SA
Eating Disorders
Mandated Reporting
1

True or False: There is no single legal definition of sexual violence in the U.S.

True: legal determinations for sexual activity that is criminal vary among states.

1

___ is responsible for educating themselves on eating disorders.

All of ours. Treatment takes a team. 

1

An average of __ children per year are reported to CPS under suspicion of abuse or neglect. 

3.5 million

2

___ is a community organization/resource that provides trauma-informed advocacy and support for those affected by IPV and sexual assault in Kentuckiana.

The Center for Women and Families

2

3 common misconceptions of eating disorders.

Mainly affects young white affluent women, the disorder is “a choice”, the disorder develops to “get attention”, people with eating disorders have to look a certain way, All people with eating disorders are motivated by a desire to look a certain way,

2

True or False: Most professionals have sufficient training in detecting signs of abuse/neglect. 

False

3

___ out of 1000 incidences of SA are reported to the police. 

310
only 25 perpetrators will be incarcerated.

3

___ and ___ are environmental factors that fuel eating disorders.

Factors include: media’s perception of beauty & gender, family/health providers not understanding eating disorders, peers being heavily invested in diet culture, living in a remote area where access to treatment is difficult, working in a profession that values a certain body type (E.g modeling, professional athlete etc…)

3

True or False: Children involved in CPS are more likely to be involved with chronic academic issues and/or the juvenile justice system.

True

4

2 reasons behind the reluctance of survivors to report. 

fear of retaliation; secondary victimization by the legal system; social and internalized stigma; most often the perpetrators are personally known by the victims. 

4

2 preventative measures for eating disorders

Familial/ school/ community/ societal education on intuitive eating, body positivity, anxiety coping mechanisms, self esteem building activities, purpose identification and alliance, trauma counseling etc

4

Two populations that are overreported to CPS. 

Black families and low-income families. 

5

___ is one of the biggest obstacles to prosecuting perpetrators of sexual violence.

Forensic exam/DNA evidence backlog.

5

3 challenges in treating eating disorders that therapists face 

Include but not limited to: high mortality rate of the disease and/or client’s lack of motivation to change/failure to see the risks of their actions, peer transference in group therapy, lack of proper training in the disorder, lack of available *and eating disorder educated* support team (e.g dieticians, doctors, physical therapists etc)

5

3 states that implemented a full "universal mandated reporting" law without designated professionals.

Indiana, Wyoming, and New Jersey