PPT-The role of Medical Providers in Reporting and Referring Alleged Child Abuse

Leslie Strickler DO FAAP Medical Director UNM Child Abuse Response Team CART June 27 2016 New Mexico Legal Code 32A43 Duty to report child abuse and child neglect responsibility to investigate child abuse or neglect penalty . for debaters. Richard Cavell. richardcavell@mail.com. You may contact me by email anytime if you want. to talk about medicine or medical law. Your license to use this work. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-. Policies and Procedures. Reporting abuse or neglect. Terms to know:. Abuse-. Causing or allowing mental or emotional injury. Physical injury or a genuine threat of physical injury. Failure to prevent an act, by another person, that results in physical injury. Performance . Improvement. Leadership Development Program. Center for Health Care Quality. University of Missouri – Columbia. Team. Provider Champion/Coach/Facilitator. Kevin Dellsperger, MD. Kristin Hahn-Cover, MD. Child Abuse Reporting Policy. Defining Child Abuse. A child is defined as “someone under the age of 18 years”.. Child . Abuse” is defined . as . a. ) Sexual abuse of a child; . . b. ) . Physical abuse;. July 13, 2017. Highlights. Volunteer Applications. Criminal Background Checks for staff and volunteers. Annual Training. Mandated Reporters. Reporting Procedures. Response. Supervision. Cyber Safety. Student Support Services. Texas Family Code. Defines what constitutes child abuse. States the reporting requirements. Outlines consequences of not reporting. What is child abuse?. There are four major types of child maltreatment:. Transfer of . Learning Support Session. Child Protective Services Law:. An Update for Child Welfare Professionals. 1. Pennsylvania’s Child Welfare Practice Model. The Practice Model provides:. A consistent basis for decision making. Effective June 29, 2017. For Law Enforcement Officers. Mandatory Reporting/Referral Requirements for Professionals: Domestic/Dating Violence, Child Abuse and Vulnerable Adult Abuse. Gain understanding of the new mandatory education and referral requirements of HB 309;. Electra ISD. Patty . Bruce,LBSW. Important Facts Concerning Child Abuse. Every . 8. minutes, a Child in Texas is abused or neglected. In FY2008,. 917. children in Archer, Clay, Montague, and Wichita counties were confirmed victims of abuse or neglect. Of those victims, . Mandated Reporting Reporting suspected occurrences of abuse, neglect, and mistreatment of individuals with developmental disabilities Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services Protecting a vulnerable group Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting in Title X-Funded Family Planning Settings [INSERT AGENCY NAME] [INSERT STATE] Objectives By the end of this training, participants will be able to: Identify at least one risk factor or possible indicator of child abuse or neglect This is a good question and many people don’t realise the role they can play in keeping children safe. . Everyone has a role to play in tackling child abuse. . As responsible citizens we should make sure we tell someone if we see someone being hurt or we are aware someone may be being harmed or at risk of harm. . Physical . abuse. Neglect. Abandonment. Sexual . abuse. Emotional . abuse. Video - Raise Awareness. Types of child abuse . Risk Factors. Parent or Caregiver Factors. Personality characteristics and psychological well being. Talosig. , MD. Child. Refers o person below eighteen (18) years of age . or. Those over but are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition.