CMAS 258N UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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CMAS 258N
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CMAS 258N
CMAS 258N UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In accordance with Penn State's policy "AD72 Reporting Suspected Child Abuse" once a
report has been made to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services ChildLine either
through an oral report or via the electron report, the indiv...
CMAS 258N UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In accordance with Penn State's policy "AD72 Reporting Suspected Child Abuse" once a
report has been made to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services ChildLine either
through an oral report or via the electron report, the individual making the report has
completed all the necessary steps of reporting their concerns. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔False
Mrs. Jennings, a teacher at the local high school, overheard a student talking with a group of
friends about a fight he had with his father, the night before. The student talked about how
hard his dad "hit" him in the face. This comment caused Mrs. Jennings to take notice of her
student's face and saw the student had a bruise under his left eye and his lip looked like it was
swollen. With this information, Mrs. Jennings feels like she should do something but is
concerned about retaliation from the student's father. What should Mrs. Jennings do: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mrs. Jennings should make the report because, as a teacher, she is
a mandated reporter and required to report suspicions of abuse. Additionally, Mrs. Jennings
should be reassured by the fact that in PA she is protected from civil liability so long as she is
making a report in good faith.
In an effort to encourage individuals to report concerns of maltreatment, many states have
infused their legislative efforts with immunities to those individuals who report in good faith.
These immunity laws have been influenced by what type of law? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Good Samaritan Laws
Based on the literature review conducted by Walsh and colleagues (2007) and the video from
Dr. Sheridan Miyamoto, there are three (3) purposes for completing a forensic medical
examination for reported child sexual abuse. Which of the following support reasoning for
having a forensic medical exam of a child? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A medical exam can
help identify medical evidence to prosecute the offenders, A medical exam can help screen
for injuries and medical conditions, A medical exam can reassure victims and parents about
the child's physical well being.
This is a community-based, multidisciplinary organization that seeks to improve the
response, investigation, and prosecution of child maltreatment in the United States. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Children's Advocacy Center
This mental health provider may or may not have a master's degree depending on the
requirements of the state in which they practice and the level of complexity of the work they
, perform. At the bachelor level, these professionals are trained to provide crisis intervention,
problem-solving, client support, service referral, and advocacy for social services or criminal
justice intervention. At the master's level, this professional can work with children and
families by obtaining their license to work in specialty areas such as a marriage, family, or
child (Gentry, 1994). - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Counselor
This mental health provider has a master's degree which enables the professional to be
involved as a practitioner and administrator in a range of subspecialties such as child
protective services, corrections, community organizations, and clinical practice (Gentry,
1994). - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Social worker
According to Walsh and colleagues (2007) forensic medical examinations are an important
part of a comprehensive response to the investigation of suspected child sexual abuse, both to
ensure __________________________ and to _____________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔appropriate care for the child; support legal decision-making
In the 17th century, Philosopher John Locke theorized that children are
_________________________. To Locke, children were seen as nothing at all, whose
character had to be shaped through purposeful and diligent instruction by the child's parents. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔empty vessels or blank slates
CAPTA is the federal legislation dealing with child maltreatment in the United States, stands
for? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
________________ is a historical custom practiced as a:
means of controlling and regulating the population of a society
sacrificial offering to appease gods
means to attempt to limit family size or ensure financial security - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Infanticide
As a result of seeing an estimated 30,000 children living on city streets who were begging,
stealing and scavenging for food this individual, was shocked to learn children were being
incarcerated as criminals. This individual started the New York Children's Aid Society
providing food, shelter, clothing and other services in an effort to provide for the needs of the
child and a chance at an education and/or job. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Charles Loring
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