Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect: Identification and Reporting
Goal
The purpose of this activity is to:
- Provide professionals with information so that they can identify child abuse and maltreatment and report it to the appropriate agency; and
- Meet the mandatory requirement for licensure.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss the scope of the problem of child abuse.
- Identify the legal definitions of child abuse and maltreatment/neglect in New York State.
- Describe possible indicators, physical and behavioral, of child abuse and maltreatment/neglect.
- Describe the perpetrators of child abuse and maltreatment/neglect.
- Evaluate situations to determine whether there is reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or maltreatment/neglect.
- State the criteria for reporting child abuse or maltreatment/neglect.
- Describe the reporting procedure.
- Describe the legal framework for the New York State Child Protective System.
- State how the New York State Infant Abandonment Law impacts mandated reports.
Approval of this course does not imply endorsement of products by Access Continuing Education, Inc. or the Northeast Multi-State Division, An Accredited Approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. No conflicts of interest are reported by the author or by educational planning committee members.
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| Approved By: | The New York State Education Department has approved Access Continuing Education, Inc. as a provider of the New York State mandated course on Child Abuse for all licensed professions in New York State. |
| Author: | Silvia Y. Beaupre, MS, RN, CS, NP, PMHNP-BC |
| Cost: | $30.00 *NOTE: If your association, employer, or organization is paying for this course, and you log in utilizing the correct procedure provided by your association/employer/organization, you will not be charged upon completion of the test. Be sure to check with your association/employer/organization for the correct login procedure. |
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