Module 9: Program Planning and Development

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Module 9: Program Planning and Development

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Child Abuse: Exercise on Reporting

Sometimes it is difficult to know when to report child abuse and neglect. In the next assignment, you will be given scenarios and have the opportunity to identify situations that require mandatory reporting and situations that require additional information. You will also identify what additional information is needed in order to make an informed decision about whether or not to report. It can be expected that different opinions will be expressed. This activity will provide an opportunity for you to build child abuse assessment skills.

This is a required assignment! Do not skip!

Scenarios: What would you do?

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Scenario 1: A five-year old student is very underweight for her age. She comes to your center in the same dirty and worn out clothes every day. She needs a bath. The other children make fun of her and refuse to play with her.

1) How serious, in your opinion, is this scenario? What additional information would you like to have to determine if a call to CPS is needed? *

Scenario 2: You are aware that the parents of two children, ages 3 and 7, both spend much of their time out of the house due to job responsibilities. They often do not return home until 8 p.m. The children make dinner for themselves and put themselves to bed.

2) How serious, in your opinion, is this scenario? What additional information would you like to have to determine if a call to CPS is needed? *

Scenario 3: One of the parents of a child in your school-age program tells you that he is worried about a friend who often leaves her 8-month-old baby at home alone while she visits friends or goes to the store.

3) How serious, in your opinion, is this scenario? What additional information would you like to have to determine if a call CPS is needed? *

Scenario 4: A child in your center is constantly seeking attention. When he doesn’t get your attention he punches, kicks or disrupts other children around him. You have noticed bruises on his arms and legs.

4) How serious, in your opinion, is this scenario? What additional information would you like to have to determine if a call to CPS is needed? *

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