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#ONCOURSE LEARNING NURSING CEU SERIES#

#ONCOURSE LEARNING NURSING CEU SERIES#

Causing or substantially contributing to serious mental injury to a child through any act or failure to act or a series of such acts or failures to act.Fabricating, feigning, or intentionally exaggerating or inducing a medical symptom or disease which results in a potentially harmful medical evaluation or treatment of the child through any recent act (see below: factitious disorder imposed on another).Causing bodily injury to a child through any recent act or failure to act.Child abuse shall mean intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly doing the following:.

A child is an individual under 18 years of age.

This term has replaced the previously used term physical abuse and refers to an impairment of physical condition or substantial pain.

Bodily injury is defined as causing a physical injury through any recent act or failure to act or creating a reasonable likelihood of injury to a child through any recent act or failure to act.

Some states identify abandonment as a form of neglect.

Abandonment occurs when the parent leaves the child behind, and their whereabouts are unknown.

The following terms and definitions are based on the guidelines of the Pennsylvania General Assembly (2020) for the recognition and reporting of child abuse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by the Child Protective Services Law (23 Pa.C.S. This module will focus on the PA laws and mandated reporting for child abuse, including neglect or exploitation, identification by healthcare professionals. Individual states have laws that are consistent with CAPTA. Updates to CAPTA occurred as follows: in 2015 with a focus on victims of human trafficking, in 2016 with updates related to infants born affected by substance abuse, and in 2018 with amendments promoting opioid recovery and protection for individuals making good-faith child abuse reports (Children’s Bureau, 2019a). It also develops a system to track suspected child abuse offenders (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). This act authorizes law enforcement to implement child abuse laws and promotes child abuse prevention programs. The first federal law to protect children and improve the response to child abuse was The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 (CAPTA), which was enacted in the year 2000.

The goal of governmental programs and child abuse laws are to develop and maintain a comprehensive child protection system that supports families, children, and their communities to prevent the occurrence of maltreatment (Prevent Child Abuse America, 2020b). While the US Constitution gave the parental right to have children, no laws protected children initially (Children’s Bureau, n.d.).

The US Constitution gives this right to families in the 14 th Amendment, which states, “no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” The US Supreme Court also defines “liberty” in the 14 th Amendment as freedom from bodily restraint and the right of the individual to establish a home and raise their children (Cornell Law School, n.d.). Laws protect parents’ ability to raise their children as they view appropriate but also hold them accountable for maintaining the child’s safety and protecting them from abuse. Children have a right to be protected from harm, and when persons who are legally responsible fail to deliver proper care, the government has laws that protect them. In a perfect world, all these components would work together for the good of the child, but statistics demonstrate that children frequently experience maltreatment and abuse. The government, healthcare workers, teachers, family, friends, and parents are all partners in the growth, development, and safety of children. Review the updates to the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) by Act 54 of 2018 and Act 88 of 2019įormer First Lady and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton noted that “it takes a village to raise a child” in her 1996 book, bringing attention to the enormous responsibility of raising children (Clinton, 1996, p.Discuss the provisions and responsibilities of nurses and other mandated reporters and the process of reporting suspected child abuse.Recognize the behaviors and physical indicators of child abuse.Identify the risk factors that contribute to child abuse.Consider the incidence and prevalence of child abuse in PA and the US.Describe the Child Welfare system and define the terms related to child abuse as recognized by the laws of Pennsylvania (PA).Chapter 63 pertaining to child protection and their role in identifying and reporting potential cases of child abuse, including neglect or exploitation.īy the completion of this activity, the nurse will be able to: The purpose of this course is to ensure that nurses understand Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services law 23 Pa.C.S.