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Author Kalichman, Seth C.

Title Mandated reporting of suspected child abuse : ethics, law, & policy / Seth C. Kalichman
Edition First edition
Published Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1993

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Description xii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Contents 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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
Summary Human services professionals--including psychologists, social workers, teachers, and psychiatrists--are required by law to report known or suspected child maltreatment in all 50 of the US. This ... book provides specific suggestions and guidelines for dealing with this complex issue. [This book] is suitable for the student and for the experienced professional, for the clinical psychologist and for the researcher. It is a rich sourcebook providing a comprehensive review of research findings, ethical issues and current policies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
Analysis Children Abuse
Child abuse - Case studies - United States
Child abuse - Law and legislation - United States
Child abuse - Reporting - United States
Notes Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index
Notes English
Subject Child abuse -- Case studies.
Child abuse -- Law and legislation.
Child abuse -- Reporting.
Child Abuse.
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Child Abuse.
Child Abuse -- legislation & jurisprudence.
Child Welfare.
Crime.
Criminology.
Domestic Violence.
Social Problems.
Social Sciences.
Social Welfare.
Sociology.
Violence.
SUBJECT United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Genre/Form Legislation.
Case Reports.
Author American Psychological Association.
LC no. 93012611
ISBN 1557981973
ABBREV TI MANDATED REPORTING OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE
OTHER TI PsycBOOKS collection