Title: Examine issues related to child abuse and neglect.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-18) > Section: Managing Family Relationships

Examination should include

- identifying types and signs of abuse and neglect (e.g., failure to provide nutritious foods and proper medical care)
- defining shaken baby syndrome (SBS)
- developing procedures for protecting an abused and/or neglected child
- identifying procedures for reporting child abuse and neglect
- identifying community agencies that provide support and/or treatment for abused or neglected children
- identifying strategies for preventing abuse or neglect
- assessing the role of drugs, alcohol, or other substance use in child abuse and neglect
- identifying community resources that assist families with child abuse and/or neglect problems.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What are the underlying values associated with child abuse and neglect?
- How has society’s perceptions concerning disciplining children changed over the past 50 years?

Communication

- How might a lack of communication among family members lead to abuse and neglect?
- Where might a family go to find community resources and support in preventing abuse?
- What communication skills are needed for reporting possible abuse and neglect?

Leadership

- What legal responsibility do school personnel, family members, and neighbors have in preventing and reporting abuse?
- What self-regulation skills are needed to prevent abuse? How are these skills developed?

Management

- How could a lack of management skills lead to child abuse and neglect?
- What are the consequences of child abuse and neglect for the child? Other siblings? Family? School? Community? Future relationships?