California Child Abuse Mandated Reporting Test with verified
solutions
If the person suspected of or known to have abused a child is a colleague or supervisor of the
mandated reporter, the report can be made anonymously. ✔️✔️False
If a mandated reporter suspects a child has been abused or neglected, the mandated reporter must
call a child welfare agency: ✔️✔️Immediately or as soon as possible
Failure of a caregiver of a child to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or
supervision is the definition of ________. ✔️✔️Neglect
A mandated reporter that suspects abuse need not report if his or her supervisor feels that the
report is not necessary. ✔️✔️False
Which of the following is the strongest risk factor for predicting child abuse or neglect?
✔️✔️None of the above
A 5 year old shows up to a school with patterned marks on his buttocks that look like belt marks.
When asked by his teacher what happened, he says that he fell yesterday. Which of the following
is the most appropriate next action? ✔️✔️Report the injuries to a child welfare agency as they
are concerning for abuse.
Mandated reporters have which of the following under CANRA: ✔️✔️All of the above
solutions
If the person suspected of or known to have abused a child is a colleague or supervisor of the
mandated reporter, the report can be made anonymously. ✔️✔️False
If a mandated reporter suspects a child has been abused or neglected, the mandated reporter must
call a child welfare agency: ✔️✔️Immediately or as soon as possible
Failure of a caregiver of a child to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or
supervision is the definition of ________. ✔️✔️Neglect
A mandated reporter that suspects abuse need not report if his or her supervisor feels that the
report is not necessary. ✔️✔️False
Which of the following is the strongest risk factor for predicting child abuse or neglect?
✔️✔️None of the above
A 5 year old shows up to a school with patterned marks on his buttocks that look like belt marks.
When asked by his teacher what happened, he says that he fell yesterday. Which of the following
is the most appropriate next action? ✔️✔️Report the injuries to a child welfare agency as they
are concerning for abuse.
Mandated reporters have which of the following under CANRA: ✔️✔️All of the above
