Your Child's Personal Safety Training Assessment

Thank you for taking the time to view this important training video on child sexual abuse prevention. Please take a moment to complete this brief assessment to finish the training. There will be 10 questions, and the correct response must be selected before the next question will populate.

Once you answer all questions, submit your responses for course credit

Parent/Guardian First Name

Parent/Guardian Last Name

Parent/Guardian Email Address

What County do you live within?

Email Notification

Have you completed an application for a child to receive a mentor?

YESNO (If not, please complete an application FIRST)

1. Personal boundary violations happen when someone goes against a person’s rules about how they want to be treated. They can be physical, verbal, or sexual.

True or False?

TrueFalsePhysical violations involve unwanted touch; verbal violations happen when someone says something that you think is wrong or inappropriate; and sexual boundary violations involve unwanted sexual touch or statements.

2. Child sexual abuse can include sharing inappropriate images‌ with a child and taking photos/videos of a child that are sexual in nature. True or False?

TrueFalseChild sexual abuse can be “hands on” with unwanted physical touch as well as “hands off” when no physical touching takes place.

3. 90% of victims of child sexual abuse know the person that abused them. True or False?

TrueFalseResearch tells us that 90% of victims of child sexual abuse know the person that abused them, and this can be a reason why children are hesitant to tell someone about their abuse.

4. Abusers use grooming to gain the trust of . Choose the correct answer.

ChildParents and CaregiversAll of The AboveGrooming is an important process that involves multiple steps and involves gaining the trust of more people than just the child.

5. Most children tell someone if they have been sexually abused. True or False?

TrueFalseExperts agree that most children don’t tell anyone for a variety of reasons.

6. What are some of the reasons why children don’t tell if they’ve been abused? Select all that apply:

They feel like they are to blameThey've been asked to keep it a secretThey were tricked or threatened by the abuserThey don't have the language or words to tellAll of the aboveThe abuser’s process may be so subtle, that often the child doesn’t know the abuse is inappropriate, or the child may not have the knowledge of sexuality to understand that what is happening is abuse, or it can be traumatic for the victim to talk about the event, so they choose to stay silent.

7. Children who have been sexually abused may (select all that apply):

Have a sudden change in behavior such as anger or aggression.Act afraid, sad, or cry often.Have trouble sleeping.Not want to be left alone.Start acting younger than their age.All of the aboveChildren may not want to play as much as they used to; start talking about an older friend; have problems in school; start lying or keeping secrets; get unexplained gifts or privileges. Teens may skip school; have problems with their teachers; start getting bad grades; have anxiety or depression; cut themselves or show self-harm behaviors; or start having poor hygiene.

8. Regular and open communication with your Match Support Specialist is a key strategy to help keep your child safe. True or False?

TrueFalseAdditional strategies of our youth protection system include a thorough screening process for volunteers; clear rules and guidelines for our program that are designed to keep you child safe; and reporting any concerns about your child’s safety or well-being with your Match Support Specialist

9. On a scale of 1 to 4, rate the training on how well it informed you of potential dangers to your child’s safety and how to prevent them.

1- Not Helpful2- Somewhat Helpful3- Helpful4- Very Helpful

10. Tell us about the two most important things you learned from this training?

All 10 Questions must be CORRECT to Submit and receive credit