BOSR DCF CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
RATED A+
✔✔how do child care professionals conduct their observations? - ✔✔in an informed,
objective,accurate,honest,fair, and focused manner
✔✔Child care professionals do - ✔✔NOT diagnose
Identify and document indicators
Report them as required by law
Observe and screen regularly
✔✔child care professionals can provide - ✔✔other professionals with information that
can help a child at risk
✔✔people first language - ✔✔people before label
✔✔according to the CDC, children who are at the highest risk for developmental
disabilities tend to be - ✔✔male or those living in poverty
✔✔in good faith - ✔✔because you truly believe that you can help, not because you
think it's right,you have to know
✔✔who is at risk? - ✔✔children who have parents who live in poverty, did not finish high
school, abuse alcohol or other drugs, and/or do not have supportive relationships
be born prematurly or have a chronic illnes/disability
seen as undesirable by parents
live where there are high rates of poverty and violence
cultural acceptance of abuse and neglect
✔✔how does knowing who is at risk help when observing and screening children? -
✔✔it allows you to watch for and identify the earliest signs of developmental delay,
disability, abuse, or neglect
✔✔when does a developmental delay occur? - ✔✔when a child does not display the
skills and abilities typically seen in peers in the same age range
✔✔developmental disability - ✔✔a chronic condition that is diagnosed in childhood and
substantially limits major life activities in adulthood
✔✔genetic disorder - ✔✔An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or
chromosomes
✔✔down syndrome - ✔✔a condition of intellectual disability and associated physical
disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
, ✔✔know conditions - ✔✔cognitive disabilities
PKU
bipolar disorder
adhd
cerebral palsy
down syndrome
atusim spectrum disorders
fragile x syndrome
fetal alcohol syndrome
✔✔abuse categories - ✔✔physical emotional sexual
✔✔physical signs - ✔✔observable in appearance of child
✔✔behavioral signs - ✔✔observable in the way a child acts
✔✔physical neglect signs - ✔✔untreated medical conditions, inadequate clothing,
consistent hunger, and poor hygiene
✔✔behavioral signs of neglect - ✔✔fatigue, disinterest, stealing food, inability to trust,
self-destructive behaviors, poor self-control, consistent absences or tardiness, or trying
to take on adult-responsibilities for other childreners
✔✔observation and screening to help children with developmental delays or disabilities
- ✔✔observe and screen regularly
watch for sign and changes
document professionally using a variety of methods
are familiar with child find
refer when appropriate
provide appropriate support during sessions
✔✔when helping children with disabilities offer to - ✔✔share results of your observation
and screening sessions
provide expertise related to the child's activities
be on the child's intervention team
✔✔sharing results with parents - ✔✔1) prepare for the meeting
2)begin the meeting with a brief overview of the processes
3)present a blank sample of the specific tool or tools that were used
4)present the child's results in writing
5)be an active listener while parents share their concerns and questions
6) keep the meeting positive
7) talk about the program's role
8)make an appropriate referral and provide information
RATED A+
✔✔how do child care professionals conduct their observations? - ✔✔in an informed,
objective,accurate,honest,fair, and focused manner
✔✔Child care professionals do - ✔✔NOT diagnose
Identify and document indicators
Report them as required by law
Observe and screen regularly
✔✔child care professionals can provide - ✔✔other professionals with information that
can help a child at risk
✔✔people first language - ✔✔people before label
✔✔according to the CDC, children who are at the highest risk for developmental
disabilities tend to be - ✔✔male or those living in poverty
✔✔in good faith - ✔✔because you truly believe that you can help, not because you
think it's right,you have to know
✔✔who is at risk? - ✔✔children who have parents who live in poverty, did not finish high
school, abuse alcohol or other drugs, and/or do not have supportive relationships
be born prematurly or have a chronic illnes/disability
seen as undesirable by parents
live where there are high rates of poverty and violence
cultural acceptance of abuse and neglect
✔✔how does knowing who is at risk help when observing and screening children? -
✔✔it allows you to watch for and identify the earliest signs of developmental delay,
disability, abuse, or neglect
✔✔when does a developmental delay occur? - ✔✔when a child does not display the
skills and abilities typically seen in peers in the same age range
✔✔developmental disability - ✔✔a chronic condition that is diagnosed in childhood and
substantially limits major life activities in adulthood
✔✔genetic disorder - ✔✔An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or
chromosomes
✔✔down syndrome - ✔✔a condition of intellectual disability and associated physical
disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
, ✔✔know conditions - ✔✔cognitive disabilities
PKU
bipolar disorder
adhd
cerebral palsy
down syndrome
atusim spectrum disorders
fragile x syndrome
fetal alcohol syndrome
✔✔abuse categories - ✔✔physical emotional sexual
✔✔physical signs - ✔✔observable in appearance of child
✔✔behavioral signs - ✔✔observable in the way a child acts
✔✔physical neglect signs - ✔✔untreated medical conditions, inadequate clothing,
consistent hunger, and poor hygiene
✔✔behavioral signs of neglect - ✔✔fatigue, disinterest, stealing food, inability to trust,
self-destructive behaviors, poor self-control, consistent absences or tardiness, or trying
to take on adult-responsibilities for other childreners
✔✔observation and screening to help children with developmental delays or disabilities
- ✔✔observe and screen regularly
watch for sign and changes
document professionally using a variety of methods
are familiar with child find
refer when appropriate
provide appropriate support during sessions
✔✔when helping children with disabilities offer to - ✔✔share results of your observation
and screening sessions
provide expertise related to the child's activities
be on the child's intervention team
✔✔sharing results with parents - ✔✔1) prepare for the meeting
2)begin the meeting with a brief overview of the processes
3)present a blank sample of the specific tool or tools that were used
4)present the child's results in writing
5)be an active listener while parents share their concerns and questions
6) keep the meeting positive
7) talk about the program's role
8)make an appropriate referral and provide information
