4th DCFS Mission Statement: (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
Support early intervention and child abuse prevention activities. 5th Mission Statement of DCFS: (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
Work in Partnerships with communities to fulfill this mission. Protecting and supporting children is called the: (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
Dual Mandate Define Statuses: (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
Legislative mandates that prescribe the manners in which government will use its powers. Case Law: (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
Based on court decisions and interpretations. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) WAS PASSED IN: (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
1978 The Inter-Ethnic Placement Act: (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
Prohibits any consideration of children's race or ethnicity as a factor in deciding which permanent placement will be in their best interest. Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008: (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
This Act extends assistance for foster care maintenance, adoption assistance, and kinship guardianship programs to eligible youth age 18 to age 21. Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
ANCRA Requires the Department to receive reports of abused and neglected children, to investigate these reports, and to provide services necessary to prevent further harm to children.
