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Mandated Reporter Training, California Child Abuse Mandated Reporting Questions & Answers
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Mandated Reporter Training, California Child Abuse Mandated Reporting Questions & AnswersWhich of the following is a parental risk facto for neglect?
a. unemployment
B. substance abuse
C. mental illness
D. all of the above ✔ Ans - D. all of the above
After a child abuse is filed, the children are always removed from their home during the investigation?
A. True
B. False ✔ Ans - B. False
A 13 year old girl tells you that she is having sex with her 17 year old boyfriend. She denied the use of force, stating that she wants to have sex with him because she loves him. As a mandated reporter, you should....
A notify her parents
B. ask for his name and phone number so you can verify the information
C.. Nothing, the sex is consensual, and both teenagers are under 18
D. Report to a child welfare agency because she is under 14 and he is over 14 ✔ Ans - D. Report to a child welfare agency because she is under 14 and he is over 14
Which of the following types of reports must be reported by the child welfare agency to the CACI (Child Abuse Central Index)?
A. unfounded reported
B. Inconclusive reports
C. Substantiated Reports
D. all of the above
E. B and C ✔ Ans - C. Substantiated Reports
A mandated reporter should only report child abuse after they have investigated the concern and determined that abuse or neglect has occurred. A. true
B. false ✔ Ans - B. false
A mandated reporter that suspects abuse need not report if supervisor feels that the report is not necessary?
A. True
B. False ✔ Ans - B. False
Barriers to reporting may include
A. denial
B. rationalization
C. fear
D. all of the above ✔ Ans - D. all of the above
During the initial crisis period following disclosure/reporting of child abuse, the mental health professional should:...
A. provide support and appropriate reassurance to the child. B. assist the non-offending parent with issues of practical survival, address safety concerns, and provide therapeutic support
C. maintain a neutral attitude, avoiding words, gesturers or facial expressions that suggest disapproval or shock.
D. all of the above. ✔ Ans - D. all of the above.
Parents and family members might initially deny that a child has been abused because....
A. the perpetrator is someone they love, trust, or depend on
B. denial protects parents from feelings of remorse, guilt, and inadequacy
C. denial of the child's victimization may be a way of denying their own history
of abuse
D. all of the above ✔ Ans - D. all of the above
When abuse is disclosed, the mental health professional's initial focus should be on....
A. thoroughly assessing the family environment
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