Illinois PEL - Social Work Content Exam
Questions and answers 2025
Functional .Behavior .Assessment .(FBA) .- .CORRECT .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) .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT
.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 .- .CORRECT .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) .- .CORRECT .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) .- .CORRECT .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) .- .CORRECT
.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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT
.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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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
Questions and answers 2025
Functional .Behavior .Assessment .(FBA) .- .CORRECT .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) .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT
.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 .- .CORRECT .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) .- .CORRECT .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) .- .CORRECT .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) .- .CORRECT
.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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT
.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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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 .- .CORRECT .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
