DCF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (CAAN) NEWEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A+
GRADE
Child - ans -Any person under the age of 18 years
child abuse - ans -Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the
intellectual or psychological capacity of a child by the parent, adult household
member, or other person responsible for the child's welfare
Sexual abuse - ans -Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or
older child. Including indecent exposure, fondling, touching sexual organs, forcible
rape, sodomy, exploitation, and showing pornography.
Lack of providing access to education - ans -When education is not enforced by
the parents, thereby
contributing to the child's absence from school - leading to the lack of education
and leading to truancy
Florida Abuse Hotline - ans -Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll free
telephone number 800-962-2873
Immunity - ans -Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting
"in good faith.
Mandatory Reporter - ans -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.
Physical, Sexual and Emotional - ans -Three types of abuse
Shaken Baby Syndrome - ans -a life-threatening condition that occurs when an
infant is forcefully shaken back and forth rupturing blood vessels in the brain and
breaking neural connections
signs of possible abuse or neglect - ans -Parent blames or belittles child
Parent talks about child as bad or evil
Parent smells of alcohol/drugs or seems to be under the influence
Parent fails to keep appointments
Parent seems unconcerned with child
Do's When questioning a child - ans -•Believe what the child tells you
• Be someone the child trusts and respects
• Conduct the conversation in a quiet, private and non-threatening place
• Gather enough information to make an informed report to the Florida Abuse
Hotline
• Reassure the child that he/she has done nothing wrong
• Allow the child to tell you what happened in a free and open manner
• Let the child set the pace and use language that is comfortable to them
• Ask the child to clarify unfamiliar terms
Don't's of questioning a child - ans -• Ask leading questions or suggest answers to
the child
• Ask for details (This is the job of the investigator)
• Suggest that the story may not be true
• Show body language such as shock, anger or surprise while the child is talking
• Communicate feeling of shock, anger or surprise
• Force child to remove clothing to show signs of physical abuse
• Leave the child alone with a stranger
• Ask "why" questions
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A+
GRADE
Child - ans -Any person under the age of 18 years
child abuse - ans -Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the
intellectual or psychological capacity of a child by the parent, adult household
member, or other person responsible for the child's welfare
Sexual abuse - ans -Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or
older child. Including indecent exposure, fondling, touching sexual organs, forcible
rape, sodomy, exploitation, and showing pornography.
Lack of providing access to education - ans -When education is not enforced by
the parents, thereby
contributing to the child's absence from school - leading to the lack of education
and leading to truancy
Florida Abuse Hotline - ans -Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll free
telephone number 800-962-2873
Immunity - ans -Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting
"in good faith.
Mandatory Reporter - ans -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.
Physical, Sexual and Emotional - ans -Three types of abuse
Shaken Baby Syndrome - ans -a life-threatening condition that occurs when an
infant is forcefully shaken back and forth rupturing blood vessels in the brain and
breaking neural connections
signs of possible abuse or neglect - ans -Parent blames or belittles child
Parent talks about child as bad or evil
Parent smells of alcohol/drugs or seems to be under the influence
Parent fails to keep appointments
Parent seems unconcerned with child
Do's When questioning a child - ans -•Believe what the child tells you
• Be someone the child trusts and respects
• Conduct the conversation in a quiet, private and non-threatening place
• Gather enough information to make an informed report to the Florida Abuse
Hotline
• Reassure the child that he/she has done nothing wrong
• Allow the child to tell you what happened in a free and open manner
• Let the child set the pace and use language that is comfortable to them
• Ask the child to clarify unfamiliar terms
Don't's of questioning a child - ans -• Ask leading questions or suggest answers to
the child
• Ask for details (This is the job of the investigator)
• Suggest that the story may not be true
• Show body language such as shock, anger or surprise while the child is talking
• Communicate feeling of shock, anger or surprise
• Force child to remove clothing to show signs of physical abuse
• Leave the child alone with a stranger
• Ask "why" questions
