DCF CHILD ABUSE CORRECT EXAM SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
:
✔✔Physical and Emotional Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Society: - ✔✔• Poor
employability skills
• Poor social interaction skills
• Social withdrawal (leading to isolation)
• Repeated patterns of abuse/neglect
• Culture continues to accept violence as a part of life
• Higher medical and social service costs
• Lost human potential
• Increased crime rate
✔✔T or F. he effects of child abuse and neglect can be serious and permanent
to a child's mental, physical and emotional development. - ✔✔True
✔✔Protective factors - ✔✔Are conditions in families and communities that, when
present, increase the health and well-being of children and families.
✔✔T or F. It takes understanding, patience, and skill to work with abused and neglected
children. - ✔✔True
✔✔Working with abused or neglected children can be _______________. Before you
can effectively help a child or parent, you need to know several things about their
behavior. - ✔✔challenging
✔✔Children who have been abused may not ______ other people. Their experiences
have shown them that getting close to people and trusting them causes discomfort and
pain. - ✔✔trust
,✔✔Abused children need a close one-to-one relationship to develop and grow normally.
They often ________ warmth, hugs and affection at first. - ✔✔reject
✔✔Abused children may be ___________ in one or more areas of their development
(motor, speech, and behavior.) - ✔✔delayed
✔✔Abused children behavior may be at one of _______ extremes: difficult to
manage, destructive, and irritable, or unusually shy and anxious to please. - ✔✔two
✔✔Abused and neglected children have very poor _________________. Important
adults in their lives have had unrealistic expectations for these children, and they often
are led to
believe that they caused their own abuse. - ✔✔self-images
✔✔______________ of abused children may feel that you are a threat. They
may be hostile and ungrateful toward you since they feel jealous, in competition,
inadequate, or afraid you will learn their secrets and report them. - ✔✔Parents
✔✔__________________ to take the risk of becoming involved with an abused or
neglected child. - ✔✔Willingness
✔✔Ability to _____________________________ with abusive parents who are often
emotionally immature, have low self-esteem, and may respond to you with jealousy and
hostility. - ✔✔understand and communicate
✔✔A feeling of your __________ as a person and as a child care provider-independent
of the child's progress or the parents gratitude for your efforts. - ✔✔own worth
✔✔_________ parenting and teaching skills. - ✔✔Positive
✔✔What was the very first reported case of child abuse in North America? - ✔✔Mary-
Ellen (1873)
✔✔T or F. Every adult in Florida is required by law to report ANY suspected abuse or
neglect. Mandatory reporters must give their name when making a report, everyone
else can make an anonymous report if they prefer. Failure to report suspected abuse or
neglect is a felony of the third degree in the State of Florida. - ✔✔True
✔✔T or F. Child care workers are NOT required by law to report suspected child abuse
and/or neglect. - ✔✔False
✔✔T or F. The four ways abuse and neglect reports can be made to the Florida Abuse
Hotline are: telephone, fax, TDD (telephone device for the deaf), and online. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔T or F. Florida law ensures that confidentiality will be maintained for child care
workers reporting suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect. - ✔✔True
✔✔T or F. There are local community resources that provide help for the abused and
the abuser. - ✔✔True
✔✔T or F. A good resource for information is the Department of Children and Families
child abuse website: www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/ - ✔✔True
✔✔Who is mandated to report suspected child abuse cases? - ✔✔Mandatory Reporters
— Any person, including, but not limited to, any:
a) physician, osteopathic physician, medical examiner, chiropractic physician, nurse , or
hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treatment of
persons;
b) health or mental health professional other than (one listed in paragraph a);
c) practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for healing;
d) school teacher or other school official or personnel;
e) social worker, child care worker, or other professional child care provider, foster care,
residential, or institutional worker;
f) law enforcement officer; or
g) judge who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is abused,
abandoned, or neglected by a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or person responsible
for the child's welfare shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department (DCF)
in the manner prescribed in subsection (2) of 39.201.
✔✔Although every person has a responsibility to report suspected abuse and/or
neglect, some occupations are specified in __________
____ as required to do so. - ✔✔Florida law
✔✔A ______________________ is required by Florida Statute to provide his or her
name to the Florida Abuse Hotline Counselor when reporting. - ✔✔mandatory reporter
✔✔A mandatory reporter's name is entered into the record of the report but is held
_______________(39.202, F.S.). - ✔✔confidential
✔✔How many initial investigations were conducted in the state of Florida in 2004-2005?
- ✔✔155,238
✔✔Of 680 reports of alleged physical abuse in Child Care facilities, how many resulted
in findings? - ✔✔194
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
:
✔✔Physical and Emotional Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Society: - ✔✔• Poor
employability skills
• Poor social interaction skills
• Social withdrawal (leading to isolation)
• Repeated patterns of abuse/neglect
• Culture continues to accept violence as a part of life
• Higher medical and social service costs
• Lost human potential
• Increased crime rate
✔✔T or F. he effects of child abuse and neglect can be serious and permanent
to a child's mental, physical and emotional development. - ✔✔True
✔✔Protective factors - ✔✔Are conditions in families and communities that, when
present, increase the health and well-being of children and families.
✔✔T or F. It takes understanding, patience, and skill to work with abused and neglected
children. - ✔✔True
✔✔Working with abused or neglected children can be _______________. Before you
can effectively help a child or parent, you need to know several things about their
behavior. - ✔✔challenging
✔✔Children who have been abused may not ______ other people. Their experiences
have shown them that getting close to people and trusting them causes discomfort and
pain. - ✔✔trust
,✔✔Abused children need a close one-to-one relationship to develop and grow normally.
They often ________ warmth, hugs and affection at first. - ✔✔reject
✔✔Abused children may be ___________ in one or more areas of their development
(motor, speech, and behavior.) - ✔✔delayed
✔✔Abused children behavior may be at one of _______ extremes: difficult to
manage, destructive, and irritable, or unusually shy and anxious to please. - ✔✔two
✔✔Abused and neglected children have very poor _________________. Important
adults in their lives have had unrealistic expectations for these children, and they often
are led to
believe that they caused their own abuse. - ✔✔self-images
✔✔______________ of abused children may feel that you are a threat. They
may be hostile and ungrateful toward you since they feel jealous, in competition,
inadequate, or afraid you will learn their secrets and report them. - ✔✔Parents
✔✔__________________ to take the risk of becoming involved with an abused or
neglected child. - ✔✔Willingness
✔✔Ability to _____________________________ with abusive parents who are often
emotionally immature, have low self-esteem, and may respond to you with jealousy and
hostility. - ✔✔understand and communicate
✔✔A feeling of your __________ as a person and as a child care provider-independent
of the child's progress or the parents gratitude for your efforts. - ✔✔own worth
✔✔_________ parenting and teaching skills. - ✔✔Positive
✔✔What was the very first reported case of child abuse in North America? - ✔✔Mary-
Ellen (1873)
✔✔T or F. Every adult in Florida is required by law to report ANY suspected abuse or
neglect. Mandatory reporters must give their name when making a report, everyone
else can make an anonymous report if they prefer. Failure to report suspected abuse or
neglect is a felony of the third degree in the State of Florida. - ✔✔True
✔✔T or F. Child care workers are NOT required by law to report suspected child abuse
and/or neglect. - ✔✔False
✔✔T or F. The four ways abuse and neglect reports can be made to the Florida Abuse
Hotline are: telephone, fax, TDD (telephone device for the deaf), and online. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔T or F. Florida law ensures that confidentiality will be maintained for child care
workers reporting suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect. - ✔✔True
✔✔T or F. There are local community resources that provide help for the abused and
the abuser. - ✔✔True
✔✔T or F. A good resource for information is the Department of Children and Families
child abuse website: www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/ - ✔✔True
✔✔Who is mandated to report suspected child abuse cases? - ✔✔Mandatory Reporters
— Any person, including, but not limited to, any:
a) physician, osteopathic physician, medical examiner, chiropractic physician, nurse , or
hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care, or treatment of
persons;
b) health or mental health professional other than (one listed in paragraph a);
c) practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for healing;
d) school teacher or other school official or personnel;
e) social worker, child care worker, or other professional child care provider, foster care,
residential, or institutional worker;
f) law enforcement officer; or
g) judge who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is abused,
abandoned, or neglected by a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or person responsible
for the child's welfare shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department (DCF)
in the manner prescribed in subsection (2) of 39.201.
✔✔Although every person has a responsibility to report suspected abuse and/or
neglect, some occupations are specified in __________
____ as required to do so. - ✔✔Florida law
✔✔A ______________________ is required by Florida Statute to provide his or her
name to the Florida Abuse Hotline Counselor when reporting. - ✔✔mandatory reporter
✔✔A mandatory reporter's name is entered into the record of the report but is held
_______________(39.202, F.S.). - ✔✔confidential
✔✔How many initial investigations were conducted in the state of Florida in 2004-2005?
- ✔✔155,238
✔✔Of 680 reports of alleged physical abuse in Child Care facilities, how many resulted
in findings? - ✔✔194
