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Child Abuse

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recurrent infliction of physical or emotional injury on a dependent minor, through intentional beatings, uncontrolled corporal punishment, persistent ridicule and degradation, or sexual abuse.
-Most child abuse is committed by parents, guardians, or caretakers.

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Child neglect

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  • The failure of those responsible for the care of a minor to provide the resources needed for healthy physical, emotional, and social development.
  • Child neglect is seen as an act of omission by caregivers because of limited abilities or resources or other circumstances; it is differentiated from child abuse, which is seen as more willful.
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Physical Indicators of Abuse

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  • The presence of multiple injuries in different stages of healing.
  • Unusual marks on the body.
  • The history “doesn’t fit.”
  • Bruises on soft body parts of typically protected body parts (eg, buttocks, abdomen, genitals).
  • Linear bruises
  • Bruises on the neck
  • Rope burns.
  • Bite marks
  • Burns
  • Head injuries, skull fractures.
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Indicators of Neglect

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  • Self-Stimulatory behavior or attempts to comfort themselves instead of turning to adults.
  • Developmental delay, failure to thrive, poor weight gain, thin extremities, protruding abdomen.
  • Hoarding or stealing of food.
  • Chronic tiredness or drowsiness; falling asleep in school.
  • Dirty, unwashed, foul body odor, unchanged diapers, etc.
  • Awkward peer relationships, half-hearted attempts at play.
  • A variety of behavioral problems, due to lack of limits from caregivers.
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Behavioral and Emotional Indicators of Abuse

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  • A child is remote; withdrawn, compliant, detached, and unresponsive to engagement.
  • Ambivalent, insecure attachment patterns.
  • Regressive behavior.
  • Frozen watchfulness
  • Aggressive or hyperactive behavior
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Lying, stealing, fighting, angry outbursts, aggression, drug use, truancy, social withdrawl, anxiety, depression, or dissociative episodes (important to rule out abuse before viewing this is antisocial behavior or conduct disorder.
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Signs of Sexual Abuse

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  • Marked change in childs behavior like soiling in bed.
  • Bedwetting
  • Falling asleep in class
  • Not taking showers
  • Highly sexualized behavior with peers and or adults.
  • Talking in an explicit manner-not enough ask child may be watching rated R movies vs. abuse.
  • Teachers see change in school.
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Medical Neglect

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family refuses medical treatment due to spiritual beliefs.

You must REPORT-let CPS determine how to handle.

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Adults that were sexually abused as children

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  • Will have a Dissociative state when asked.

- Person checks out, zones out when asked.

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Sex between minors

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-right answer is to refer to state guidelines.

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Reporting Responsibilities

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  • We are mandated reporters. It is not our job to investigate.
  • gather enough information to report or to provide psychoeducation.