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Upon completion of this course the learner
will be able to:
- Discuss the scope of the problem of child abuse.
- Identify the legal definitions of child abuse and maltreatment/neglect
in New York State.
- Describe possible indicators, physical and behavioral,
of child abuse and maltreatment/neglect.
- Describe the perpetrators of child abuse and maltreatment/neglect.
- Evaluate situations to determine whether there is reasonable
cause to suspect child abuse or maltreatment/neglect.
- State the criteria for reporting child abuse or maltreatment/neglect.
- Describe the reporting procedure.
- Describe the legal framework for the New York State Child
Protective System.
- State how the New York State Infant Abandonment Law impacts
mandated reports.
Ken Hammond, USDA
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