Reporting Child Abuse - A Guide to Mandatory Requirements for School Personnel

Klappentext Based on an analysis of American state reporting statutes, this book provides a general statement about child abuse reporting requirements. In so doing, it highlights areas that need to be considered by school personnel when reporting suspected child abuse. Topics examined include: mandatory requirements to report child abuse and neglect; the required content of a child abuse report; school district responsibilities related to child abuse situations; and immunity provision for those reporting child abuse. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Mandatory Reporters Standard of Proof Protecting the Reporter Penalties Child Abuse Reports Definitions Child Abuse Training Confidentiality Police Investigations Child Abuse in Public Schools Summary of Findings and Actions Conclusions and Recommendations

Product details

• Authors: Karen L. Michaelis
• Assisted by: Janice L. Herman (Editor), Jerry J. Herman (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.1994
• EAN: 9780803961005
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-6100-5
• No. of pages: 72
• Series: Roadmaps to Success; Roadmaps to Success
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries