Mandated reporting of suspected child abuse : ethics, law & policy /
Seth C. Kalichman.
- Second edition.
- xiv, 235 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Mandated Child Abuse Reporting: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Dimensions -- Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Laws: Origins and Evolution -- Development of a Mandatory Reporting System -- An Examination of Current State Statutes -- Table: Abuse Definitions and Reporting Requirements from the 50 States' Statutes -- Legal Responses to Unreported Suspected Child Abuse -- Conclusion -- Mandated Reporting as an Ethical Dilemma -- Confidentiality and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse -- Perceived and Actual Effects of Reporting on Service Delivery -- Diluting Professional Roles -- Conflicts Between Reporting Laws and Ethical Standards -- Conclusion -- When Professional Hunches Become Reasonable Suspicions: A Report Decision-Making Model -- Reporting Thresholds as Decision-Making Criteria -- Perceived Costs and Benefits of Reporting and Not Reporting -- Indicators of Abuse as Reasonably Suspicious Situations -- Conclusion -- Cases of Suspected Child Abuse: Reported and Not Reported -- Unreported Cases of Suspected Child Abuse -- Unreported Indicators of Abuse and Neglect -- Suspected Past Sexual Abuse of an Adolescent Girl -- Suspected Emotional Maltreatment -- Suspected Institutional Abuse of an Adolescent Boy -- Sibling Abuse and Suspected Child Neglect -- A Verbal Disclosure in a Research Setting -- Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrated by a Neighborhood Boy -- Suspected Sexual Abuse in the Midst of a Family Crisis -- Differentiating Punishment From Child Abuse in Reporting Decisions -- A Research Context in Which the Data Indicate Child Abuse -- A Case of Unintended, Unreported, Suspected Child Maltreatment -- Differentiating Parental Discipline From Physical Abuse -- Conclusion -- Reported Cases of Suspected Child Abuse -- Suspected Sexual Abuse Reported by a Student Intern -- Reported Physical Abuse of an Adolescent Girl -- Suspected Potential for Sexual Abuse Inflicted by a Fellow Professional -- Reported Psychological-Emotional Maltreatment -- Reported Suspected Child Neglect in a School Setting -- Suspected Sexual Abuse of a Child in Foster Care -- A Case of Anger Turned to Physical Abuse -- Conclusion -- Reporting Suspected Child Abuse: Suggested Guidelines -- Informing Parents or Guardians and Children of the Report -- Reporting Suspected Child Abuse -- Report Screening and Initial Risk Assessments -- Child Protection System Investigations -- Child Maltreatment Investigation Findings -- Conclusion -- Directions for Practice, Research, and Policy -- Future Directions for Professional Practice and Training -- Ethical Standards and Mandated Reporting -- Points of Ethical Consideration in Mandated Reporting -- Standard Definitions and Reporting Thresholds -- A General Structure for Managing Ambiguous Cases -- Professional Training in Child Abuse Detection and Mandated Reporting -- Mandated Training in Child Maltreatment and Mandated Reporting -- Conclusion -- Directions for Further Research -- Descriptive Survey Studies -- Case Vignette and Analogue Studies -- Critical Incident and Naturalistic Evaluation Research -- Avenues for Future Research on Mandated Child Abuse Reporting -- Conclusion -- Future Directions for Legislation and Policy in Mandated Child Abuse Reporting -- Minimal Reform: Strengthening and Supporting Existing Systems -- Adaptive Reform: Modifying the Existing Statutes -- Systemic Reform: An Overhaul of Existing Structures -- Conclusion -- References -- Glossary of Child Abuse and Neglect Terminology -- Directory of State Child Protection Agencies -- Bibliography of Free Booklets Concerning Child Abuse and Reporting -- Directory of Information Resources Regarding Child Maltreatment and Child Protection -- Index -- About the Author. I.. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. II.. Chapter 4. Case 4.1. Case 4.2. Case 4.3. Case 4.4. Case 4.5. Case 4.6. Case 4.7. Case 4.8. Case 4.9. Case 4.10. Case 4.11. Case 4.12. Chapter 5. Case 5.1. Case 5.2. Case 5.3. Case 5.4. Case 5.5. Case 5.6. Case 5.7. Chapter 6. III.. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D.
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Child abuse--Reporting Child abuse--Case studies Child abuse--Law and legislation