ATA Risk Management & Mitigation 3

Question 1

A tutor suspects a student may be experiencing abuse at home. Under mandatory reporting laws, the tutor should:

Accepted Answer

Report the suspicion to the appropriate child protective authority

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Wait for more evidence before taking action

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Confront the student's parents directly

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Discuss the concern only with the student

Question 2

Which document is MOST essential for mitigating financial and scope-related risks in a tutoring engagement?

Accepted Answer

A signed service agreement outlining fees, cancellation terms, and session scope

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A social media policy

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A student's academic transcript

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An informal email chain

Question 3

When assessing risk probability in a tutoring program, a tutor is evaluating:

Accepted Answer

How likely it is that a specific risk will actually happen

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How much damage a risk would cause if it occurred

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The financial cost of the risk mitigation plan

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The number of students enrolled in the program

Question 4

A tutor's laptop containing student records is stolen. Which risk management principle applies to the practice of storing backups in a secure cloud service?

Accepted Answer

Risk reduction through redundancy

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Risk avoidance

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Risk transfer

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Risk acceptance

Question 5

Which of the following best describes 'risk transfer' in a tutoring business context?

Accepted Answer

Shifting financial responsibility for losses to an insurance company

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Passing risk awareness information to students

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Transferring a student to a different tutor

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Moving session records to a more secure location

Question 6

A tutor notices a student consistently struggles to focus and suspects an undiagnosed learning disability. The appropriate risk-aware action is to:

Accepted Answer

Document observations and recommend evaluation by a qualified specialist

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Diagnose the student and create a specialized IEP

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Ignore it to avoid overstepping professional boundaries

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Immediately drop the student to avoid liability

Question 7

What is the PRIMARY purpose of an incident report in a tutoring organization?

Accepted Answer

To create an official record that supports review, learning, and legal protection

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To punish the party responsible for the incident

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To immediately terminate the tutoring relationship

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To inform the public about the organization's problems