...abuse and neglect Last updated July 2013 Contents What is mandatory reporting? Who is mandated to make a notification? What types of abuse are mandated reporters required to report? Commonwealth law What protections are given to reporters? About whom can notifications be made? What type of concerns must be reported, and what may be reported? In what cases can child protection and welfare agencies respond? What are the benefits of mandatory reporting requirements? Are there challenges with the introduction of mandatory reporting? Further reading Authors / Acknowledgements Share or comment Email Facebook Twitter Digg reddit del.icio.us StumbleUpon Leave a comment This sheet examines legal provisions requiring specified people to report suspected abuse and neglect to government child protection services in Australia.1 This document is provided as a guide only. Individuals are encouraged to contact the relevant department or organisation to clarify requirements in their states or territories, or in relation to legislation. For more information, see Reporting Abuse and Neglect: State and Territory Departments Responsible for Protecting Children. What is mandatory reporting? Mandatory reporting is a term used to describe the legislative requirement imposed on selected classes of people to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect to government authorities. Parliaments in all Australian states and...
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...Professionalism? Being an educator is increasingly being viewed as a professional occupation. The relationship between the client (in this case the student and their parents) and the practitioner (the teacher or academic institute) is a professional one. Ethical boundaries need to be established in order to protect both parties from the potential (or supposed) abuse of “power, control, and [or] influence” (Aultman). Why Establishing Ethical Boundaries is Difficult The problems with these boundaries in regards to teaching are twofold. First, they are not firmly established within the trade and are only recently beginning to be discussed at length. Secondly, establishing a strict set of ethical codes seems contradictory to the teaching process. It fosters impersonal connections with students when research shows that this is exactly the opposite of what they need. What are These “Ethical Boundaries”? There is not a definitive source on what the ethical boundaries are in regards to the teacher student relationship, and the ethical guidelines of other professions do not seem totally applicable. Teachers should familiarize themselves with the specific rules and regulations of their school and district. There is also a source that they can look to provide a wealth of information on the types of ethical issues that can arise. In a study done by Lori Price Aultman (et al.,) many different teachers were interviewed to find out what kind of...
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...Child Sexual Abuse – Past, Present and Future Donna Hurst University of the Cumberlands HSOL 331 April 13, 2013 ABSTRACT This paper explores the issue of child sexual abuse. Sexual abuse of a child has become a major social issue in not only the United States but the entire world. It is imperative that society learns all they can about this issue. As a whole, society needs to discover the indicators of sexual abuse, the appropriate ways to report suspected abuse and how to help those that have been abused so they are not continually victimized by their past. This paper will explore child abuse and child sexual abuse in six parts. The first part will begin with the earliest references of child abuse as a whole. The second part will continue on to the emergence of the issue of child abuse on the social and political scene. The third part of this paper will show when and how sexual abuse first became recognized as part of the child abuse issue. The fourth part of this paper will move into the effects of child sexual abuse. The fifth part will cover child sexual abuse intervention methods and the sixth part will focus on the treatments available to help victims in the present as well as the future. PART ONE: CHILD ABUSE’S PAST In the ancient world, infanticide was common practice in nearly all cultures. Children were killed at birth if they did not seem fit. Fathers were permitted to kill their newborns if they deemed the child was abnormal. Children that showed signs...
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...Case Study # 1 You are a new fourth grade teacher in an elementary school and notice that one of your students consistently comes to school in the morning with dirty clothes, body odor, and suspicious bruises on his arm. According to the ethics code and district faculty policies, what should be your plan of action for addressing this issue? Despite the fact that instructors facilitate children’s education, kids cannot learn efficiently if their responsiveness or dynamism is exhausted by the conflicts inherent in being mistreated. This situation is core or essential to understand that a positive connection with a supportive adult like me, may increase the resiliency of kids who have been neglected, are at-risk for being mistreated, or live...
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...Introduction Throughout this paper titled, "Child Safety and Permanency versus Parental Rights" several different types of child abuse will be defined and discussed, parental rights information, along with information on the Child Welfare System. Throughout this class we have learned about many different topics that impact families and children. Some of the major topics that we've focused on are poverty, violence and addiction, and abuse and neglect. In every chapter of the book there is information provided on the affects these topics have on children and families, history of cases that occurred and laws that were passed to help and protect children and families, and services that are provided to these children and families struggling with that particular topic within the chapter....
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...Case Study Emergency Management (25 APRIL 2013) My study will provide a brief overview into the following subcomponents of Emergency Management concerning “The Station” Nightclub Fire of 2003 in Warwick, Rhode Island. This tragic event took the lives 100 patrons and approximately 200 were injured. The band that played before an estimated crowd of 450 people used pyrotechnics for special effects purposes during the opening performance. The pyrotechnics ignited highly-flammable polyurethane foam insulation lining the wall and ceiling of the platform area where the band was performing, resulting in the deadly fire. 1) Mitigation- the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances: Prior to the fire at the Station fire and City code inspectors failed to examine all relevant model building and fire codes in reference to high occupancy buildings and or gatherings other incidents with similar circumstances in places of public assembly; fire detection and suppression systems that were not at the time part of the structure or planned in the materials used in the construction and interior finish of the building; points of entrance and exits and the fire department response to the incident. Federal investigators are able to develop new information, and confirm reports as to the initiating event, the reason for the rapid spread of the toxic smoke and fire, the difficulties encountered by...
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...Whenever the thought of domestic violence comes to mind, more than often the visual picture is a women or a child. But there is another side that is ignored because it is bushed up under the rug, and ignored as if it is seemingly impossible for it to happen and that is the abuse of men; this review will examine this important and neglected issue that society seems to ignore. On the contrary there are several conflicts that destroy a relationship. The biggest conflicts that seem more widely publicized and always at the forefront is infidelity, poor financial handling, sex, children and abuse. Seemingly, abuse is something that is more tolerated and unmentioned as a code of silence on both sides of the relationship, this is usually the case because the victim (man/women) is too ashamed to mention the abuse, and unless either witnessed or displays visible signs of abuse it will be tolerated until the victim has had enough, or unless death occur. Society is beginning to realize that domestic violence is an increasing growing issue and must continue to work towards implementing programs to decrease it within the homes. The myths! Which are outlandishly ridiculous, with the mitigating factor being the distortion of subconscious beliefs of these myths that leads to abuse; The Super Bowl Sunday myth seems to grow wings and fly because of media, who stated that every year domestic violence rates were higher because of the outcomes of games, this myth was never proven. Then there is...
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...a guaranteed. If the child needs treatment it will be provided “(V. Lopez, Adolescent AOD Counselor, September 6, 2012). Valerie Lopez works at McAlister Institute as an Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Counselor. The interview method was conducted over the telephone and through e-mails because she is in San Diego, California. It is Valerie’s responsibility to; schedule and conduct screenings and intake. Facilitate groups directly associated with alcohol and chemical dependency issues. She provides individual counseling to a case load of 25-35 clients and to assess treatment objective progress. Develop treatment objectives and goals for program participants. Assist in peer review of client files to ensure accuracy of medical and non medical billing. Contact client’s parents via telephone or written correspondence regarding absences from program activities and delinquent payments. Documents levels of program participation in the client’s case file. She provides ongoing monitoring of the clients’ compliance with program’s rules and regulations as approved by the State, County of San Diego. Communicate with Probation Officers and provide them with a monthly progress report of client’s progress. Conduct random Urine Analysis. Attend staff meetings and trainings as assigned by the Program Manager. Teen Recovery Center (TRC) McAlister Institute's Teen Recovery Centers provide substance abuse...
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...emergency food assistance, the proper investigation of child abuse and neglect, and adoption needs are just a few of the services that DFCS provides to its clients. They are the department that assists and oversees the safety and prosperity of children by offering what it can to parents and guardians to make things just a bit easier as they deem appropriate. For children to become upstanding and productive citizens of society, they must have the relationships with loving adults who offer appropriate shelter and meals as well as an adequate environment to grow and thrive. Yet, some parents are not able or refuse to provide these simple, basic necessities of life. This is when DFCS steps in and takes over. With the overwhelming reports and cases that overload the workers, they are doing what they are able to maintain sufficient order. It is coming to a point where it is not enough...
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...because it outlines the concealed carry laws in Utah schools, a state which has closely modeled it’s laws after Colorado’s. This article is useful because it describes some of the negative effect that concealed carry on campus has for the person carrying as well as the student population/their parents if they find out about the firearm. 3. Students for Concealed Carry. “Common Arguments Against Campus Carry.” Concealed Campus 2011-2012 Web Sept. 18 2014 http://concealedcampus.org/common-arguments/ Students for Concealed Carry is a student run organization which advocated for legal concealed carry on campuses in the United States. This article is helpful because it outlines some of the opposing arguments that the affirmative side of our case may face, and provides useful rebuttal to those with facts, stats, and other information that is relevant to our central question. 4. Henigan,...
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...technologically advancing services, a legal system that compels physician to order unnecessary services, and the costs that are soaring higher than ever. The inconsistent use, overuse, misuse or even under used healthcare services has created inefficiencies and value concerns that demand oversight to ensure the best care is received while utilizing resources in the most efficient manner. "The knowledgeable health reporter for the Boston Globe, Betsy Lehman, died from an overdose during chemotherapy. Willie King had the wrong leg amputated. Ben Kolb was eight years old when he died during "minor" surgery due to a drug mix-up."[i] The Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America identified strategies for quality improvement through two historic reports: To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century[ii]. The IOM published the "To Err is Human" study which showed that these horrible examples (commonly referred to as "Never Events") were only the tip of the iceberg. The study found that adverse events occurred in 2.9 to 3.7 percent of every hospitalization and that over half of all adverse events had resulted from medical errors that could have been prevented. To apply these numbers across American's nearly 34 million hospital admissions in 1997 that would mean between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year because of medical errors. Even if the lower amount were closer to the...
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...Ethics in International Business Chapter Outline OPENING CASE: Wal-Mart’s Chinese Suppliers INTRODUCTION ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Employment Practices Management Focus: Making Apple’s iPod Human Rights Environmental Pollution Management Focus: Unocal in Myanmar Corruption Moral Obligations Management Focus: News Corporation in China ETHICAL DILEMMAS THE ROOTS OF UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR Personal Ethics Decision Making Processes Organizational Culture Unrealistic Performance Expectations Leadership Management Focus: Pfizer’s Drug Testing Strategy in Nigeria PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES TO ETHICS Straw Men Utilitarian and Kantian Ethics Rights Theories Justice Theories FOCUS ON MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS Hiring and Promotion Organization Culture and Leadership Decision-Making Processes Ethics Officers Moral Courage Summary of Decision-Making Steps SUMMARY CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CLOSING CASE: Google in China Learning Objectives 1. Be familiar with the ethical issues faced by international businesses. 2. Recognize an ethical dilemma. 3. Discuss the causes of unethical behavior by managers. 4. Be familiar with the different philosophical approaches to ethics. 5. Know what managers can to do to incorporate ethical considerations...
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...Child abuse Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child or children. Child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. Child abuse can occur in a child's home, or in the organizations, schools or communities the child interacts with. There are four major categories of child abuse: neglect, physical abuse, psychological/emotional abuse, and child sexual abuse. Different jurisdictions have developed their own definitions of what constitutes child abuse for the purposes of removing a child from his/her family and/or prosecuting a criminal charge. According to the Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect, child abuse is "any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm". Types Child abuse can take several forms: The four main types are physical, sexual, psychological, and neglect. There are many effects of child neglect, such as children not being able to interact with other children around them. The continuous refusal of a child's basic needs is considered chronic neglect. Physical abuse Physical abuse involves physical aggression directed at a child by an adult. Most nations with child-abuse laws consider the deliberate infliction of...
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...SEMINAR ON LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS Submitted by, TANIA M. JAMES Submitted on, 01- 11-2012 INDEX S.NO | TOPICS | PAGE.NO | 1. | OBJECTIVES | | 2 | INTRODUCTION | | 3 | DEFINITION OF LAW | | 4. | SOURCES OF LAW | | 5 | TYPES OF LAW | | 6 | SELECTED CATEGORIES OF LAW AFFECTING NURSES | | 7 | SELECTED LEGAL ASPECTS OF NURSING PRACTICE | | | COMPONENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LEGAL PROCESS | | 8 | LEGAL PROTECTIONS IN NURSING PRACTICE | | 9 | | | 10 | NURSING PRACTICE AND THE LAW | | 11 | LEGAL ISSUES IN PRACTICE | | 12 | NURSE–CLIENT RELATIONSHIP | | 13 | LEGAL ROLES OF NURSES | | | SUMMARY | | | CONCLUSION | | | RESEARCH ABSTRACT | | 14 | BIBLIOGRAPHY | | OBJECTIVES * To introduce legal considerations * To define law * To understand sources of law * To list out the types of law * To explain the selected legal aspects of nursing practice * To understand the components and characteristics of the legal process * To explain the regulation of nursing practice * To enumerate standards of nursing care * To describeselected legal aspects of nursing practice * To explainlegal protections in nursing practice * To describe nursing practice and the law * To describe legal issues in practice * To explain nurse–client relationship * To list out the guidelines for safe nursing practice * To formulatelegal...
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...Chapter 13 Managing Human Resources in an International Business Chapter Outline The Internationalization of Business How Intercountry Differences Affect HRM Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Explain how to improve international assignments through employee selection. Answer the question, “What sort of special training do overseas candidates need?” Discuss the major considerations in formulating a compensation plan for overseas employees. Describe the main considerations in repatriating employees from abroad. Improving International Assignments Through Selection Training and Maintaining International Employees International Labour Relations Safety Abroad Repatriation: Problems and Solutions Managing Human Resources in an International Business 2 The Internationalization of Business International HRM Association www.ihrim.org More and more Canadian-based companies are conducting their business in other countries. Huge global companies like Noranda, Labatt’s, and Molson’s have long had extensive overseas operations. Global changes such as the rapid development of demand in the Pacific Rim and other areas of the world means that business success depends on the ability to market and manage overseas. Of course, to foreign companies like Toyota, Canada is “overseas,” and thousands of foreign firms already have thriving operations in Canada. Increasingly, companies must be managed...
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