Dr Dan’s Child Abuse Packet 1
Revised June 27, 2005
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1-8 |
Washington DSHS Educators Guide to CPS *Abuse & Neglect: Physical harm, sexual offense, cruel/inhumane tx, assault, etc. *Report when “reasonable cause to believe that a child has suffered abuse.” *Educator’s role not investigator of incident *Report within 48 hours *Family reconciliation services for teens, parent and/or teen must want |
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9-10 |
DSHS CPS Risk Factor Matrix *Risk matrix to determine risk of abuse/neglect * Risk based on age, severity, chronicity, caretaker characteristics & relationship, Socio-economic, perp access |
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11-13 |
NAIC Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs & Symptoms* *Single sign does not =child abuse, series of signs may * Report lists possible behavior of child suffering physical, sexual emotional abuse or neglect *Report lists characteristics of parent who may be abusing child * Lists of interactions between parent & child in abusive relationship |
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15-18 |
Encyclopedia Britannica Child Abuse Article *10-30% girls subjected to abuse *Cycle of abuse: child molesters were sexually abused as children *Megan’s Law: for community notification of sex offender’s |
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Becoming Heroes: Teachers Can Help Abused Children *It is within a teachers power to make a difference *Higher standards cannot be another hurdle for kids from abusive homes *1/3 of all children come from chaotic homes and lack social skills *Need to teach alternatives to anger/frustration/hopelessness *Children can break the cycle when taught communication and conflict resolution |
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23-65 |
Understanding and Reporting Child Abuse: Legal and psychological perspectives Part one: physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect *2001 3 million reports to CPS *28% of abuse on kids under three *Four major categories: physical, sexual, emotional, neglect *Fifth category: secondary abuse, witness to repeated acts of domestic violence * Predicators of abuse: parent is young, single several kids, substance abuser, poor impulse/ temper, hx of being abused *Environmental stressors play factor: poverty, unemployment, no social support system, homeless/inadequate shelter, etc. *Kids abused as infants/toddlers tend to come from single, low income, minority groups and are abused by mother *Abuse starting in adolescents, kids more likely middle class, white, two parent family, and abuse is by father *1998 1100 deaths from physical abuse. 38% under one year old Abused kids: tense, anxious, aggressive, less cooperative, more disturbed, feel helpless, turn to substance use *Incestuous families suffer from role confusion: lines of parent/child/lover blur * Molesters commit two to five more crimes than ever charged with *48% children sexually abused met criteria for PTSD * Sexually abused kids learn not to trust or depend on the adults who should be important and dependable *”Neglect is abuse by omission” * Consequences of Neglect: Kids tend to be insecure, shorter attention spans, isolation, depression, more school suspension, held back in school |
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Child Abuse in Cyberspace *Pedophiles got where kids are *Latchkey kids use computers a lot, at risk *Talk to kids, explain dangers |
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69-70 |
OSPI Physical and Behavioral Indicators of Child Abuse and Neglect *Fight or flight, kids reaction *HAAS $ for kids *Physical/Behavioral indicators |
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71-72 |
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Child Abuse the Hidden Bruises *Cycle: abusing kids can become abusing parents *Effects of abuse sometimes do not surface until child is older-teens or later *Therapy can treat the whole, child |
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73-75 |
Seattle Times: What Every Family Needs to Know *Principals responsibility to investigate allegations of inappropriate actions between teacher and student *Seattle on forefront of teaching curriculum about sexual abuse to kids *Listen to kids, believe them |