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over 3 million children in the United
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States are involved in abuse and neglect
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reports annually approximately 47 out of
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1,000 children are reported as victims
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of some form of maltreatment at least
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three children die as a result of child
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abuse each day the statistics are
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frightening child abuse and neglect is
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becoming more and more more common in
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our society as a provider dealing with a
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wide variety of children and parents it
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is important to understand the issue in
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depth in this program we will discuss
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the four types of child abuse and how to
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recognize them the laws that govern
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reporting and how to Aid in the
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prevention of maltreatment and
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abuse initially we need to determine
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exactly what is meant by child abuse
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there are four main categories physical
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abuse sexual abuse emotional abuse and
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neglect physical abuse is any
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non-accidental physical injury to a
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child caused by a parent or caretaker
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which results in or threatens Serious
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injury some indicators to look for in
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the physical abuse of a child include
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unexplained bruises lacerations welts
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bumps fractures and burns emotional
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warning signs may include being overly
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mature withdrawn unusually neat or
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verbalizing the abuse or a Fe of going
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home indications of an abusive caretaker
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who abuses may include an individual who
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describes the child in a consistently
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negative manner is a harsh
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disciplinarian and conceals or misleads
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the provider about a child's injuries
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more and more providers are being made
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aware of shaken infant syndrome where
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the rapid movement of a baby's head
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during shaking leads to bruising and
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bleeding in the brain this can result in
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cerebal paly blindness seizures and even
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death
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indicators of shaken infant syndrome
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include dilated pupils seizures or
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spasms a swollen head coupled with
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nausea and blood spots or blood pooling
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in the
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eyes sexual abuse is an adult or another
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child in a position of power using a
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child for sexual gratification or
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allowing another person to do so foreign
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matter in the genitals bruised or
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dilated genitals urinary tract
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infections and difficulty or pain in
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Walking are all indicators of sexual
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abuse behavioral indicators may include
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Sleep Disorders seductive or
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self-destructive Behavior running away
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or artwork depicting sexual
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themes behavioral signs of an abusive
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caretaker include someone who is
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extremely protective of family privacy
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and does not allow the child to be
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involved in extracurricular or
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developmentally appropriate activities
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like being with friends or
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dating verbal harassment threats and the
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systematic destruction of a child's
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self-esteem are all part of the mental
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and emotional harm inflicted by
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emotional abuse emotional abuse and
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neglect can and should be reported there
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are many behavioral indicators of
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emotional abuse including hypochondria
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apathy hyperactivity obesity and speech
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disorders such as stammering and
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stuttering extreme behavioral indicators
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may include fire setting headbanging or
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hair pulling and satal masochistic
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Behavior toward animals and other
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children caretakers are likely to reject
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ignore terrorize and isolate a
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child neglect means depriving a child of
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conditions necessary for normal
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development including food clothing
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shelter Medical Care education and
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supervision physical characteristics
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include children who are underweight
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have dark circles under their eyes are
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unclean and have immature physical
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development often neglected children are
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constantly tired and hungry and seek
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inappropriate affection from providers
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caretakers in these situations may be
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substance abusers and have a chaotic
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lifestyle which might include loss of
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job income or
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housing providers need to be aware of
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what kind of children are at risk for
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the four types of child abuse children
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who are mentally or physically disabled
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orchy and illness prone hyperactive or
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demanding children and children whose
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caretakers perceive them as difficult
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can be considered at
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risk difficult for a caretaker might
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include children who are perceived as
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the wrong sex at Birth or viewed as bad
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ugly or stupid despite the child
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appearing normal stressors in a
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caretaker's life may also mean a child
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is at risk some of these stressors may
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include divorce death of a loved one
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loss of income and illness or injury
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research shows that the children who are
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most at risk in terms of abuse and
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neglect are young children and because
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young children are most at risk and they
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can also die die because of abuse or
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neglect it's very important that
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providers have information about
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indicators of abuse and in addition to
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that what we know is is that if we can
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identify abuse and get to children and
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their families early on early
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intervention in terms of prevention
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really does make a
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difference Patty you've worked with a
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lot of
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providers what responsibilities do you
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feel they assume when they care for
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children well I I think that they assume
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many responsibilities but probably one
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of the biggest responsibilities that
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they assume is providing a safe and
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secure environment in their home or
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their facility but also to know and be
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knowledgeable enough about child abuse
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and neglect that they to the best of
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their ability can make certain that the
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child is in a safe and secure
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environment in their own home as
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well despite the physical and emotional
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pain of child abuse and neglect few
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children will directly reveal what has
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happened to them reasons for this may
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include that the child is too young to
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understand abuse and neglect is wrong is
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fearful of the abuser or feels that he
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or she deserved the abuse but providers
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need to be aware that sometimes children
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give hints about an abusive home
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situation A Child may make subtle
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references to angry parents or
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uncomfortable touches questions May
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center around the abuse of an imaginary
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friend and intervention should be made
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immediately the child should be asked to
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say more about the statement or question
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unless the child's response clearly
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shows a non-abusive circumstance a
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report must be made and the child not
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questioned any
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further less often a child May openly
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disclose abuse or neglect this is reason
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to believe the child has been a victim
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of abuse and a report must be made to
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the proper authorities providers need to
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be aware that all the available evidence
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shows children rarely make false
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allegations of abuse in one study of
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over 500 sexual abuse allegations only
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2% were false reports made by
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children we have already discussed some
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ways to recognize child abuse now let's
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look at reporting suspected abuse the
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law states that any individual is
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required by law to report suspected
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child abuse to the proper authorities
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when reporting abuse and neglect you'll
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be asked the child's name and the
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parents name ages address phone number
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and the nature of the abuse and other
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important information the caller May
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remain anonymous if if the report
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warrants investigation it will be
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investigated in a timely manner remember
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reporting in good faith protects the
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complaintant from any liability even if
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the report proves unfounded but willful
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failure to report or malicious reporting
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opens a person up to criminal or civil
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liability after the investigation if
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abuse is substantiated decisions can
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vary from intensive inhome Services
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referrals to community agencies to
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placing children with a relative and
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Foster Care or a group home temporarily
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and having the accused abuser prosecuted
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in Criminal Court thus it is important
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for caregivers to discuss the case only
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with those that need to know about it
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and most importantly recognize their own
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feelings about the suspected abuse
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providers must realize that Mal
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treatment can take on what some would
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view as acceptable forms there are more
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subtle forms of Mal treatment that leave
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no Mark but can leave lasting
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psychological scars among these may be
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children having to take on a role that
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they are not developmentally ready for
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such as caring for an even younger
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sibling another important issue is
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recognizing the difference between
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punishment and discipline punishment
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emphasizes past offenses focuses on
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punishment and not the problem
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emphasizes the child's failure and makes
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the child pay rather than change often
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punishment teaches children to avoid
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adults when they are in trouble
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discipline teaches what is expected
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expects children to improve Behavior is
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appropriate to the problem and teaches
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children that adults can be trusted to
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help them discipline techniques include
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setting limits making rules being
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consistent giving and recognizing
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positive attention and providing
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Alternatives punishment techniques
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include using threats yelling and
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scolding spanking and using shame and
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sarcasm child care providers may be
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reluctant to report caretakers who may
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be friends or colleagues providers may
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feel that they have misunderstood a
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situation or may be afraid of causing
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more trouble for the child parents or
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themselves however they are under no
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legal obligation to tell caretakers they
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have made a report if you do feel
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obligated to discuss the issue with the
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parents you should call Child Protection
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first be direct and professional do not
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give false reassurances or comment on
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The credibility of the stories instead
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describe your responsibility to
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reporting according to a law you also
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might consider having another
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professional present to act as a witness
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and provide emotional
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support providers must remember that the
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child comes first children cannot
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protect themselves often children must
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rely on caring adults to intervene on
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their behalf providers need to recognize
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that reporting suspected child abuse is
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the first step toward bringing help to
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children and families affected by child
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abuse as a child care provider there are
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ways you can protect children and
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yourself from abusive situations
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initially you can make the environment
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of your child care facility a safe one
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for children ensure that your room
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Arrangement and any outdoor areas allow
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you to see all the children all the time
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remove any papers or posters that cover
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Windows into child activity areas and be
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certain you have no broken sharp or
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poisonous materials in the
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environment have a child care policy
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that includes your legal responsibility
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for reporting child abuse and neglect
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share that policy with caretakers as it
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is critical to your protection and to
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that of the families you serve this
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policy should clearly spell out what you
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and the caretakers can expect from each
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other while dealing with the care of the
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child it also offers you a chance to
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discuss your values and practices with a
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caretaker before problems occur a
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discipline policy is very important it
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should describe your rules and how you
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will handle misbehavior it should also
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describe what methods you will not use
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and what you expect of parents in
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helping to Force limits a parental
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access policy would State the parents
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rights to have access to their child
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without advanced notice at any time
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during business hours a substitutes and
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helpers policy relates how you would
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choose and train any substitutes or
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helpers you employ in your facility a
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pickup policy describes what you will
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require to allow someone other than the
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caretaker to pick up the child a policy
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about how abuse allegations against
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staff will be handled these and other
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policies should be made available to
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parents and a copy kept in your business
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files remember child abuse can occur in
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any child care setting given the right
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combination of factors motivation
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opportunity and a vulnerable
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child a provider can also offer parents
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input and resources on the prevention of
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child abuse and neglect an overall
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approach to Child Abuse Prevention must
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involve services at three levels primary
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prevention involves programs and
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services designated to promote the
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general welfare of all children and
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their families such as the program you
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are now watching secondary prevention is
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identifying and then helping families
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who are at high risk for abuse tertiary
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prevention includes Services provided
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after the occurrence of abuse or neglect
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and is designed to prevent any
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reoccurrence of
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abuse there is much a provider can do to
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provide resources at all three levels of
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prevention routine discussions with new
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parents in such areas as proper clothing
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clothing equipment and emotional support
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in preparation for child care or baby
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proofing a house toilet training and
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preparing for school should be services
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offered by the daycare provider written
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literature and pamphlets on all aspects
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of parenting are readily available from
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many state and national resources and
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are typically free of
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charge providers should be aware of
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referral sources in the community that
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caretakers can go to during times of
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family stress these can include
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self-help groups support groups for new
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parents
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and parenting and life skills education
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classes there are many state and
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National agencies ready to provide
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information and education to families in
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need it is very important that providers
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be familiar with what services are
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available to families and stress in
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their Community because
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caretakers often look to the provider
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for guidance and information regarding
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their children they trust you and so the
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more information that you have to help
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them then you can intervene in
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situations that may be abusive without
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your assistance the other important
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point of knowing about what is available
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in your community is that you can bring
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those professionals into your facility
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or your home to provide training to your
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staff to familiarize them with what they
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can do to help families as well sadly
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there is no way of determining the true
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extent of child abuse and neglect
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because it usually occurs in priv it it
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is a complex problem that is not
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confined to any one family racial ethnic
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cultural socioeconomic or religious
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group child abuse and neglect must be
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discovered and reported so that the
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child can be protected ultimately child
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abuse and neglect are Community problems
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which require Community Solutions
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implementing solutions to this
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widespread problem demands every person
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in the community become involved in the
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process as a provider learning the signs
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and symptoms of child abuse and neglect
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will enable you to recognize when a
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family begins to show the risk factors
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for abuse or neglect and be able to
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offer services or referrals to prevent
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the problem before a child is hurt based
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on their studies researchers suggest
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that one person can make a difference in
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a child's life
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