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Inside CPS and the Foster Care System Part 3: An Unfounded Case Doesn’t Mean There Is No Risk

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Inside CPS and the Foster Care System Part 2: Meeting Criteria for Abuse or Neglect

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  • Am I a Mandated Reporter?
    • Who Is Mandated To Report?
    • What If I Do Volunteer Work?
    • What Can Happen to Me if I Don’t Report?
    • What Can Happen to Me if I Do Report?
    • What About My Confidentiality?
    • I’m Not a Mandated Reporter, What Should I Do?
  • How Do I Recognize Child Abuse and Neglect?
    • What is the Legal Definition of Child Abuse and Neglect?
    • What Situations Should Raise a ‘Red Flag’ for Me? What Signs Should I Look For?
    • Are There Shades of Gray?
    • How Do I Know if My Suspicion Is Reasonable?
    • What Are the Indicators of Possible Child Abuse and Neglect?
    • What Should I Do if I Notice an Indicator?
    • What Questions Should I Ask? What Questions Shouldn’t I Ask?
    • What Misperceptions Are Common For Mandated Reporters?
    • What Situations Commonly Frustrate Mandated Reporters and CPS
    • What If I Am Not Sure?
    • Two Common Misperceptions
    • When To Ask Questions
    • Screening Questions for Routine Intake Assessment
    • Case Examples of Calls to Hotline
    • Targeted Questions When You See An Indicator
    • Checklist of Possible Indicators of Abuse and Neglect
    • Checklist of Possible Indicators of Abuse and Neglect
    • Checklist of Possible Indicators of Abuse and Neglect
    • Checklist of Possible Indicators of Abuse and Neglect
    • Checklist of Possible Indicators of Abuse and Neglect
  • How Do I Call In a Report?
    • What Criteria Must Be Met?
    • Do I Need a Special Form?
    • What are My Agency’s Policies and Procedures for Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect?
    • Should I Tell the Family?
    • How Do I Call the Hotline?
    • What If I Am Not Sure?
  • What Happens After I Call?
    • What Does CPS Do After I Report? How Is Family Court Involved?
    • What Happens For The Family?
    • How Do I Find Out What Happened?
    • What if I am Called to Testify?
  • How Can I Help Prevent Child Abuse Before it Happens?
    • What if CPS Does Not Register My Report?
    • What’s My Role in Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect in the Families I See?
    • How Can I Help Parents Cope with Family Stress to Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect BEFORE it Happens?
    • Where Can I Get Materials I Can Use to Help Families?
    • What Are The Resources In This Community?
    • Continuum of Families Needing Primary and Secondary Prevention Services
  • Facts and Links
    • A Visual Understanding of the Child Abuse Reporting Process
    • How Big a Problem is Child Abuse in Monroe County? Local Statistics
    • How Well is the Child Abuse Reporting System Working?
    • What Happens to Children Who Experience or Witness Violence and Abuse?
    • Where Can I Find More Information About Child Advocacy Groups?
  • Working definitions of sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect
  • Key Concepts
  • Laws Governing Child Abuse And Neglect
  • How To Ask Questions
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