California Child Abuse Mandated Reporting

California Child Abuse Mandated Reporting questions and answers verified _______ is the most difficult from of child maltreatment to Identify: A. Physical B. Sexual C. Neglect D. Emotional - D. Emotional 10) A mandated reporter who fails to make a report of suspected abuse may be punished by up to 6 months in jail or a $1,000 fine. a) True b) False - a) True 11) A mandated reporter should only report child abuse after they have investigated their concerns and determined that abuse or neglect has occurred. a) True b) False - b) False 12) Once a child abuse report is filed, the children are always removed from their home during the investigation. a) True b) False - b) False 5) A 5-year-old child comes to school with patterned marks on his buttocks that look like belt marks. When asked by his teacher what happened, he says that he fell yesterday. Which of the following is the most appropriate action? a) Inform the child's parents of the injuries. b) Report the findings to a child protective agency as they are concerning for abuse c) Nothing, the child has not disclosed being abused. d) Take photos. - b) Report the findings to a child protective agency as they are concerning for abuse or Yes, because the injury is concerning for possible physical abuse. 6) If a mandated reporter suspects a child has been abused or neglected, the mandated reporter must call a child protective agency a) within 36 hours b) within 24 hours c) immediately or as soon as possible d) the law does not specify a time frame - c) immediately or as soon as possible 7) Mandated reporters have which of the following under CANRA a) immunity from criminal liability b) immunity from civil liability c) confidentiality d) all of the above - d) all of the above 8) Which of the following statements about emotional abuse is NOT true? a) it is the most difficult form of child maltreatment to identify b) it may result in developmental delay c) it does not need to be reported d) it may include extreme or bizarre forms of punishment - c) it does not need to be reported 9) Neglect is the most common form of maltreatment reported. a) True b) False - a) True Child abuse only happens in homes of lower socio-economic status. True/False - False Failure of a caregiver of a child to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision is the definition of" A. Physical abuse B. Sexual Abuese C. Neglect D. Emotional Abuse. - C. Neglect In the course of your work, you observe a mother spanking a 2yo child twice on the buttocks with her hand for eating food off the ground. What should you do as a mandated reporter? A. Confront the mother B. Nothing, the spanking seems reasonable and age-appropriate. C. Report this as a physical abuse for excess