Course Details

CCEI112A: Child Abuse: Signs of Abuse and Reporting Requirements for Early Childhood Professionals

Course ID 70804

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

This course identifies and defines the major categories of child abuse, explains the responsibilities of mandated reporters, lists methods of reporting, and emphasizes the importance of visual checks. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to identify and define the four major categories of child abuse, along with the signs, symptoms, and examples of each type of abuse.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Law, Regulation & Agency Policy (1 Hour)

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Define the term mandated reporter
• Identify signs of potential physical abuse
• Differentiate between various forms of emotional abuse
• Identify basic characteristics of sexual abuse
• Define major types and identify indicators of child neglect
• Define battered child syndrome
• Identify common behaviors of abusive parents
• Identify proper procedures and practices for effective documentation and reporting of child abuse

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.