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1
Q

When therapists have reasonable suspicion of child abuse/neglect, they are mandated to file a report by calling a California state authorities ? and filing a written report within ? hours.

A

immediately

36 hours

2
Q

What types of abuse are all mandated reports (3), and what are NOT (2)?

A

Physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect

Emotional abuse and exposure to domestic violence are an optional.

3
Q

Abuse/neglect that occurred outside of California are reported to?

A

California state authorities

4
Q

if the client is 18 or older and reports abuse happened when she/he was minor, what do I do?

A

maintain confidentiality unless there was reasonable suspicion that the perpetrator was abusing other minors.

5
Q

A child taken out of state without permission would constitute?

A

kidnapping, NOT abuse/neglect (maintain confidentiality and encourage client to contact police)

6
Q

Mandated report on consensual sex between minors:

1. when one of the participants is ? or younger and the other is ? or older.

A

13 / 14

7
Q

Mandated report on consensual sex between minors:

2. If one of the participants is under ? and the other is ? or older.

A

under 16 (16 is ok) / 21 or older

8
Q

Mandated report on consensual sex between minors:

15 years old and 20 years old

A

OK

9
Q

Mandated report on consensual sex between minors:

12 years old and 13 years old

A

OK

10
Q

Mandated report on consensual sex between minors:

13 years old and 14 years old

A

not OK

11
Q

Mandated report on consensual sex between minors:

15 years old 21 years old

A

not OK

12
Q

Downloading, possessing, or transmitting ? constitutes sexual exploitation of a minor and requires mandated report.

A

child pornography (a boyfriend took a naked picture of his teen girlfriend = reportable)

13
Q

If a therapist is not working in a professional capacity, filing a child abuse is ?

A

optional (e.g seeing a mom spanking her child at mall)

14
Q

Informing clients of the need to file CPS report and processing their reaction is ?, but considered ?, unless it would put the client/victim/therapist in danger.

A

not legally required / best practice

15
Q

If a parent is not providing medical care due to religious/spiritual/cultural reason, what do I do?

A

report and let CPS determines.

16
Q

Not providing preventative care (e.g. vaccination) is ?

A

NOT reportable

17
Q

Failure to provide medical care constitutes ?

A

neglect and reportable.

18
Q

Failure to provide ? does not constitute neglect.

A

shelter (i.e. homelessness is NOT reportable)

19
Q

If a child shared other child’s abuse, what do I do?

A

I must report it

20
Q

In CA, what is the age limit for latch key child?

A

no specific age limit

21
Q

In CA, what type of spanking is allowed?

A

an open hand that doesn’t leave a mark.

22
Q

If a client/family said there has been a file already reported on an incident, what do I do?

A

don’t take the word for it; verify with CPS.

23
Q

When there are two co-leading therapist, who reports?

A

Only one has to report it.