 3) indicated report within the previous 6 months on any household member
Physical Abuse
slapping, whipping, hair pulling, throwing, punching, shaking, poisoning and burning
Sexual Abuse
fonding, intercourse, rape, sodomy, exhibition, pornography, human trafficingm fellation, commercial exploitation
Emotional Maltreatment
rejection, terrorizing, ignoring, isolating, corrupting
Indicated
credible evidence
Unfounded
no credible evidence
Stages of an interview
social, needs identification, focus on solutions and closure
Practice Model
Solution-focused, strength-based and Time-limited
Motivating Change
Express empathy, develop discrepancy, avoid argumentation, roll with resistance, support self-efficacy
7 Deadly Sins
Colic, Awakening at night, separation anxiety, normal exploratory behavior, normal negativism, normal poor appetite, toilet training resistance
Safety Assessment
determine if there is/isn't a threat to the child's safety
CERAP - Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol
structured approach to decision-making designed to guide, support and document professional judgement
Stages of Assessment
information gathering, information analysis, drawing conclusions, making decisions [Show Less]