Child Abuse Reporting Online Course

Question 1

In a state supervised, county administered state such as Pennsylvania, who is responsible for continuously assessing and/or investigating the safety and wellbeing of the child?

Answer 1

County children and youth agencies

Question 2

T/F ChildLine is Pennsylvania’s hotline for reporting suspected child abuse?

Answer 2

true

Question 3

When does ChildLine accept reports of suspected abuse?

Answer 3

24/7

Question 4

T/F The county children and youth agency is responsible for investigating suspected child abuse - child protective services; and assessing the need for general protective services.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

T/F General Protective Services provided by the county children and youth agency are services provided when protective services are required in non-abuse cases, or those cases that do not rise to the level of child abuse as per the CPSL

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Under CPSL an individual under 14 cannot be a…

Answer 6

…perpetrator

Question 7

According to PA law, in order for child abuse to occur there needs to be an act or failure to act, a perpetrator and a ___________

Answer 7

child

Question 8

The CPSL defines a child as an individual under the age of

Answer 8

18

Question 9

Which is NOT referenced in the definition of child abuse?

Answer 9

forcefully

Question 10

Pain and impairment are considered when defining what types of abuse?

Answer 10

Bodily injury

Question 11

A psychological condition that is diagnosed by a doctor or licensed psychologist that causes the child to be chronically and severely anxious, agitated or depressed is called ____________.

Answer 11

serious mental injury

Question 12

Incest, prostitution, indecent exposure and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse are examples of what type of abuse?

Answer 12

sex abuse or exploitation

Question 13

T/F The identity of the perpetrator must be known in order to make a report of suspected child abuse to ChildLine?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

___________ is defined as something that is done to harm or cause potential harm to a child.

Answer 14

act

Question 15

T/F In Pennsylvania, in certain circumstances a fourteen year old youth can be considered a perpetrator of child abuse?

Answer 15

true

Question 16

___________is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person for labor or service through the use of force, fraud or coercion, for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage or slavery.

Answer 16

labor trafficking

Question 17

T/F Youth who willingly participate in sexual acts to survive are victims of sex trafficking.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

Unexplained injuries, multiple bruises, burns and injuries that are inconsistent with a child’s age or developmental level can be physical indicators of what type of abuse?

Answer 18

bodily injury

Question 19

Fire-setting, cruelty to animals, inappropriate sexual play and or drawings can be examples of behavioral indicators for what type of abuse?

Answer 19

sexual abuse or exploitation

Question 20

T/F A parent who is emotionally disconnected and neglectful of their child can result in the child assuming the parental role or becoming parentified

Answer 20

true

Question 21

The caregiver withholding affection and expressing indifference to the child may be a behavioral indicator of adults who commit what type of child abuse?

Answer 21

Serious physical neglect

Question 22

Reasonable cause to suspect

Answer 22

determination you make, based on your knowledge of circumstances, your observations, your familiarity with the individuals, and your feelings about the incident.

Question 23

Effects of child abuse on the child (6)

Answer 23

• hyper-responsiveness
• diminished executive funcitoning
• delayed developmental milestones
• weakened response to positive feedback
• complicated social interaction
• trauma

Question 24

T/F Once a call comes in about an African American child, the report is more likely to be substantiated and that child is more likely to be removed from home and stay away from home longer than a Caucasian child

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Steps in process of a mandated reporter

Answer 25

• report to childline
• report to institution/school/facility
• childline determines next steps

Question 26

when an individual 14 years of age or older makes a specific disclosure to her that the individual has committed child abuse, does a therapist have to report as a mandatory reporter?

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

T/F A mandated reporter must report suspected child abuse in certain situations outside of their work when a person makes a specific disclosure to the mandated reporter that an identifiable child is the victim of child abuse

Answer 27

True

Question 28

The “Right to know”

Answer 28

The Department must notify the mandated reporter of the final status of a report, and about services provided or arranged, within three (3) business days after receiving the final results of an investigation.

Question 29

Continual failure to report can result in

Answer 29

a third degree felony

Question 30

ChildLine will refer a report of abuse to the appropriate county agency and law enforcement officials when….

Answer 30

…The report also alleges that a criminal offense has been committed against a child

Question 31

Who does the county children and youth agency have to verbally notify of the right to have an attorney present during the interview before interviewing them?

Answer 31

the alleged perpetrator

Question 32

If the county children and youth agency arrives at the home and finds the child without proper parental care or control, the agency would then provide which type of service?

Answer 32

General protective services