Child Abuse

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Learning Objectives

After completing this course you will learn to:

  • Define and recognize various forms of child abuse.
  • Identify 14 "suspicious" injuries that may point toward physical abuse.
  • Recognize 13 specific behavioral patterns that may indicate child sexual abuse.
  • Identify 11 effects on children subjected to emotional abuse.
  • Identify 11 traits that may indicate child abuse.
  • Identify the presence of five factors in parents that may predispose them toward child abuse.
  • Recognize 6 common issues in an incestuous household.
  • Gather information to support a diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome.
  • Identify 15 instances of reportable child abuse.
  • Recognize 7 signs of physical deprivation of a child.
  • Recognize 4 indications that may lead you to conclude that child abuse accusation is true.
  • Recognize 8 indications that may lead you to conclude that child abuse accusation is false.
  • Define the role of social work, teachers, day-care professionals and general public to prevent child abuse.
  • Find help for the abuser.
  • Identify at least 6 processes for healing the abused child.
  • Define the role of nursing in child abuse instances.
  • Define legal aspects of child abuse.
  • Explain the role played by courts in instances of child abuse.
  • Provide referrals to families involved in child abuse.
  • Explain to parents how words can hurt children.
  • List six things parents should never say to their children.
  • List 5 courses of action that may help a parent to break out of a vicious cycle of child abuse.

Table Of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Abuse Is Abuse
  • Chapter 3: Physical Abuse and Neglect
  • Chapter 4: Sexual Abuse
  • Chapter 5: Emotional Abuse
  • Chapter 6: Recognizing the Abused Child
  • Chapter 7: Factors Influencing Child Abuse
  • Chapter 8: "Munchausen Syndrome"
  • Chapter 9: Taking Action
  • Chapter 10: Child Protective Agency
  • Chapter 11: It’s Everyone’s Mission
  • Chapter 12: Help for the Abuser
  • Chapter 13: Community Involvement
  • Chapter 14: Healing the Child
  • Chapter 15: Changing Role of Nursing
  • Chapter 16: Legal Aspects of Child Abuse
  • Chapter 17: Child Abuse and the Court of Law
  • Chapter 18: Statistics Known About Child Abuse
  • Resources on Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Additional Reading
  • Supplementary Articles:
  • "Don’t call me stupid": how to avoid hurting your kids with words
  • Six Things Parents Should Never Say to Their Children
  • Crossing the ‘borderline’ of child abuse
  • The Face of Abuse
  • Does Abuse Beget Abuse?
  • Charting the Aftermath of Child Abuse
  • Why Leave Children With Bad Parents?
  • Stop the Child-Killers
  • The Biological Roots of Good Mothering
  • Breaking Out of a Vicious Circle
  • Protecting the Kids
  • Parents Spending Insufficient Time With Children
  • Child Abuse and Society’s Response
  • The Cycle of Violence
  • Can You Help? Allaying fears about child abuse
  • Healthy Families America
  • The Politics of Child Abuse
  • Improving Child Protective Services: How to Expand and Implement the Consensus
  • The Secretary’s Initiative on Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Child Abuse Post-Test