Module 2: Understanding Your Role Within the Child Welfare System and Tools to Navigate Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN): Physical Assessment for Abuse and Neglect

For local agency staff working in the BMCH or WIC Programs.

**CE is not provided for this webcast/presentation, this can be viewed for informational use only.

Course Length Online

Class Times 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM

Performance Objectives

Upon completion of this course, viewers will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of what current research tells us about bruising and the role of implicit in overreporting families of color
  • Discuss the TEN-4-FACESp bruising clinical decision rule, its meaning, and relevance
  • Describe the medical and DCFS definitions of neglect, what constitutes neglect, and when neglect becomes maltreatment
  • Describe how implicit bias can be involved in the determination of child abuse and neglect
  • Have a conversation with a caregiver about a bruise to assess accidental from intentional bruising

Course Code Web-Based

Training Type Web Based