CHILD ABUSE RECOGNITION AND REPORTING IN PENNSYLVANIA, 2ND EDITION (RENEWAL LICENSURE) Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on page 93. For faster service, complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book
1. If the provider involved in the delivery or care of a child under one year of age and the health care provider has determined a child is born affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, a health care provider must _____________: a. Immediately give notice or cause notice to be given to DHS. b. Document the findings and monitor the child for 6 weeks. c. Schedule mandatory counseling for the parents. d. Request additional testing to confirm observations. 2. The Child Protective Services Law requires licensed professionals identified as mandated reporters to __________ recognizing and reporting child abuse. 3. A(n) __________ is defined in section 6303 of the Child Protective Services Law as a person who has committed child abuse. a. Abuser. b. Perpetrator. c. Offender. d. Violator. 4. A ________________ is anyone who comes into contact or interacts with a child or is directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance, or training of a child. a. Permissive reporter. b. Guardian ad litem. c. Mandated reporter. d. Child welfare advocate. 5. If they suspect abuse, mandated reporters are a. Provide training on. b. Ignore the signs of. c. Receive training on. d. Attend a 20-hour course on. required to immediately report the abuse to ChildLine electronically or by telephone. Written reports must be made within __________ after the oral report is made by telephone. a. 48 hours. b. 72 hours. c. 24 hours. d. 1 week. 6. Section 6311.1. of the Child Protective Services Law states that the ____________ between a mandated reporter and a patient or client of the mandated reporter shall not apply to a situation involving child abuse or relieve the mandated reporter of the duty to report suspected child abuse. a. Binding contract.
7. Only certain individuals have the legal authority to take protective custody of a child when they believe it is immediately necessary to protect the child from further harm. These individuals include which of the following? a. Attorney. b. School official. c. Legislator. d. Treating physician. 8. If the county-based children and youth agency determines that no immediate action is required, it must initiate _____________ within 24 hours. a. Paperwork. b. An investigation. c. Collateral contacts. d. A diligent search for parents and relatives. 9. If a mandated reporter willfully fails to report suspected child abuse, that person could be charged with a a. Second-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony. 10. Psychological long-term health consequences of child abuse and neglect include all of the following EXCEPT: a. Aggression, poor peer relations, and difficulty at work. b. Impaired immune system development. c. Inability to cope with stress and frustrations. d. Attachment disorders. 11. In what year was the Child Protective Services Law signed into law? a. 1980. b. 1982. c. 1979. d. 1975. 12. According to ____________, a person required to report suspected child abuse is protected from employment discrimination. a. 23 Pa.C.S. § 6320. b. Act 29 of 2018. c. Act 54 of 2018. d. Act 88 of 2019. 13. Signs of abuse or neglect include when the perpetrator and the child both act in the following ways EXCEPT: b. First-degree felony. c. Third-degree felony. d. First-degree misdemeanor.
a. State they do not like each other. b. Rarely touch or look at each other. c. See the child as entirely worthless, bad, or burdensome.
d. Consider their relationship to be entirely negative. 14. Which of the following is NOT a common type of emotionally abusive behaviors by caregivers? a. Scorn. b. Bizarre behavior toward the child. c. Exploitation and corruption. d. Rejection.
b. Privileged communications. c. Professional interactions. d. Historical clinical file.
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