Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training for California

Suggested strategies to help prevent abuse of students by school personnel include:

Both, creating a safe environment through close supervision and making policies and consequences for school personnel misconduct clear to staff, students, and parents.

Which of the following is the strongest risk factor for predicting child abuse or neglect?

None of the above

Under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, a mandated reporter is required to report suspected abuse to:

local child welfare authorities

The written report to the child welfare agency must be completed:

on the 8572 state form for California

A 5 year old shows up to a school with patterned marks on his buttocks that look like belt marks. When asked by his teacher what happened, he says that he fell yesterday. Which of the following is the most appropriate next action?

Report the injuries to a child welfare agency as they are concerning for abuse.

Mandated reporters have which of the following under CANRA:

All of the above

School personnel who fail to report suspected child abuse or neglect may be punished by:

All of the above

To guarantee confidentiality, mandated reporters are not required to give their names when reporting suspected abuse or neglect.

False

Which of the following would NOT be considered a possible behavioral indicator for sexual abuse in a young child?

Curiosity about/exploration of own body

A mandated reporter that suspects abuse need not report if his or her supervisor feels that the report is not necessary.

False

If the person suspected of or known to have abused a child is a colleague or supervisor of the mandated reporter, the report can be made anonymously.

False

Once a child abuse report is filed, the children are always removed from their home during the course of the investigation.

False

Parents should always be informed when a suspected child abuse report is being made.

False

If a mandated reporter suspects a child has been abused or neglected, the mandated reporter must call a child welfare agency:

Immediately or as soon as possible

Which of the following statements about emotional abuse in NOT true?

It does not need to be reported.

Failure of a caregiver of a child to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision is the definition of ________.

Neglect

A 5-year old child comes to school with patterned marks on the backs of his legs that look like belt marks. When asked by his teacher what happened, he says that he fell yesterday. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

Report the injuries to a child welfare agency as they are concerning for abuse.

Which of the following is NOT appropriate response if you are contacted by an angry parent/caregiver or the accused party regarding a suspected child abuse report?

Tell the parent/accused party what the child has disclosed.

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

Mandated reporting laws for child abuse and neglect are the same for public and private organizations.

True