Take the Test

1. The goal of the child welfare system in Pennsylvania is to:

• a. Investigate all reports of alleged child abuse and neglect.
• b. Provide for the safety and well-being of children and protect them from abuse and neglect.
• c. Ensure families have the resources they need to care for their children.
• d. Implement the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2. In assessing a report of bodily injury to a child made to the Pennsylvania’s ChildLine hotline, the ChildLine caseworker will refer the case to:

• a. General Protective Services to assess whether child abuse by a perpetrator occurred.
• b. General Protective Services when there is a need for an urgent investigation.
• c. Child Protective Services to investigate whether child abuse by a perpetrator occurred.
• d. Child Protective Services when there is a need for family services.

3. Which is a correct statement regarding the definition of child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania?

• a. Simulated sexual activity is not included in the definition of sexual abuse.
• b. Sexually explicit conversation for the purpose of sexual stimulation or sexual gratification is included in the definition.
• c. Looking at the sexual parts of a child is considered child abuse even if this occurs during a medical examination.
• d. There must be physical sexual contact for an occurrence to be considered sexual abuse.

4. Under Pennsylvania law, which instance of harm to child is considered an “exclusion to reporting”?

• a. A confidential communication of child abuse was made to a clergy member acting in the role of confessor.
• b. The harm caused to the child was made by another child under the age of 18.
• c. Evidence of abuse was observed by a teacher from a school the child does not attend.
• d. A child asks a school counselor not to report his or her disclosure of abuse out of fear of retaliation by the perpetrator.

5. A school nurse observes that an active 10-year-old girl has a bruise on her right ear and three more bruises on her right cheek. The child says that she fell off of a skateboard. She has no abrasions on her face and no abrasions or bruises on her arms or legs. Which factor might lead the nurse to make a mandated report of suspected abuse?

• a. The pattern of injuries on the patient’s body is inconsistent with a fall from a skateboard.
• b. The patient’s injuries were sustained while engaging in an activity that is not developmentally appropriate.
• c. The patient has displayed occasional disruptive behavior in the classroom.
• d. The patient was not being supervised at the time of her injury.

6. The mother of a baby boy reports that the baby suffered a short fall off a low bed onto a carpeted floor the previous evening and that he has become lethargic over the past eight hours. The clinician suspects possible abusive head trauma when observing which other sign?

• a. Equal pupil sizes
• b. Wheezing
• c. Vomiting
• d. Sunken fontanel

7. Which is not a question included in the Greenbaum screening tool for commercial sexual exploitation (sex trafficking) of children?

• a. Has the youth ever run away from home?
• b. Has the youth ever had a sexually transmitted infection?
• c. Does the youth have a previous history of drug or alcohol use?
• d. Has the youth voluntary chosen to engage in child prostitution?

8. Under Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, parents can avoid criminal prosecution when abandoning an infant:

• a. If the infant is up to one year old.
• b. If the infant is up to 28 days old.
• c. If they leave the infant outside the door of a police station.
• d. Only if they provide their name(s) and address(es).

9. Mandated reporters in Pennsylvania are required to report suspected child abuse:

• a. Within 24 hours.
• b. Within 7 days.
• c. Immediately.
• d. After completing report CY-47.

10. Which is a correct statement regarding potential consequences to mandated reporters of suspected child abuse?

• a. Reporters are immune from civil or criminal liability if they make a report in good faith.
• b. Mandated reporters are guilty of a misdemeanor crime if they willfully fail to report suspected abuse.
• c. Someone who reports suspected child abuse will be held criminally liable if it is determined that no abuse occurred.
• d. Failing to report suspected child abuse can lead to a fine but not to incarceration.