CMAS 258N: Exam 1 (Accurately Answered) .

Who was Mary Ellen Wilson and what year was this? correct answers 1874: a young girl who was being abused by her adoptive family, the Connolly's. A neighbor witnessed this abuse and called for help. She had to be compared to an animal to get out of the house since there were no laws at the time allowing children to be taken from their home. Led to the development of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) and overall effort to combat child maltreatment Who is John Caffey and what significant role did he play in the history of child maltreatment? correct answers John Caffey was one of the first people to identify fractures at various healing stages in children. He was the first to question physical abuse and what goes on in the home. He noted Subdural Hematoma in children which is collection of blood under the skull as a result of blunt force trauma or shaken baby syndrome Who is Henry Kempe and what significant role did he play in the history of child maltreatment? correct answers He created "Battered Child Syndrome" which is a condition in young children who were victims of physical abuse. He noted that diagnosticians should look for discrepancies between clinical findings and historical data supplied by parents. What is the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)? correct answers 1974: enacted 100 years after Mary Ellen that mandated: - reporting of child maltreatment - funds provided for research - training - provisions for the treatment of child abuse and neglect - defining child maltreatment How does CAPTA define child maltreatment? correct answers any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or any act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm According to PA, what is any "recent act"? correct answers act or failure to act within two years of the report (physical abuse) How does PA define a perpetrator of abuse? correct answers - a parent of the child - a spouse/ former spouse of child's parent - a SO/ former SO of child's parent - a person 14+ and responsible for child's welfare - an indiv. 14+ who lives in the same home as the child - an indiv. 18+ who does not reside in the same home but is related within the third degree (3rd cousin)