Abuse Neglect and Dependency

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Abuse Neglect and DependencyWhat you need to
know.

• Lisa Siciliano-Miller MSSA, LISW-S, OSU
  Extension, Lake County Family Consumer Science
  and 4-H Educator
• Jeff Dick, Assistant Professor, OSU Extension
  Field Specialist, Volunteerism and 4-H Community
  Clubs

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Objectives

• Define Child Abuse, Neglect and Dependency
• Distinguishing Abuse from Accident
• Indicators
• Do and donts
• Mandated Reporter Law
• OSU policy in regards to reporting
• How to report and what you need
• What happens after a report is made

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Abuse

• Physical Abuse -non-accidental injury
• Corporal Punishment
• Severity/injury
• Number of times
• Opinion /subjective

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Abuse

• Distinguishing Abuse from Accident
• Where is the injury?
• How many injuries does the child have?
• Size and shape of injury.
• Does the story match the injury?
• Injury consistent with childs ability.

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Abuse

• Sexual Abuse any sexual activity upon or with
  a child. The act may be for the sexual
  gratification of the perpetrator or a third
  party.
• Minors

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Abuse

• Emotional Abuse chronic acts which interfere
  with psychological and or social development
• Hard to prove

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Neglect

• Abandonment
• Supervision -age to be left alone
• Food and Shelter
• Educational
• Clothing/Self Care-Hygiene
• Medical/Dental

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Dependency

• Homeless
• Lack of mental care due to mental or physical
  condition
• Household Member has abused/neglected a child.
• Circumstances of a sibling being abused

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Indicators of Child Abuse or Neglect

• Bruises welts, marks
• Clothing /long sleeve shirts
• Excessive sunburn, illness, colds bites etc.
• Childs behavior _reluctance to
  change/participate
• In pain
• Hungry
• Tired
• Late to school

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Indicators of Child Abuse or Neglect

• Parents may
• Appear disinterested
• Fail to return calls,/make appointments
• Become angry and threatening/defensive
• Refuse to discuss childs problem
• Refer to child as different, bad etc
• Overly protective
• Lack of maturity
• Feels inadequate

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Do and Donts

• Preliminary information necessary to know
• Do not investigate
• Never ask leading questions
• Confidentiality

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Mandated Reporter Law

• Attorneys
• Physicians
• Licensed psychologist and therapist
• Speech pathologists and audiologists
• Administrators and employees of daycares, camps,
  certified child care agencies, public or private
  children service agencies

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Contd Mandated Reporter Law

• Teachers, school employees, or school authorities
• Social workers or professional counselors
• County Humane society
• Superintendents, board members, employees of
  county boards, employees of DD, employees of a
  home or facility that provides respite, employees
  of a home health agency or homemaker services
• Assessor or third party employed by children
  services.

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OSU Policy on Reporting

• Reporting
• A. Any employee/ volunteer who in the course of
  their duties witnesses child abuse, sexual abuse,
  or neglect
• or has information that would lead a
  reasonable person to believe the minor faces a
  substantial threat of
• Such abuse or neglect must immediately call
• 1.
• Children services agency or a municipal or
  county peace officer
• local law enforcement authority at 911)and
• 2.
• University Police.
• B.
• The employee/ volunteer must complete a
  Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, or Neglect Incident
  Report and submit
• it to the Office of Human Resources.
• C.
• The University Police must notify the
  Office of Human Resources ,
• who will notify the unit HR professional
  and/or supervisor

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Mandated Reporter

• Mandated Person
• Official/professional capacity
• Suspects or knows
• Required/Policy
• Moral/ethical duty

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Information to have when making a report

• Names of all family member in home
• Birth date and ages
• Address
• Phone number
• If possible social security number
• Work or school names/numbers
• Specific concerns of abuse with as much factual
  detail
• Dates/time/ of incident(s) (documentation)
• Witnesses/collateral informants name and number

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Reporting information

• Giving your name
• Your name not released
• What to do if confronted by a parent.

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What happens after report is made

• Screener/professional or Para professional
• Intake/risk assessment/investigate
• Ongoing involvement
• Protective Supervision
• Custody and Placement
• Case plan/Ongoing reviews/
• Permanency planning/Adoption

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Where to report in your county

• Lorain County 440-329-5340
• after hours 440-329 -2121
• Cuyahoga County 216 696-KIDS(5437)
• Summit County 330-379-1880

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• Thank You for Coming
• Questions?
• Contact information
• Lisa Siciliano-Miller MSSA, LISW-S
• 440-350-2268 Miller.4209_at_osu.edu
• Jeff Dick Field Specialist
• 419-337-9210 dick.7_at_osu.edu