DCF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (CAAN)
_______ trafficking occurs in many different situations, including domestic servitude;
construction; landscaping; the sex industry; factories and sweatshops; migrant farm
work; service industries such as nursing homes, cleaning services, bars, and
restaurants; and the food industry. - answer-Labor trafficking
__________ trafficking is where there is a third party "brokering" the exchange of the
sexual act for a tangible item, typically money. Pimps can be any age, any gender,
and can come from all types of backgrounds. - answer-Pimp Trafficking
_____________________ is where there is no third party; no pimp. The victim may
"broker" exchanges for a sexual act independently. There may be an exchange of a
sexual act for money, food, housing, clothing, etc. Any exchange of a sexual act for
any tangible thing, or for the promise of a tangible thing, is human trafficking. -
answer-Renegade/Survival Sex
1. Harms and/or impairs a child's physical health.
2. Harms and/or impairs a child's mental health.
3. Harms and/or impairs both a child's mental and physical
health. - answer-1. Physical abuse
2. emotional abuse
3. sexual abuse
A child in your program has had a recent personality change. He has become very
quiet and rarely speaks to adults. One day, he complains of his arm hurting. He rolls
up his sleeve and shows you what appears to be finger marks from a very hard slap.
You ask him how it happened and he tells you that his father slapped him. You ask
the child where else he has been slapped and he shows you his back with many old
marks. - answer-he correct answer is "Suspect Abuse"
The key indicators are:
The child displays withdrawn behavior. (Abuse)
The child is weary of adult contact. (Abuse)
The child has obvious bruises and welts. (Abuse)
The child reports injuries by parents. (Abuse)
A coworker at your child care program just went through a divorce and is having
financial problems. Over the last week, you heard her yelling and several of the
children crying. You approached her about it and she said that the children were
just misbehaving. Today, a little boy from her class approaches you in tears and
said that she made him stand in the dark closet for a long time. - answer-The
correct answer is "Suspect Abuse and Neglect"
The key indicators are:
A child has reported being forced to stand in a dark closet. (Abuse or Neglect)
The children are crying after being yelled at by a caregiver. (Abuse - Institutional)
, A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling,
shaming, belittling and/or teasing of a child. - answer-Verbal abuse
Any person under the age of 18 years. - answer-A child
Any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical,
mental, or sexual abuse, injury, or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child's
physical, mental, or
emotional health to be significantly impaired. - answer-Child abuse
Decide which risk factor is involved.
Kierra is a toddler who has been in your program for six months. She was born
prematurely when her mother was sixteen. Kierra learns quickly but she is very
stubborn and does not make friends easily. Her mother often works twelve hours a
day. Kierra and her mother have just moved in with Kierra's grandmother in
subsidized housing in an underdeveloped part of town. - answer-Kierra was born
prematurely. This is a Child Risk Factor.
Kierra's mother is very young and may have poor parenting skills. These are
Parental Risk Factors.
Kierra's temperament is a Child Risk Factor.
Kierra's family structure is a risk factor.
Her grandmother has a new responsibility of caring for Kierra while her mother
works. This is a Parental/Family Risk Factor.
The low economic status of Kierra's family and the possibly dangerous
neighborhood they live in are Social/Environmental Risk Factors.
Decide which risk factor is involved.
Tina's father lost his job and their family has moved to the area to find work.
Recently, Tina's mother and father have found minimum wage work requiring Tina
to stay at your child care program during the day. Until they save enough money
the family is sleeping in the local homeless shelter. Tina's mother has confided in
you that Tina's father has a drinking problem. - answer-Tina's father lost his job.
This financial problem can place the family under stress and is a Parental/Family
Risk Factor.
Tina's parents are earning minimum wage and struggling to save money to get an
apartment. Their low socioeconomic status is a Social/Environmental Risk Factor.
The family is currently homeless. This is a Social/Economic Risk Factor.
_______ trafficking occurs in many different situations, including domestic servitude;
construction; landscaping; the sex industry; factories and sweatshops; migrant farm
work; service industries such as nursing homes, cleaning services, bars, and
restaurants; and the food industry. - answer-Labor trafficking
__________ trafficking is where there is a third party "brokering" the exchange of the
sexual act for a tangible item, typically money. Pimps can be any age, any gender,
and can come from all types of backgrounds. - answer-Pimp Trafficking
_____________________ is where there is no third party; no pimp. The victim may
"broker" exchanges for a sexual act independently. There may be an exchange of a
sexual act for money, food, housing, clothing, etc. Any exchange of a sexual act for
any tangible thing, or for the promise of a tangible thing, is human trafficking. -
answer-Renegade/Survival Sex
1. Harms and/or impairs a child's physical health.
2. Harms and/or impairs a child's mental health.
3. Harms and/or impairs both a child's mental and physical
health. - answer-1. Physical abuse
2. emotional abuse
3. sexual abuse
A child in your program has had a recent personality change. He has become very
quiet and rarely speaks to adults. One day, he complains of his arm hurting. He rolls
up his sleeve and shows you what appears to be finger marks from a very hard slap.
You ask him how it happened and he tells you that his father slapped him. You ask
the child where else he has been slapped and he shows you his back with many old
marks. - answer-he correct answer is "Suspect Abuse"
The key indicators are:
The child displays withdrawn behavior. (Abuse)
The child is weary of adult contact. (Abuse)
The child has obvious bruises and welts. (Abuse)
The child reports injuries by parents. (Abuse)
A coworker at your child care program just went through a divorce and is having
financial problems. Over the last week, you heard her yelling and several of the
children crying. You approached her about it and she said that the children were
just misbehaving. Today, a little boy from her class approaches you in tears and
said that she made him stand in the dark closet for a long time. - answer-The
correct answer is "Suspect Abuse and Neglect"
The key indicators are:
A child has reported being forced to stand in a dark closet. (Abuse or Neglect)
The children are crying after being yelled at by a caregiver. (Abuse - Institutional)
, A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling,
shaming, belittling and/or teasing of a child. - answer-Verbal abuse
Any person under the age of 18 years. - answer-A child
Any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical,
mental, or sexual abuse, injury, or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child's
physical, mental, or
emotional health to be significantly impaired. - answer-Child abuse
Decide which risk factor is involved.
Kierra is a toddler who has been in your program for six months. She was born
prematurely when her mother was sixteen. Kierra learns quickly but she is very
stubborn and does not make friends easily. Her mother often works twelve hours a
day. Kierra and her mother have just moved in with Kierra's grandmother in
subsidized housing in an underdeveloped part of town. - answer-Kierra was born
prematurely. This is a Child Risk Factor.
Kierra's mother is very young and may have poor parenting skills. These are
Parental Risk Factors.
Kierra's temperament is a Child Risk Factor.
Kierra's family structure is a risk factor.
Her grandmother has a new responsibility of caring for Kierra while her mother
works. This is a Parental/Family Risk Factor.
The low economic status of Kierra's family and the possibly dangerous
neighborhood they live in are Social/Environmental Risk Factors.
Decide which risk factor is involved.
Tina's father lost his job and their family has moved to the area to find work.
Recently, Tina's mother and father have found minimum wage work requiring Tina
to stay at your child care program during the day. Until they save enough money
the family is sleeping in the local homeless shelter. Tina's mother has confided in
you that Tina's father has a drinking problem. - answer-Tina's father lost his job.
This financial problem can place the family under stress and is a Parental/Family
Risk Factor.
Tina's parents are earning minimum wage and struggling to save money to get an
apartment. Their low socioeconomic status is a Social/Environmental Risk Factor.
The family is currently homeless. This is a Social/Economic Risk Factor.
