CHILD ABUSE RECOGNITION AND REPORTING IN PENNSYLVANIA, 2ND EDITION (RENEWAL LICENSURE) Self-Assessment Answers and Rationales 1. The correct answer is a.
teachers, and nurses) of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools. Here is the entire list of mandated reporters: Licensed or certified healthcare professionals, medical examiners, employees of a healthcare facility, clergy, priests, rabbis, ministers, employees of social services agencies, police officers, emergency medical services providers, employees of a public library, childcare providers, independent contractors, attorneys, and foster parents. 9. The correct answer is b. Rationale: An indicated report is a report based on the medical assessment, the child protective services investigation, or the admission of acts of abuse by the perpetrators of that abuse or neglect (Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Annual Child Abuse Report, 2018). Indicated reports do not require law enforcement or court involvement, and the perpetrators are not considered criminals because the reports do not lead to criminal charges (Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Annual Child Abuse Report, 2018). A report in which evidence did not support the assertion of child abuse is an unfounded report (Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Annual Child Abuse Report, 2021). A report that was escalated to the legal system and went to court is a founded report (Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Annual Child Abuse Report, 2021). 10. The correct answer is b. Rationale: Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect can be made electronically via the Child Welfare portal at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home or orally by calling ChildLine at 1-800-932-0313. Written reports must be made within 48 hours after the oral report is made by telephone. It is not acceptable to have a boss or direct supervisor file a report for the mandated reporter.
Rationale: In Pennsylvania, there were a total of 5,438 child abuse victims: 2,171 from sexual abuse; 1,418 from physical abuse; 692 from neglect; 5 from medical neglect; 59 from emotional abuse; and 74 from “other” (UHCCS, 2021). 2. The correct answer is a. Rationale: Child Protective Services (CPS) is responsible for receiving and investigating alleged reports of abuse. It conducts safety assessments, develops a safety plan for the child, intervenes when necessary to protect the child from harm. 3. The correct answer is a. Rationale: Section 6303 of the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) defines a perpetrator as a person who Rationale: Consider the possibility of emotional abuse when the child shows extremes in behavior such as overly demanding or compliant behavior, extreme passivity, or aggression; the child reports a lack of attachment to the parent; the child is either inappropriately infantile or inappropriately adult; or the child is delayed in emotional or physical development. 5. The correct answer is b. Rationale: Sexual abuse does not include consensual activities between a child who is 17 years of age or older and another child who is 14 years of age or older and whose age is within four years of the child's age. 6. The correct answer is c. Rationale: Kidney stones are not a common sign or symptom of possible FDIA (fabricated illness) in a child. The rest of the options are indicators of possible FDIA in a child. 7. The correct answer is d. Rationale: Youth with part-time employment are not particularly at risk for human trafficking. Individuals who identify as native or aboriginal, identify as LGBTQIA, or who have intellectual or physical disabilities are at risk for human trafficking. 8. The correct answer is d. has committed child abuse. 4. The correct answer is c. Rationale: The law now specifically includes volunteers with children’s programs and employees (not just administrators,
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CHILD ABUSE RECOGNITION AND REPORTING IN PENNSYLVANIA, 2ND EDITION (RENEWAL LICENSURE) Final Examination Questions
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1. If the provider involved in the delivery or care of a child under one year of age and the health care provider has determined a child is born affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, a health care provider must _____________: a. Immediately give notice or cause notice to be given to DHS. b. Document the findings and monitor the child for 6 weeks. c. Schedule mandatory counseling for the parents. d. Request additional testing to confirm observations.
2. The Child Protective Services Law requires licensed professionals identified as mandated reporters to __________ recognizing and reporting child abuse.
a. Provide training on. b. Ignore the signs of. c. Receive training on. d. Attend a 20-hour course on.
3. A(n) __________ is defined in section 6303 of the Child Protective Services Law as a person who has committed
child abuse. a. Abuser. b. Perpetrator. c. Offender. d. Violator.
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