Physical Abuse
How a child may behave at dismissal
What is fearful, or reluctant to go home?
True or False: Having an injury to the genital area can be an indicator of sexual abuse.
What is true?
True or false: when a parent does not medicate their child for ADHD it is considered to be medical neglect.
What is false?
This is what the acronym SCR stands for.
What is State Central Registrar?
This is the most important response you can have to a child who is disclosing abuse to you.
What is listen?
Validate feelings, don't ask questions or attempt to clarify.
Types of behaviors that may be seen from a physically abused child
What are distinctly destructive, aggressive or disruptive behaviors?
OR
What are distinctly passive, withdrawn, or emotionless behaviors?
A first grade female student tells you that she has her period and vaginal itching. The appropriate response is
What is send the student to the nurse, communicate all details, inform the social worker and be sure that a child protective report is made?
These are signs that a child may not be getting enough food at home.
What are stealing food or begging for food?
This is who is required to report child abuse at DCS.
Who is anyone that is required to hold a teaching/administrative license or certificate, the nurse, social worker or speech language pathologist?
In at least half of child abuse cases, this is a relating factor.
What is substance abuse?
Accidental injuries typically affect this on the body
What is one side of the body
This type of interaction between children may be a sign of sexual abuse
What is inappropriate sexual behavior or sexual victimization?
When a child is missing an excessive amount of school, this is what needs to be shown to demonstrate educational neglect
What is data that shows a correlation between a significant decline in academic performance and poor attendance?
True or false: As long as you tell the school social worker about reportable information, you are no longer liable for the information that you know about a child that you think may be abused or maltreated.
What is FALSE?
These are risk factors for child abuse.
What is domestic violence, substance abuse, mental illness, limited access to resources, poverty, or lack of parenting skills?
Types of injuries that may indicate physical abuse
What are marks, cuts, bruises, or burns, particularly those that appear in distinctive patterns such as grab marks, human bite marks, cigarette burns, or impressions of instruments?
1 in ____ children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday.
What is 10?
This is what it is called when a parent is reported to be consistently under the influence of drugs or alcohol while caring for a child.
What is inadequate guardianship?
This is the organization that you must call for concerns of abuse and maltreatment when the abuse or maltreatment comes from an adult that is not a legal guardian.
What is law enforcement?
This is who you should call if a child is sexually perpetrating another child.
Who is law enforcement?
Many students in elementary school often have marks on them for various reasons. This is the indication that it is time to make a report
What is when a student is unable to provide an adequate explanation for the cause of the mark?
___% of abusers are someone the child knows, loves and trusts.
What is 90%?
On a case by case circumstance, children are permitted to be home alone with this component in place.
What is a safety plan?
A written report (Form LDSS-2221A) must be completed and submitted to Monroe County Child Protective Services within ____ of making a verbal report over the phone to the NYS Mandated Reporter Hotline at 1-800-635-1522.
What is 48 hours?
This is the process of making a child protective report.
What is calling the SCR, making the report, the report is sent to Monroe County Child Protective Services that day, you write a written report (LDSS-2221A)within 48 hours, an assessment is made with the family, and the report is either indicated or not indicated.