Children and Adolescents Category

The Role of Educators in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect

7 CE Hours
118 members have taken this course

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About the Course

The manual upon which this course is based provides the foundation for the involvement of educators and other concerned professionals in combating the ongoing problem of child abuse and neglect. It may be used by mental health, law enforcement, case management, health care, and early childhood professionals to gain a better understanding of the role of educators in child protection. The material presented is intended to provide relevant, easily understandable information regarding child maltreatment and its identification, investigation, assessment, and treatment.

This course is based on the reading online article, The Role of Educators in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect created by Crosson-Tower, Cynthia, Ph.D.

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services - Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Publication Date: 2003

Course Material Author

Crosson-Tower, Cynthia, Ph.D.
Primary author. Director of the Child Protection Institute at Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts.

Crosson-Tower, Cynthia, Ph.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about the role of educators and other professionals working with children in helping to combat child abuse and neglect. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify reasons why educators need to be concerned about child abuse and neglect.
  2. 2 Demonstrate the ability to identify child abuse and neglect.
  3. 3 Describe procedures for reporting child abuse and neglect.
  4. 4 Distinguish between various forms of action schools can take to offer support to individual families and communities as a whole.
  5. 5 Demonstrate a working knowledge of terminology presented, as well as sources of additional information.

Disclosure to Learners

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$63

Course Details

7 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 101012

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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