Child Abuse

Learning Objectives

After completing this course you will learn to:

  1. Define and recognize various forms of child abuse.
  2. Identify 14 “suspicious” injuries that may point toward physical abuse.
  3. Recognize 13 specific behavioral patterns that may indicate child sexual abuse.
  4. Identify 11 effects on children subjected to emotional abuse.
  5. Identify 11 traits that may indicate child abuse.
  6. Identify the presence of five factors in parents that may predispose them toward child abuse.
  7. Recognize 6 common issues in an incestuous household.
  8. Gather information to support a diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome.
  9. Identify 15 instances of reportable child abuse.
  10. Recognize 7 signs of physical deprivation of a child.
  11. Recognize 4 indications that may lead you to conclude that child abuse accusation is true.
  12. Recognize 8 indications that may lead you to conclude that child abuse accusation is false.
  13. Define the role of social work, teachers, day-care professionals and general public to prevent child abuse.
  14. Find help for the abuser.
  15. Identify at least 6 processes for healing the abused child.
  16. Define the role of nursing in child abuse instances.
  17. Define legal aspects of child abuse.
  18. Explain the role played by courts in instances of child abuse.
  19. Provide referrals to families involved in child abuse.
  20. Explain to parents how words can hurt children.
  21. List six things parents should never say to their children.
  22. 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

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