Mandated Reporter Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Latest Update 2024 Already Passed
Abused child - Answers <18yrs of age who's parents or other legal person responsible for his care
- inflicts injury other than accidental means
-creates or allows to be created a substantial risk of suc...
Abused child - Answers <18yrs of age who's parents or other legal person responsible for his care
- inflicts injury other than accidental means
-creates or allows to be created a substantial risk of such injury
-commits or allow to be commited a sex offense against such child
National incidence study
Why professionals report only half of the incidents? - Answers -confusion or misunderstanding about
reporting laws and procedures
-lack of knowledge or awareness of warning signs/clues
University of Rochester Study
What did the mandated reporters disclosed? - Answers -not clear about abuse/neglect as defined in
state law
-often influenced by their professional beliefs, values, and experiences
Child protective services act of 1973 - Answers 🔃 mandated reporters 🔃state central register
🔃local child protective services
What is the role of a mandated reporter? - Answers To report suspected incidents of child abuse or
maltreatment/ neglect while acting in their professional capacity.
What are the reasonable causes to report child abuse? - Answers - law doesn't require absolute
certainty
-"reasonable cause to believe" YOU DON'T NEED PROOF (if you THINK, SUSPECT, OBSERVE- report it!)
-"Good Samaritan law"
"Good Samaritan Law"
As a Mandated reporter - Answers Any person or institution making a report of suspected child abuse
treatment in good faith has immunity for civil or criminal liability which might otherwise be incurred.
The good faith of any person required to report shall be presumed.
What is Criminal Sanction? - Answers It is a class A misdemeanor for a mandated reporter to willfully fail
to report a case of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.
What is Civil Sanction? - Answers A mandated reporter who knowingly and willfully fails to report of
suspected child abuse or maltreatment civilly liable for damages caused by such failure
, Legal Framework - Answers -immunity
-confidentiality
-penalties
What does Mandated Reporter report? - Answers - provide records regarding a mandated to report
necessary for a CPS (child protective services ) investigation, irrespective of HIPPA proscription or any
other privilege.
What is an Abuser? - Answers -inflicts or allows to be inflicted injury
-Creates or allows to be created substantial risk of physical injury
-commits or allows to be committed a sex offense
-inflicts or allows to be inflicted harm including infliction of excessive corporal punishment
Recognize physics abuse
Signs??? - Answers -bruises welts on the face neck and chest back.
-injuries shape of an object
-burns
-fractures that do not fit story of an injury.
-delay in seeking for medical help.
-extremes in child behaviors (very aggressive or withdrawn and shy - unlike the child's behavior)
-afraid to go home
-frightened of the caregivers/parents
-fearful of other adults
What is neglect?
Neglected child? - Answers -one who is <18 whose physical, mental or emotional condition has been
impaired or is in danger of becoming impaired due to parents' :
(Failure to provide food,clothing,shelter, medical care and education)
(Failure to provide proper supervision or guardianship)
(Infliction of excessive corporal punishment)
(Abandonment of child)
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