Child Abuse and Neglect - A School-Community Resource Book

• NCJ Number: 75192
• Author(s): I L Davis; C Eckerman; C Jarvey
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 171 pages
• Grant Number(s): 90-C-859
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction
• Sale Source: Eric Document Reproduction Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The school community resource book on child abuse and neglect is the result of a 12-month project to aid Wisconsin school districts in developing community teams that would work with the individual schools.

Abstract

The teams would help the schools to set up a policy and procedure concerned with the identification, reporting, referral, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. The resource book provides information on the following topic: introductory information such as project goals, rationale for school involvement, and a list of particpants); legal responsibilities (including an outline of the Wisconsin Abused Child Law); task definition and organization of community teams; Parents Anonymous, a national organization with local chapters to provide supportive help to parents; formats for workshops and inservice sessions; key regional, State, and national resource people and agencies; and listings of audiovisual materials and approximately 40 publications on child abuse and neglect. Also discussed are the policies of participating school districts. Sample referral forms, brief descriptions of reporting procedures, and the texts of Federal and State legislation regarding child abuse and neglect are appended. (ERIC abstract modified)