Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting for Child Care Professionals in Washington Assignment 3/3

Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting for Child Care Professionals in Washington Assignment 3/3

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DIRECTIONS:

Using the following scale, rate the situations (your opinion).

10————-————---————5——---—————————1

Very Serious Of Concern No Big Deal

After you rate each item, decide what you would do. List any additional information you would like to have. Indicate any that you feel should be reported to Child Protective Services.

1. A 4-year-old is considerably underweight for her age. She comes to your center in the same worn and dirty clothes day after day. She needs a bath. The other children make fun of her and won’t play with her.

List any additional information you would like to have…

2. You are aware that the parents of two children, ages 3 and 7, both spend much of their time out of the house due to job responsibilities. They often do not return home until 8 p.m. The children make dinner for themselves and put themselves to bed.

List any additional information you would like to have…

3. A parent of one of the children in your center calls to tell you that her son told her that another child at the center touched her son on his “private parts.”

List any additional information you would like to have…

4. A child in your center is constantly seeking attention. When he doesn’t get your attention he punches, kicks or disrupts other children around him. You have noticed bruises on his arms and legs.

List any additional information you would like to have…

5. One of the parents of a child in your center tells you that he is worried about a parent who often leaves her 8-month-old baby at home alone while she visits friends or goes to the store.

List any additional information you would like to have…

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6. Who could you talk to if you are not sure whether a report needs to be made to Child Protective Services (CPS) or law enforcement? E

7. How will you document concerns about a child? Where will that record be kept? E

8. If you are working in a child care center, who calls Child Protective Services or law enforcement if it is decided a call needs to be made?

9. What do you do if you feel a report should be made, but another colleague or supervisor disagrees?

10. What should you do if you or someone working with you is reported to CPS for an alleged incident occurring at your worksite?

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