DCF Emergency Response for Child Welfare Exam
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Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse
and neglect?
a. Helping a stressed-out parent by baby-sitting, making a
meal for their family, or lending an understanding
ear.
b. Learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse so you
can recognize them when you see the "red flags"
c. Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the police
or local child protective services agency
d. All of the above - Answer-All of the above
Any person under the age of 18 years. - Answer-A child
Any willful act or threatened act that results in any
physical,
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mental, or sexual abuse, injury, or harm that causes or is
likely to cause the child's physical, mental, or
emotional health to be significantly impaired. - Answer-
Child abuse
The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for
the child's welfare that results in injury or harm to the child.
- Answer-Physical abuse
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. - Answer-sexual abuse
A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling,
shaming, belittling and/or teasing of a child. - Answer-
Verbal abuse
Situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect
that occur at a private school, public or private child care
center, residential home, institution, facility, or agency
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where the alleged perpetrator is an employee or any other
person at such institution responsible for the child's
care. - Answer-Institutional abuse or neglect
Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health
care, or needed supervision. - Answer-child 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. - Answer-emotional
neglect
The following are the definition of ____________:
a. inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon the child physical,
mental, or emotional injury;
b. commits, or allows to be committed, sexual battery, or
lewd or lascivious acts against a child;
c. allows, encourages, or forces the sexual exploitation of
a