6/27/25, 8:41
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MISSOURI CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED 2025/2026
Terms in this set (293)
T or F: If a mandated reporter has reasonable
cause to suspect that a child has been or may
true be subjected to abuse or neglect or
observes a child being subjected to
conditions or circumstances which would
reasonably result in abuse or neglect, that
person shall immediately report to the
Division
true T or F: Mandated reporters are individually required to
report
individual the reporting requirements are , and no supervisor or
administrator may
impede or inhibit any reporting
true T or F: Anyone can report child abuse or neglect
true T or F: All mandated reporters must report to a
medical examiner or coroner when a child dies
true T or F: Any person violating any provision of
Missouri's mandated reporter requirements is
guilty of a class A misdemeanor
true T or F: Any person who intentionally files a false
report of child abuse/neglect shall be guilty of
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a class A misdemeanor
false- a mandated T or F: A mandated reporter may make an anonymous
reporter may NOT make report to the hotline
an anonymous report
to the hotline,
however, their name
and personally
identifiable information
will be held as
confidential
true T or F: If you are aware that a child is a refugee,
has tribal affiliation, Native American, or Native
Alaskan heritage, inform the hotline when
making a report
immediately and directly When a mandated reporter has a reasonable
report cause to suspect that a child has been
abused/neglected they must...
teacher, counselor and A teacher tells her school's counselor and
principal report to the principal that she suspects one of her students
hotline together is experiencing abuse. What should happen
next?
1) It interferes with Internal investigations by a mandated reporter should
the investigation and/or not occur because... (3)
prosecution of the
abuse incident
2) It re-traumatizes the child
3) It is not a mandated
reporters' role to
investigate
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false T or F: Mandated Reporters have fulfilled their
legal requirement when they call law
enforcement to report suspected child
abuse/neglect
false T or F: A mandated reporter's personal
identification is shared with the family when
making child abuse/neglect reports
Child Abuse Prevention any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent
and Treatment Act or caretaker which results in
(CAPTA) death, serious physical or emotional harm,
sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure
to act, which presents an imminent risk of
serious harm
"__" as any physical injury, sexual abuse, or emotional
abuse inflicted on a child
abuse other than by accidental means by those
responsible for the child's care, custody, and
control except that discipline including
spanking, administered in a reasonable
manner shall not be construed to be abuse
child "__" any person, regardless of physical or mental
condition, under eighteen years of
age
1) Is there a pattern? What are the guiding questions to recognizing the
2) Is there one sign? signs? (4)
3) Are there several signs?
4) Is there a combination
of signs?
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AM
MISSOURI CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED 2025/2026
Terms in this set (293)
T or F: If a mandated reporter has reasonable
cause to suspect that a child has been or may
true be subjected to abuse or neglect or
observes a child being subjected to
conditions or circumstances which would
reasonably result in abuse or neglect, that
person shall immediately report to the
Division
true T or F: Mandated reporters are individually required to
report
individual the reporting requirements are , and no supervisor or
administrator may
impede or inhibit any reporting
true T or F: Anyone can report child abuse or neglect
true T or F: All mandated reporters must report to a
medical examiner or coroner when a child dies
true T or F: Any person violating any provision of
Missouri's mandated reporter requirements is
guilty of a class A misdemeanor
true T or F: Any person who intentionally files a false
report of child abuse/neglect shall be guilty of
1/
18
,6/27/25, 8:41
AM
a class A misdemeanor
false- a mandated T or F: A mandated reporter may make an anonymous
reporter may NOT make report to the hotline
an anonymous report
to the hotline,
however, their name
and personally
identifiable information
will be held as
confidential
true T or F: If you are aware that a child is a refugee,
has tribal affiliation, Native American, or Native
Alaskan heritage, inform the hotline when
making a report
immediately and directly When a mandated reporter has a reasonable
report cause to suspect that a child has been
abused/neglected they must...
teacher, counselor and A teacher tells her school's counselor and
principal report to the principal that she suspects one of her students
hotline together is experiencing abuse. What should happen
next?
1) It interferes with Internal investigations by a mandated reporter should
the investigation and/or not occur because... (3)
prosecution of the
abuse incident
2) It re-traumatizes the child
3) It is not a mandated
reporters' role to
investigate
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18
, 6/27/25, 8:41
AM
false T or F: Mandated Reporters have fulfilled their
legal requirement when they call law
enforcement to report suspected child
abuse/neglect
false T or F: A mandated reporter's personal
identification is shared with the family when
making child abuse/neglect reports
Child Abuse Prevention any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent
and Treatment Act or caretaker which results in
(CAPTA) death, serious physical or emotional harm,
sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure
to act, which presents an imminent risk of
serious harm
"__" as any physical injury, sexual abuse, or emotional
abuse inflicted on a child
abuse other than by accidental means by those
responsible for the child's care, custody, and
control except that discipline including
spanking, administered in a reasonable
manner shall not be construed to be abuse
child "__" any person, regardless of physical or mental
condition, under eighteen years of
age
1) Is there a pattern? What are the guiding questions to recognizing the
2) Is there one sign? signs? (4)
3) Are there several signs?
4) Is there a combination
of signs?
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