DCF Certification Test - Child Abuse and
Neglect
A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling, shaming, belittling, and/or teasing
child. - correct answer-Verbal Abuse
Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the intellectual or psychological
capicaty of a child by the parent, adult household member, or another person responsiible
for the child's welfare - correct answer-Child abuse
Any person under the age of 18 years - correct answer-Child
Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting "in good faith." - correct
answer-Immunity
Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care or needed supervision. -
correct answer-Neglect
Failure to provide support, acceptance, attention, warmth, supervision, and normal living
experiences for a child to the extent that the child is impaired in ability to function normally in
performance and behavior. - correct answer-Emotional neglect
Four ways to Report Abuse and Neglect - correct answer-- Telephone 1-800-96ABUSE
- Fax
-TDD
- Online
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation? - correct
answer-1/3
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US every ___ - correct answer-10
seconds
Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or older child. Includes indecent
exposure, fondling, touching sexual organs, forcible rape, sodomy, exploitation, and showing
pornography. - correct answer-Sexual Abuse
Shaken Baby Syndrome - correct answer-- Can cause permanent brain damage, paralysis,
blindness, seizures, developmental delays, broken bones, death
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