Overview of CAN
Any person that shall report suspected child abuse.
What is Mandate Reporter?
Healthcare neglect, poor hygiene, lack of shelter, and inadequate supervision
What is Forms of Physical Neglect?
Non-Accidental injury
What is Physical Abuse?
Common Cause of Sexual Abuse
What is Fondling?
Abuse that is present in all forms of abuse
What is Emotional Maltreatment?
The following acts define what: Physical injury, death, neglect and sexual abuse
What is Child Abuse?
Abandonment, failure to thrive, bald patches on scalp, ashen appearance, clothing is torn or dirty and protruding abdomen
What is Physical Indicators of Physical Neglect?
Bruises, fractures, burns and cuts
What are Forms of Physical Abuse?
Employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or coercing any minor to engage in any sexual acts
What is Sexual Abuse?
Academic problems, anger, depression, difficulties with peers and insecure
What are General Effects of Emotional Maltreatment?
Physical Neglect, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Emotional Maltreatment
What is Forms of Child Abuse and Neglect?
Delinquency, alcohol/drug use, extended stays at school, role reversal and begging or stealing food
What is Behavioral Indicators of Physical Neglect?
short and long term medical complications, poor social interaction, violent behavior, substance abuse, depression and criminal behavior
What are general effects of Physical Abuse?
Grooming or conditioning process
What is desensitized?
Speech disorders, failure to thrive, low energy, dry, brittle hair, bowel problems and disruptive behavior
What are Physical Indicators of Emotional Maltreatment?
parent abused as a child, over disciplined, parental stress, lack of support and drug/alcohol abuse
What are some causes of child abuse and neglect?
Developmental delays, conduct disorders, death or failure to thrive, antisocial behaviors
What is general effects of Physical Neglect?
Chest, back, hands, side of head, private area
What are High Suspicion Ares?
Difficulty walking or sitting, pain upon urination, venereal disease and excessive masturbation
What are Physical Indicators of Sexual abuse?
Suicide attempts, withdrawn, seeking love/acceptance, conduct learning disorders, rocking and developmental lags
What are Behavioral Indicators of Emotional Maltreatment?
Person required to report and fails to do so
What is failure to report?
8 years should never be left alone
9-12 years can be left for two hours
13 and up can be left for up to 12 hours
What are Home Alone Laws?
Frighten of parents, will not cry, anxious, withdrawn and feels deserving of punishment
What is Behavioral Indicators of Physical Abuse?
Unusual sexual knowledge, depression, eating disorders, aggression, drug/alcohol and wearing of many layers of clothing
What are Behavior Indicators of Sexual Abuse?
I wish you were never born, you are going to be just like your no good daddy, you wont be good for nothing but laying on your back.
What is examples of Emotional Abuse?