CAAN DCF Exam | Child Abuse and
Neglect (DCF) Certification Test || LATEST
UPDATE 2025/26
Child -CORRECTANSWER Any person under the age of 18 years
child abuse -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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.
Institutional abuse -CORRECTANSWER Situations of known or suspected child abuse
or neglect which occurs at the institution where the person allegedly perpetrating the
child abuse or neglect is an employee of a private school; public or private child care
center, residential home, institution, program, or agency or any other person at such
institution responsible for the child's care
Neglect -CORRECTANSWER Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health
care, or needed supervision
, Emotional neglect -CORRECTANSWER Failure to provide support, adequate attention,
warmth, supervision, and normal living experiences for a child to the extent that the
child is impaired in ability to function normally in performance and behavior
Harm -CORRECTANSWER Anything to a child's health or welfare that can occur when
any
person:
a) inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon the child physical, mental, or emotional injury;
b) commits, or allows to be committed, sexual battery, or lewd or lascivious acts against
a child;
c) allows, encourages, or forces the sexual exploitation of a child;
d) exploits a child, or allows a child to be exploited;
e) abandons a child;
f) neglects a child;
g) exposes a child to a controlled substance or alcohol;
h) uses mechanical devices, unreasonable restraints, or extended periods of isolation to
control a child;
i) engages in violent behavior that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the presence of
a child and could reasonably result in serious injury to the child;
j) negligently fails to protect a child in his or her care from inflicted physical, mental, or
sexual injury caused by the acts of another;
k) has allowed a child's sibling to die as a result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
Neglect (DCF) Certification Test || LATEST
UPDATE 2025/26
Child -CORRECTANSWER Any person under the age of 18 years
child abuse -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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.
Institutional abuse -CORRECTANSWER Situations of known or suspected child abuse
or neglect which occurs at the institution where the person allegedly perpetrating the
child abuse or neglect is an employee of a private school; public or private child care
center, residential home, institution, program, or agency or any other person at such
institution responsible for the child's care
Neglect -CORRECTANSWER Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health
care, or needed supervision
, Emotional neglect -CORRECTANSWER Failure to provide support, adequate attention,
warmth, supervision, and normal living experiences for a child to the extent that the
child is impaired in ability to function normally in performance and behavior
Harm -CORRECTANSWER Anything to a child's health or welfare that can occur when
any
person:
a) inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon the child physical, mental, or emotional injury;
b) commits, or allows to be committed, sexual battery, or lewd or lascivious acts against
a child;
c) allows, encourages, or forces the sexual exploitation of a child;
d) exploits a child, or allows a child to be exploited;
e) abandons a child;
f) neglects a child;
g) exposes a child to a controlled substance or alcohol;
h) uses mechanical devices, unreasonable restraints, or extended periods of isolation to
control a child;
i) engages in violent behavior that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the presence of
a child and could reasonably result in serious injury to the child;
j) negligently fails to protect a child in his or her care from inflicted physical, mental, or
sexual injury caused by the acts of another;
k) has allowed a child's sibling to die as a result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
