Mandated Reporters - Know The Signs Test

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There is one tell-tale sign that always means child abuse has occurred.
1. True
2. False
There is no one sign of abuse and neglect. Mandated reporters must consider everything they know about the situation and report any reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect.
Sexual abuse always involves a child and an adult.
1. True
2. False
Sexual abuse can also involve two children if there is a significant age difference between the children (usually 3 or more years) or the children are very different developmentally or in size.
Sexual abuse always involves touching the child.
1. True
2. False
Any sexual activity between an adult and a child is sexual abuse, even if it doesn’t involve penetration, force, pain, or touching.
Psychological maltreatment means a psychologist must be involved.
1. True
2. False
Psychological maltreatment means rejecting, isolating, threatening, ignoring, or exposing a child to negative influences such as domestic violence, criminal behavior, or substance abuse.
It is not a criminal act for a parent to abandon a 6-month-old baby at a hospital.
1. True
2. False
By law, a parent can leave any child who is unharmed and less than one year old at a hospital if the parent is unable to care for the child.

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