Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse
Pennsylvania Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
In a state supervised, county administered state such as Pennsylvania, who is
responsible for continuously assessing and/or investigating the safety and wellbeing of
the child? - ANSWER✔✔-County Children and Youth agencies
2. ChildLine is Pennsylvania's hotline for reporting suspected child abuse? -
ANSWER✔✔-True
3. When does ChildLine accept reports of suspected abuse? - ANSWER✔✔-24 hours per
day, 7 days a week
4. The county children and youth agency is responsible for investigating suspected
child abuse - child protective services; and assessing the need for general protective
services. - ANSWER✔✔-True
5. General Protective Services provided by the county children and youth agency are
services provided when protective services are required in non-abuse cases, or those
cases that do not rise to the level of child abuse as per the CPSL - ANSWER✔✔-True
End of Section 1 - ANSWER✔✔-End of Section 1
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,Nineteen-year-old Bella, while visiting the home, and twelve-year-old Sonya, who lives
in the home, hit and kicked their eight-year-old step-brother, Lucas, causing deep
bruises across his face, arms, and back. - ANSWER✔✔-Lucas: Child (12 years old)
Sonya: Child (under 14)
Bella: Perpetrator (over 18 )
An ER physician diagnosed eight-month-old Elijah with abusive head trauma. Elijah's
mother was home with him until 1:00 pm. An adult babysitter was with Elijah from 1:00
pm - 3:00 pm when the father arrived home. The father took Elijah to the hospital at 5:00
p.m. All three adults deny knowing what caused Elijah's injury. - ANSWER✔✔-
Immediately report a suspicion of child abuse to ChildLine (A reporter is not required
to identify the person responsible for the child abuse to make a report of suspected
child abuse
A trained child welfare professional is responsible for conducting an investigation)
Maria, age 16 is the eldest child in her family of six. Her family is struggling due to her
mother's recent illness. Even though Maria's father works, the medical expenses
resulted in them losing their apartment. A friend of the family agreed to provide a
home for the family, but only if Maria worked for him by providing cleaning services.
Maria worked extremely long days cleaning houses for several families. She gives all of
the money she earns to the friend of the family. Maria asks for more of her earnings, but
the friend of the family threatens her and tells her that she will lose her job and the
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, housing being provided to her family. - ANSWER✔✔-Maria is a victim of human
trafficking. As stated in the definition above human trafficking includes the use of
children for labor services through force, fraud, or coercion. Maria is forced to work
long hours and must provide the majority of her earnings to their family friend. For
more information on human trafficking please select the button below.
Shaquan has been in and out of foster care since birth due to his mother's drug
addiction. At age fourteen, he runs away from his kinship home and begins to live on
the streets.
Within weeks, Shaquan finds himself living in abandoned buildings and stealing food
from local vendors. To avoid being caught by the police, he goes with a friend to a place
where a lot of kids go to live. Shaquan quickly learns the rules of the house include
doing "sexual favors". With no place else to go and fearful he could be arrested, he stays
and does what he is told. - ANSWER✔✔-All of the Above. Shaquan is a victim of child
abuse, human trafficking, and sex trafficking.
1. "According to PA law, in order for child abuse to occur there needs to be an act or
failure to act, a perpetrator and a ___________." - ANSWER✔✔-Child
2. The CPSL defines a child as an individual under the age of: - ANSWER✔✔-18
3. Which of the following is NOT referenced in the definition of child abuse? -
ANSWER✔✔-forcefully
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Pennsylvania Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
In a state supervised, county administered state such as Pennsylvania, who is
responsible for continuously assessing and/or investigating the safety and wellbeing of
the child? - ANSWER✔✔-County Children and Youth agencies
2. ChildLine is Pennsylvania's hotline for reporting suspected child abuse? -
ANSWER✔✔-True
3. When does ChildLine accept reports of suspected abuse? - ANSWER✔✔-24 hours per
day, 7 days a week
4. The county children and youth agency is responsible for investigating suspected
child abuse - child protective services; and assessing the need for general protective
services. - ANSWER✔✔-True
5. General Protective Services provided by the county children and youth agency are
services provided when protective services are required in non-abuse cases, or those
cases that do not rise to the level of child abuse as per the CPSL - ANSWER✔✔-True
End of Section 1 - ANSWER✔✔-End of Section 1
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,Nineteen-year-old Bella, while visiting the home, and twelve-year-old Sonya, who lives
in the home, hit and kicked their eight-year-old step-brother, Lucas, causing deep
bruises across his face, arms, and back. - ANSWER✔✔-Lucas: Child (12 years old)
Sonya: Child (under 14)
Bella: Perpetrator (over 18 )
An ER physician diagnosed eight-month-old Elijah with abusive head trauma. Elijah's
mother was home with him until 1:00 pm. An adult babysitter was with Elijah from 1:00
pm - 3:00 pm when the father arrived home. The father took Elijah to the hospital at 5:00
p.m. All three adults deny knowing what caused Elijah's injury. - ANSWER✔✔-
Immediately report a suspicion of child abuse to ChildLine (A reporter is not required
to identify the person responsible for the child abuse to make a report of suspected
child abuse
A trained child welfare professional is responsible for conducting an investigation)
Maria, age 16 is the eldest child in her family of six. Her family is struggling due to her
mother's recent illness. Even though Maria's father works, the medical expenses
resulted in them losing their apartment. A friend of the family agreed to provide a
home for the family, but only if Maria worked for him by providing cleaning services.
Maria worked extremely long days cleaning houses for several families. She gives all of
the money she earns to the friend of the family. Maria asks for more of her earnings, but
the friend of the family threatens her and tells her that she will lose her job and the
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, housing being provided to her family. - ANSWER✔✔-Maria is a victim of human
trafficking. As stated in the definition above human trafficking includes the use of
children for labor services through force, fraud, or coercion. Maria is forced to work
long hours and must provide the majority of her earnings to their family friend. For
more information on human trafficking please select the button below.
Shaquan has been in and out of foster care since birth due to his mother's drug
addiction. At age fourteen, he runs away from his kinship home and begins to live on
the streets.
Within weeks, Shaquan finds himself living in abandoned buildings and stealing food
from local vendors. To avoid being caught by the police, he goes with a friend to a place
where a lot of kids go to live. Shaquan quickly learns the rules of the house include
doing "sexual favors". With no place else to go and fearful he could be arrested, he stays
and does what he is told. - ANSWER✔✔-All of the Above. Shaquan is a victim of child
abuse, human trafficking, and sex trafficking.
1. "According to PA law, in order for child abuse to occur there needs to be an act or
failure to act, a perpetrator and a ___________." - ANSWER✔✔-Child
2. The CPSL defines a child as an individual under the age of: - ANSWER✔✔-18
3. Which of the following is NOT referenced in the definition of child abuse? -
ANSWER✔✔-forcefully
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