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Core/Foundation Training for Caseworkers: Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect

Resources address training curricula and materials for child welfare caseworkers on identifying child abuse and neglect, including information on signs and symptoms, medical evaluation, and identifying abuse within different ethnic groups and with children with developmental disabilities. Resources include State and local examples.

Abuse and Neglect of Children and Adults With Developmental Disabilities: A Problem of National Significance: A Web Course for Health Professionals and Other Professionals Serving People With Developmental Disabilities
Partnership for People With Disabilities (2004)
Addresses the complex issues that surface when abuse or neglect of children or adults with developmental disabilities is suspected. Includes prevention strategies. Paid registration required.

Child Abuse and Neglect: A Prehospital Continuing Education and Teaching Resource
Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2003)
Provides information to instructors of emergency medical services and prehospital providers on identifying and assessing child abuse and neglect. Registration required.

Physical Abuse and Neglect: A Training Curriculum
Giardino, Alexander, & Hudson (2008)
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Teaches participants the socioeconomic and familial factors that place children at risk, the signs indicative of abuse and neglect, and methods for medically evaluating and treating physically abused or neglected children.

Understanding and Intervening in Child Neglect
Jordan Institute for Families (2002)
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Presents child neglect intervention strategies for child welfare workers.

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State and local examples

Child Abuse: Characteristics and Patterns Among Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese American Families: An Empirically Based Curriculum (PDF - 443 KB)
California Social Work Education Center (2006)
Presents information on the issue of child abuse in each ethnic group. Also see the PowerPoint. (PDF - 71 KB)

Child Abuse Identification Toolkit for Professionals
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2003)
Aids health-care professionals and educators in the diagnosis and treatment of abused children.

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	Information Gateway Library Search Includes publications from 2003 to present Training on identifying child abuse and neglect Related Information Gateway Topics Systemwide: Training - Curricula, tools, and materials: Sexual abuse

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Updated on September 23, 2009