Mandated Reporting

Question 1

Social workers are mandated reported who are legally required to report what?

Answer 1

report any suspicious abuse and neglect of children, elderly, or dependent adults

Question 2

Social workers are to be mandated reporters but are not responsible for?

Answer 2

Social workers are not responsible for investigating only to report.

Question 3

Remember as a social worker when in doubt?

Answer 3

always make a report

Question 4

What are the four main types of maltreatment?

Answer 4

physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse

Question 5

What is physical abuse to children?

Answer 5

Physical abuse is a nonaccidental physical injury to a child caused by a parent, caregiver, or other person responsible for a child

Question 6

What are physical indicators of child abuse?

Answer 6

• burning
  -hitting
  -punching
  -head injuries
  -kicking
  -skull fractures
  -choking
  -bite marks
  -throwing
  -unusual bruising
  -shaking
  -stabbing
  -history of injury that does not fit the scenario

Question 7

What is the definition of sexual abuse of children?

Answer 7

Sexual abuse includes activities by a parent or other caregiver such as fondling a child’s genitals, penetration, incest, rape, sodomy ( oral or anal intercourse), indecent exposure, and exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials.

Question 8

What are sexual indicators of child abuse?

Answer 8

-sexual identity problems
-feeling of shame and guilt
-feeling responsible for the abuse
-sleep or eating problems
-bed wetting
- talking about sexual material
-difficulty walking and or sitting
-overly sexualized behaviors
-odd bathroom patterns
-sex trafficking
-sexual acts towards others
-exposing a child to sexual activity

Question 9

What are behavioral signs of sexual abuse in children?

Answer 9

-any extreme changes in behavior
-regression
-fears and anxieties
-withdrawal
-sleep disturbances
-recurrent nightmares

Question 10

What are some factors that influence the effects of sexual abuse?

Answer 10

• age of the victim
• extent and duration of sexual abuse
• relationship to offender to victim
• reaction of others to the abuse
• other life experiences

Question 11

Immediately after disclosing sexual abuse, an individual is at risk for?

Answer 11

-disbelief by others
-being rejected by others
- being blamed for the abuse and the consequences of disclosing the sexual abuse

Question 12

for a child what is one the most significant factors contributing to the adjustment after sexual abuse?

Answer 12

the level of parental support

Question 13

What is the definition of child neglect?

Answer 13

is the failure of a parent or other caregiver to provide for a child’s basic needs such as medical care, clothing, shelter food, or supervision to the degree that the child’s health, safety and well-being are unsafe

Question 14

What are the four categories of neglect

Answer 14

-physical
-medical
-educational
-emotional

Question 15

what are examples of physical neglect in children?

Answer 15

failure to provide necessary food or shelter, lack of appropriate supervision)

Question 16

what are examples of medical neglect for children?

Answer 16

failure to provide necessary medical or mental health treatment, withholding medically indicated treatment from children with life-threatening conditions

Question 17

What are examples of educational neglect for children?

Answer 17

failure to educate a child or attend to special education needs

Question 18

What are examples of emotional neglect for children?

Answer 18

inattention to a child’s emotional needs, failure to provide psychological care, permitting a child to use alcohol or other drugs)

Question 19

What are indicators of child neglect?

Answer 19

-stealing food
-poor weight gain
-foul body odor
-falling asleep during class
-unwashed
-lack of supervision
-unchanged diapers
-lack of nutrition
-failure to thrive
-failure to attend medical appointments and dental appoinments

Question 20

What is child medical neglect?

Answer 20

Medical neglect is generally defined as a parent or guardian’s failure to provide adequate medical care for their child or denying care.

Question 21

Where is child medical neglect most commonly seen?

Answer 21

commonly seen in hospital settings

Question 22

What are some examples of medical neglect that would be on the ASWB exam?

Answer 22

• Family refusing medical treatment for their child based on religious beliefs.
• A child is harmed or at risk of harm because of a lack of health care
• Delaying seeking medical assistance for an acute illness
• Ignoring medical recommendations by a physician
• Bringing the child to a health care setting only when the child becomes seriously ill or near death

Question 23

What is emotional abuse in children?

Answer 23

Emotional abuse (or psychological abuse) is a pattern of behavior that impairs a child’s emotional development or sense of self-worth.

Question 24

What are examples of emotional abuse in children?

Answer 24

This may include constant criticism, threats, or rejection as well as withholding love, support, or guidance.

Question 25

Emotional abuse can impact what part of childs brain?

Answer 25

intelligence, memory, recognition, perception, attention, imagination, and moral development

Question 26

Child protective service may not be able to intervene for emotional abuse of a child without what? and why does CPS need this evidence?

Answer 26

- without evidence of harm or mental injury to the child - CPS needs this evidence because emotional abuse is often difficult to prove

Question 27

Abandonment is considered a form of?

Answer 27

form of neglect

Question 28

What is abandonment?

Answer 28

In general, a child is considered to be abandoned when the parent’s identity or whereabouts are unknown, the child has been left alone in circumstances where the child suffers serious harm, the child has been deserted with no regard for his or her health or safety, or the parent has failed to maintain contact with the child or provide reasonable support for a specified period of time.

Question 29

What is child abuse?

Answer 29

a physical or emotional injury or death inflicted on a child through intentional beatings, corporal punishments, persistent ridicule, degradation, or sexual abuse.

Question 30

What does not consititue as child abuse?

Answer 30

a mutual affray between minors does not constitute child abuse.

Question 31

State laws require social workers to do what with child abuse?

Answer 31

state laws require social workers and other mandated reporters to report suspected child abuse to appropriate authorities.

Question 32

What are emotional indicators of child abuse?

Answer 32

-lying -stealing -drug use - social withdrawal -anxiety -depression -difficulty concentrating -aggressive or hyperactive behaviors -changing behavior -low self-esteem

Question 33

Those who are victims of psychological (emotional abuse) and neglect often?

Answer 33

-avoid eye contact -experience deep loneliness, anxiety, and despair -have a flat superficial way of relating, with little empathy towards others -have lowered capacity to engage appropriately with others engage in bullying, disruptive, or aggressive behavior towards others - engage in self harming or self destructive behaviors (cutting, physical aggression, reckless behavior, showing a disregard for self and safety, drug taking)

Question 34

as a mandated reporter when a child discloses abuse the social worker should always?

Answer 34

complete a CPS report

Question 35

As a mandated reported as a social worker if there is immediate danger to the child or social worker call?

Answer 35

911 FIRST

Question 36

As a mandated reported as a social worker if there is not enough information to file a CPS the social worker should?

Answer 36

Gather additional information

Question 37

As a mandated reporter as a social worker who is working with a child the social worker must inform the child what?

Answer 37

the social worker must inform the child that information shared during the therapeutic sessions is confidential unless someone is causing them harm

Question 38

As a mandated reported a social worker must file a report for medical neglect if the caregiver is refusing to provide their child with medical treatment due to?

Answer 38

religious beliefs

Question 39

What is the definition of exploitation?

Answer 39

-is treating someone badly in order to benefit from his or her resources or work -it is when someone uses a situation to gain unfair advantage for himself or herself.

Question 40

Exploitation is common when?

Answer 40

-there is a power differential between parties due to social status, abilities, income, education, job position, and so on

Question 41

Social workers have ethical mandates to not exploit?

Answer 41

clients, supervisees, students, and others who they come in contact within their work

Question 42

A past history of violent behavior is the best indicator of?

Answer 42

Future violence

Question 43

What are the risk factors for an abuser?

Answer 43

1. history of owning weapons and using them against others 2. criminal history; repetitive antisocial behavior 3. drug and alcohol use (substance use is associated with the most violent crimes) 4. psychiatric disorder with coexisting substance abuse 5. certain psychiatric symptoms such as psychosis, intense suspiciousness, anger, and or unhappiness 6. personality disorders (borderline and antisocial personality disorders) 7. history of impulsivity: low frustration tolerance; recklessness; inability to tolerate criticism; entitlement. 8. angry affect without empathy for others- high anger scores associated with increased chance of violence 9. environmental stressors: lower socioeconomic status or poverty; job termination

Question 44

A social worker should take all reports of abuse and all threats for harm how?

Answer 44

Seriously

Question 45

What are static risk factors in abuse and neglect?

Answer 45

factors that cannot be changed by interventions such as past history of violent behavior or demographic information

Question 46

What are dynamic risk factors in abuse and neglect?

Answer 46

factors that can be changed by interventions such as change in living situations, treatment of psychiatric symptoms, not using substances, reduce access to weapons.