CMAS Exam 1 2025 LATEST UPDATE!!!
Rule of Thumb - ANSWER mans right to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his
thumb
Proverbs 13:24 - ANSWER "He that Spareth the Rod..." if you don't discipline your child
you're doing a dis-service
Children/Father - ANSWER Children were property and responsibility of their fathers
Up until 1875 - ANSWER Era before organized child protection
1875-1962 - ANSWER Child protection through non-governmental societies
1962 - ANSWER Modern era, government sponsored child protective services. Battered
Child Syndrome, amendments identified CPS as part of public child welfare
1874 - ANSWER case of mary ellen wilson
Mary Ellen Wilson - ANSWER (1874), mother gave her up after father died, foster
mother whipped her and cut her with scissors. Neighbor reported it but police and court
did not do anything. Neighbor went to Henry Bergh, founder of ASPCA, and Bergh got
his lawyer to convince judge to remove Mary.
1875 - ANSWER New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC)
New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children - ANSWER (1875) Founded by
Henry Bergh, who first founded ASPCA. Non-governmental charity to child protection
1974 - ANSWER Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - ANSWER authorized federal
funds to improve states response to physical abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
Child Maltreatment by CAPTA - ANSWER harm standard, endangerment standard
Types of child maltreatment - ANSWER Physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect
(physical, educational, medical), psychological maltreatment
Child Abuse definition (in PA) - ANSWER intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing
bodily injury, mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, physical neglect, or death of a
child
Recent - ANSWER act or failure to act within 2 years
, Perpetrator - ANSWER person who has committed child abuse
Legal age of consent for sexual activity in Pa - ANSWER 16 years old
Maximum number of years between a child legally consenting to sex in Pa - ANSWER 4
years
What event in the 1960's made child maltreatment a national issue - ANSWER
physicians began realizing beaten children, many who died, and assumably many who
were never even seen. Books were publish including "The Battered Child Syndrome''
Safe methods of punishing - ANSWER negative punishment (timeout, grounding)
Bystander affect - ANSWER someone else will do it
good samaritan - ANSWER legal protection to people who give assistance
Who can make a report of child abuse? - ANSWER anyone can make a report, not just
mandated reporters
When would someone make a report? - ANSWER when there is reasonable suspicion
that child maltreatment has or will occur
What regulations do you follow while making a report? - ANSWER State and
institutional regulations
Mandated reporter - ANSWER a person required to make a report of suspected child
abuse (doctor, teacher, priest, bus driver, etc. ANYONE who accepts the responsibility
for the care of a child)
training in child maltreatment - ANSWER specifies the content, frequency, and duration
of requirements
Curriculum of training - ANSWER recognize signs of abuse, know institutional policies
on reporting child maltreatment, 3 hours of initial training, 2 hours for subsequent
When to report maltreatment - ANSWER 1.if you're in contact with a child in the course
of employment or program
2.if you're directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance, or training of a child
3.if a person makes a specific disclosure that an identifiable child is the victim of abuse
4.if an individual 14 years of age or older makes a specific disclosure that the individual
has committed child abuse
How to make a report - ANSWER call 911 if child is in immediate danger, call childline
immediately, make a written report within 48 hours PA CY-47, notify penn state
immediately
Rule of Thumb - ANSWER mans right to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his
thumb
Proverbs 13:24 - ANSWER "He that Spareth the Rod..." if you don't discipline your child
you're doing a dis-service
Children/Father - ANSWER Children were property and responsibility of their fathers
Up until 1875 - ANSWER Era before organized child protection
1875-1962 - ANSWER Child protection through non-governmental societies
1962 - ANSWER Modern era, government sponsored child protective services. Battered
Child Syndrome, amendments identified CPS as part of public child welfare
1874 - ANSWER case of mary ellen wilson
Mary Ellen Wilson - ANSWER (1874), mother gave her up after father died, foster
mother whipped her and cut her with scissors. Neighbor reported it but police and court
did not do anything. Neighbor went to Henry Bergh, founder of ASPCA, and Bergh got
his lawyer to convince judge to remove Mary.
1875 - ANSWER New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC)
New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children - ANSWER (1875) Founded by
Henry Bergh, who first founded ASPCA. Non-governmental charity to child protection
1974 - ANSWER Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - ANSWER authorized federal
funds to improve states response to physical abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
Child Maltreatment by CAPTA - ANSWER harm standard, endangerment standard
Types of child maltreatment - ANSWER Physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect
(physical, educational, medical), psychological maltreatment
Child Abuse definition (in PA) - ANSWER intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing
bodily injury, mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, physical neglect, or death of a
child
Recent - ANSWER act or failure to act within 2 years
, Perpetrator - ANSWER person who has committed child abuse
Legal age of consent for sexual activity in Pa - ANSWER 16 years old
Maximum number of years between a child legally consenting to sex in Pa - ANSWER 4
years
What event in the 1960's made child maltreatment a national issue - ANSWER
physicians began realizing beaten children, many who died, and assumably many who
were never even seen. Books were publish including "The Battered Child Syndrome''
Safe methods of punishing - ANSWER negative punishment (timeout, grounding)
Bystander affect - ANSWER someone else will do it
good samaritan - ANSWER legal protection to people who give assistance
Who can make a report of child abuse? - ANSWER anyone can make a report, not just
mandated reporters
When would someone make a report? - ANSWER when there is reasonable suspicion
that child maltreatment has or will occur
What regulations do you follow while making a report? - ANSWER State and
institutional regulations
Mandated reporter - ANSWER a person required to make a report of suspected child
abuse (doctor, teacher, priest, bus driver, etc. ANYONE who accepts the responsibility
for the care of a child)
training in child maltreatment - ANSWER specifies the content, frequency, and duration
of requirements
Curriculum of training - ANSWER recognize signs of abuse, know institutional policies
on reporting child maltreatment, 3 hours of initial training, 2 hours for subsequent
When to report maltreatment - ANSWER 1.if you're in contact with a child in the course
of employment or program
2.if you're directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance, or training of a child
3.if a person makes a specific disclosure that an identifiable child is the victim of abuse
4.if an individual 14 years of age or older makes a specific disclosure that the individual
has committed child abuse
How to make a report - ANSWER call 911 if child is in immediate danger, call childline
immediately, make a written report within 48 hours PA CY-47, notify penn state
immediately
