DCF Certification Test - Child Abuse
and Neglect Questions and Answers
Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting "in good faith." - ANSWERS -
Immunity
Three types of child abuse - ANSWERS -Physical, sexual, and emotional
Shaken Baby Syndrome - ANSWERS -- Can cause permanent brain damage, paralysis, blindness,
seizures, developmental delays, broken bones, death
The difference between abuse and neglect - ANSWERS -If an adult intentionally withholds food,
shelter, or any other neccesity as a punishment, then it is abuse, but if things are withheld by
circumstance of lack of awareness, care, or education, then it is an act of neglect. Both are
crimes and violations of children's human rights.
Four ways to Report Abuse and Neglect - ANSWERS -- Telephone 1-800-96ABUSE
- Fax
-TDD
- Online
DCF website - ANSWERS -dcf.state.fl.us/abuse
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the US each ___ - ANSWERS -day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation? - ANSWERS -1/3
and Neglect Questions and Answers
Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting "in good faith." - ANSWERS -
Immunity
Three types of child abuse - ANSWERS -Physical, sexual, and emotional
Shaken Baby Syndrome - ANSWERS -- Can cause permanent brain damage, paralysis, blindness,
seizures, developmental delays, broken bones, death
The difference between abuse and neglect - ANSWERS -If an adult intentionally withholds food,
shelter, or any other neccesity as a punishment, then it is abuse, but if things are withheld by
circumstance of lack of awareness, care, or education, then it is an act of neglect. Both are
crimes and violations of children's human rights.
Four ways to Report Abuse and Neglect - ANSWERS -- Telephone 1-800-96ABUSE
- Fax
-TDD
- Online
DCF website - ANSWERS -dcf.state.fl.us/abuse
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the US each ___ - ANSWERS -day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation? - ANSWERS -1/3
