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Flashcards by Averil Tam, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Averil Tam
almost 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 1. TRUE/FALSE - child protection. A. Child Protection Programs are tertiary level services | False. Child abuse programs and interventions are required at all levels of the Health system. |
| 1. TRUE/FALSE - child protection. B. Sexual abuse accounts for the majority of reports to statutory services | False. Emotional abuse accounts for the highest percentage of reports to the Helpline. |
| 1. TRUE/FALSE - child protection. C. The statutory services are responsible for child abuse intervention | False. Although statutory services are responsible for child abuse intervention other government and non government services have a role to play. Everyone had a part to play. |
| 2. TRUE/FALSE? A. According to the New South Wales law only doctors caring for children are required by law to report any suspected physical abuse or neglect. | False. As per section 27 of the children’s care and young person’s care and protection act, 1998 doctors and all workers who deliver health, welfare, education, children’s services, residential services and law enforcement wholly or partly to children are required by law to report risk of harm of children under the age of 16 years. Mandatory reporters who do not comply with this act are guilty of an offence. |
| 2. TRUE/FALSE? B. Concerns regarding an unborn child a report may be reported prior to the birth of the baby. | True. Concerns regarding an unborn child may be reported prior to the birth of the baby. |
| 2. TRUE/FALSE? C. Report of concerns by health care professionals may be considered a breach of patient confidentiality. | False. Mandatory reporters are protected by law and a report of concerns regarding a child being harmed at risk of harm made in good faith will not be considered a breach of patient confidential. |
| 3. TRUE/FALSE? A. Sexual abuse includes any sexual threats made to a child or a young person. | True. Sexual abuse includes any sexual threats made to a child or a young person as well as sexual acts. |
| 3. TRUE/FALSE? B. Highly sexualised behaviour in a child may be a manifestation of sexual abuse. | True. Highly sexualised behaviour (as a form of re-enactment of a traumatic past experience) in a child may be a manifestation of sexual abuse. Other behavioural problems relating to physical/sexual abuse include aggression, sleep disturbance, poor impulse control, antisocial behaviour and substance abuse. |
| 3. TRUE/FALSE? C. Domestic violence does not harm children. | False. Witnessing Domestic Violence can have psychological, behavioural, health and socio economic impact and the exposure can influence intergenerational transmission of violence. |
| 3. TRUE/FALSE? D. Red flags for child abuse may include a delay in presentation, a history that does not explain injury or changes with time, is inconsistent with developmental ability. | True. There are many red flags in child abuse. They may be related to the history given, characteristics of the child, parental and socioeconomic factors. |
| 4. TRUE/FALSE? A. Abuse in children does not have longstanding effects. | False. Child abuse can have a number of adverse psychological effects on the child including low self esteem, feelings of shame or guilt, anger, depression, post traumatic stress, anxiety, problems with regulating affect, difficulties with learning attention and concentration and re victimisation. Consider the possibility of abuse in a child who shows sudden and unexplained changes in behaviour or decline in school performance. |
| 4. TRUE/FALSE? B. Children usually tell someone about abuse straight away. | False. Children often find it hard to disclose about abuse. They may offer tentative information and see what reaction they reaction get. They may fear being hurt by abuser, being taken away or have feelings of guilt, shame or anxiety of others knowing. They may believe they deserved it or it was their fault and if the family separate it will be their fault. Often the offender in the grooming process in sexual abuse will say the relationship is special and a secret and not to tell anyone about it. |
| 4. TRUE/FALSE? C. Child abuse trauma does not affect the way a child /young person interacts with others. | False. Child abuse is a relational trauma. It is usually by someone known to the child who should provide love and nurture. It affects the way a child sees the world and relationships. |
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