DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN) EXAM

DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN) EXAM QA (Graded A) Three children die as a result of child abuse in the home in the United States each____. - ANSWER Day How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation? - ANSWER 1/3 What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger? - ANSWER child abuse and neglect On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every____. - ANSWER 10 seconds True or False: Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children. - ANSWER False, most children are abused by people they know. True or False: Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from children. - ANSWER False, many child molesters also have sexual relationships with adults. The average age that child molesters first attack a child is when the molesters are_____. - ANSWER In their teens 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, 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 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 child; d. exploits a child, or allows a child to be exploited; e. abandons the child; f. neglects the child; g. exposes a child to a controlled substance or alcohol; h. uses mechanical devices, unreasonable restraints, or extended periods of isolation to control a child; i. engages in violent behavior that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the presence of a child and could reasonably result in serious injury to the child; j. negligently fails to protect a child in his or her care from inflicted physical, mental, or sexual injury caused by the acts of another; k. has allowed a child's sibling to die as a result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect. l. makes the child unavailable for the purpose of impeding or avoiding a protective investigation unless the court determines that the parent, legal custodian, or caregiver was fleeing from a situation involving domestic violence. - ANSWER Harm When a child is left alone in a situation beyond their physical and emotional development level or when a child is left in the care of someone who does not provide adequate supervision. - ANSWER Inadequate supervision When the child is exposed to structurally unsafe housing, exposed wiring, inadequate or unsafe heating, or unsanitary housing conditions. - ANSWER lack of adequate shelter When a child suffers, or is likely to suffer, from physical or emotional health conditions resulting from inadequate clothing, improper hygiene, and uncleanness. - ANSWER lack of adequate clothing/good hygiene When the caretaker has regularly failed to provide, or make available, adequate food to the child, which can cause malnutrition over a long period of time. - ANSWER Lack of adequate nutrition When a medical or dental condition is left untreated, possibly resulting in serious or long-term harm to the child. - ANSWER lack of dental/medical care When the parents deny satisfying or fulfilling relationships, thus avoiding most interactions as a method of avoiding rejection and failure. The lack of support, emotional care, or love can cause the infant and/or child's weight to fall below the fifth percentile for age. - ANSWER lack of love and attention (failure to thrive) When education is not enforced by the parents, thereby contributing to the child's absence from school - leading to the lack of education and leading to truancy. - ANSWER Lack of providing access to education Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll free telephone number . - ANSWER Florida Abuse Hotline Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting "in good faith." - ANSWER Immunity What are the three types of child abuse? - ANSWER 1. Physical 2. Sexual 3. Emotional