California Child Abuse Mandated Reporting Exam - Q & A

California Child Abuse Mandated Reporting Exam - Q & A Once a child abuse report is filed, the children are always removed from their home during the investigation. a) True b) False _______ is the most difficult from of child maltreatment to Identify: A. Physical B. Sexual C. Neglect D. Emotional 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 Abuse C. Neglect D. Emotional Abuse. When talking with a child about suspected abuse, educators should: A. Allow the child to tell their experience in their own words. B. Contact his/her parents C. Ask the child-specific questions to elicit a detailed description of the abuse. D. Explain to the child that what they experienced is called "child abuse." You are working in a daycare, You repeatedly observe a 4 yo boy "humping" and kissing a teddy bear in a sexual way. When you asked him why he is doing that, he does not reply. He has never disclosed sexual abuse. Which of the following are you required to do as a mandated reporter: A. Discuss this with his parents. B. Report this to local authorities as this not normal child behavior. C. Interview him about possible sexual abuse. D. nothing, this is normal child behavior. 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 excessive discipline. D. Any of the above. You have to have proof before you file a child abuse report? True/False False You are the principal of an elementary school. The parent of one of your students contacts you because she is concerned about the behavior of her 10 yo son's substitute teacher. She says that her son told her that, while getting help with his classwork, he had to sit on the teacher's lap, and the teacher rubbed his back and thighs. She tells you that her son's friends complained of this as well, and that both boys initially refused but that the teacher insisted. What should you do?