DCF CERTIFICATION CAAN EXAM 2026-2027
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
When a child suffers or is likely to suffer, from physical or emotional health
conditions resulting from inadequate clothing, improper hygiene and uncleanness.
Inadequate clothing & good hygiene.
When the parents deny satisfying or fulfilling relationships, thus avoiding most
interactions as a method of avoiding rejection and failure. The lack of support or
emotional care or love can cause the infant and/or child's weight to fall below the
fifth percentile for age.
Failure to thrive
Florida Abuse Hotline
Operates 24/7. toll free telephone number 800-962-2873 (1800-96-ABUSE)
Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting "in good faith."
Immunity
Three types of child abuse
Physical, sexual, and emotional
,Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Can cause permanent brain damage, paralysis, blindness, seizures, developmental
delays, broken bones, death
The difference between abuse and neglect
If an adult intentionally withholds food, shelter, or any other neccesity as a
punishment, then it is abuse, but if things are withheld by circumstance of lack of
awareness, care, or education, then it is an act of neglect. Both are crimes and
violations of children's human rights.
Four ways to Report Abuse and Neglect
- Telephone 1-800-96ABUSE
- Fax
-TDD
- Online
DCF website
dcf.state.fl.us/abuse
,It is important for you to learn about this subject. Child abuse and neglect occurs in
all socio-economic ____________ as well as in
__________________________________
families
child care programs
Child abuse and neglect is more prevalent than you may think, and you may be the
only person in a position to ______________.
intervene
You have not only a ____________ obligation to intervene, but a _________
obligation to report child abuse and neglect.
moral
legal
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the United States each
a) Year
b) Day
c) Week
d) Month
Day
, How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation?
a) 3/4
b) 1/2
c) 1/3
1/3
What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger?
a) Drowning
b) Motor vehicle accidents
c) Child abuse and neglect
d) Choking on food
e) Residential fires
f) Suffocation
g) Falls
Child abuse and Neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every
a) 10 seconds
b) 20 minutes
c) Hour
10 seconds
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
When a child suffers or is likely to suffer, from physical or emotional health
conditions resulting from inadequate clothing, improper hygiene and uncleanness.
Inadequate clothing & good hygiene.
When the parents deny satisfying or fulfilling relationships, thus avoiding most
interactions as a method of avoiding rejection and failure. The lack of support or
emotional care or love can cause the infant and/or child's weight to fall below the
fifth percentile for age.
Failure to thrive
Florida Abuse Hotline
Operates 24/7. toll free telephone number 800-962-2873 (1800-96-ABUSE)
Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting "in good faith."
Immunity
Three types of child abuse
Physical, sexual, and emotional
,Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Can cause permanent brain damage, paralysis, blindness, seizures, developmental
delays, broken bones, death
The difference between abuse and neglect
If an adult intentionally withholds food, shelter, or any other neccesity as a
punishment, then it is abuse, but if things are withheld by circumstance of lack of
awareness, care, or education, then it is an act of neglect. Both are crimes and
violations of children's human rights.
Four ways to Report Abuse and Neglect
- Telephone 1-800-96ABUSE
- Fax
-TDD
- Online
DCF website
dcf.state.fl.us/abuse
,It is important for you to learn about this subject. Child abuse and neglect occurs in
all socio-economic ____________ as well as in
__________________________________
families
child care programs
Child abuse and neglect is more prevalent than you may think, and you may be the
only person in a position to ______________.
intervene
You have not only a ____________ obligation to intervene, but a _________
obligation to report child abuse and neglect.
moral
legal
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the United States each
a) Year
b) Day
c) Week
d) Month
Day
, How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation?
a) 3/4
b) 1/2
c) 1/3
1/3
What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger?
a) Drowning
b) Motor vehicle accidents
c) Child abuse and neglect
d) Choking on food
e) Residential fires
f) Suffocation
g) Falls
Child abuse and Neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every
a) 10 seconds
b) 20 minutes
c) Hour
10 seconds
