NEW YORK MANDATORY CHILD ABUSE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, 2ND EDITION Self-Assessment Answers and Rationales 1. The correct answer is d. Rationale: Part 1 of Article 65 of the education
4. The correct answer is b. Rationale: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, risk factors for abuse for children are age younger than 4 years and requiring special needs which are defined as physical or emotional needs that may increase caregiver burden. 5. The correct answer is b. Rationale: Financial problems are considered a caregiver risk factor for abuse as related to the family’s inability to provide sufficient financial resources to meet minimum needs. 6. The correct answer is a. Rationale: With the growing opioid crisis, more children are at risk for neglect and abuse, both in the state of New York and within the United States in general. 7. The correct answer is a. Rationale: While she does not have a legal obligation to report, she has a moral obligation to do so (New York State, Office of Children and Family Services, 2019; Office of Children and Family Services, Summary for Mandatory Reporters, 2019). 8. The correct answer is c. Rationale: Written reports must be filed within 48 hours of making an oral report (New York State, Office of Children and Family Services, 2019; Office of Children and Family Services, Summary for Mandatory Reporters, 2019).
law of New York mandates supplying the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, and education in addition to prohibiting the following: denying medical, dental, optometric, or surgical care, if the caregiver is financially able to do so or is offered financial or other reasonable means to do so, failing to provide the child with proper supervision or guardianship by unreasonably inflicting or allowing to be inflicted harm or a substantial risk, including the infliction of excess corporal punishment; by misusing a drug or drugs; by misusing alcoholic beverages to the extent that the parent or other person legally responsible loses self-control of their actions; or by any other acts of a similarly serious nature requiring the aid of the court, and abandonment. 2. The correct answer is a. Rationale: The three largest percentages of perpetrators are White (50.3%), African American (20.7%), and Hispanic (18.6%; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2017). 3. The correct answer is b, c, and d. Rationale: Amanda is exhibiting general signs and symptoms that could indicate child abuse. Signs and symptoms vary according to the child’s developmental level and the type of abuse experienced. However, victims of child abuse frequently demonstrate signs and symptoms of stress caused by the abuse. Stress- related signs and symptoms are more general and, at first glance, may not suggest abuse (Mayo Clinic, 2019).
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