Child Abuse Mandated Reporter: Medical Professiona
Child Abuse Mandated Reporter: Medical Professiona
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Bruises can be accurately dated or aged based on color:
True or False. - False.
Which of the following is a parental risk factor for neglect?
A. unemployment
B. substance abuse
C. mental illness
D. all of the above - D. all of the above
After suspecting child abuse or neglect, a mandated rep...
Child Abuse Mandated Reporter: Medical
Professional Training Answers
Bruises can be accurately dated or aged based on color:
True or False. - False.
Which of the following is a parental risk factor for neglect?
A. unemployment
B. substance abuse
C. mental illness
D. all of the above - D. all of the above
After suspecting child abuse or neglect, a mandated reporter must call a child welfare agency:
A. within 36 hours
B. within 24 hours
C. immediately or as soon as possible
D. the law does not specify a timeframe - C. immediately or as soon as possible
Under the Child Abuse and Neglect Act, a mandated reporter is required to report suspected abuse to:
A. his or her employer or supervisor
B. local child welfare authorities
C. the child's parents
D. the California Department of Justice - B. local child welfare authorities
For the purposes of mandated reporting, a "child welfare agency" includes:
A. local police or sheriff's department
B. child welfare services
C. schools
, D. a and b
E. all of the above - D. a and b
A mandated reporter should only report child abuse after they have investigated the concern and
determined that abuse or neglect has occurred.
True or False - False
A 13 year old girl tells you that she is having sex with her 17 year old boyfriend. She denies 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 years of age and he is over 14 years of age. -
D. report to a child welfare agency because she is under 14 years of age and he is over 14 years of
age.
A mandated reporter who fails to make a report of suspected abuse may be punished by up to 6 months
in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
True or False. - True.
.
A mandated reporter that suspects abuse need not report if his or her supervisor feels that the report is
not necessary.
True or False. - False.
Which of the following types of reports must be reported by the child welfare agency to the CACI (Child
Abuse Central Index)?
A. unfounded reports
B. inconclusive reports
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