This workshop covers identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect, and preventing maltreatment. It aims to teach participants about the signs of abuse and neglect, how to report suspected cases to child protective services or law enforcement, and research-based protective factors. The document provides statistics on child maltreatment nationally and in West Virginia, outlines who is mandated to report, and how reports should be made. It stresses that preventing abuse requires a universal positive approach focusing on building protective family factors rather than identifying risk factors. The goal is for participants to share their new knowledge and demonstrate commitment to children through reporting and prevention.

1. MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
Mandate to Report, Responsibility to Prevent
Child Abuse & Neglect
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2. Let’s get started…
What do you hope to learn in today’s
session?
What concerns do you have?
Where does your commitment to children
stem from?
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3. Overview
This workshop will explore how to identify
and report suspected abuse and neglect,
and examine ways to build protective
factors that prevent child abuse and
neglect.
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4. Learning Objectives
Demonstrate knowledge of signs of child
abuse and neglect.
Demonstrate understanding how to report
suspected child abuse and neglect.
Identify research-based protective factors
that prevent child maltreatment.
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5. About Child Abuse and Neglect
Section 1.
About Abuse & Neglect
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6. Facts about Child Maltreatment
130 years since first recognition of child
abuse in U.S.
Child maltreatment remains a serious
problem in U.S.
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7. Adverse Childhood Experiences
(ACEs) have long-term effects.
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8. Facts about Child Maltreatment
The estimated costs of treating the effects
of child maltreatment are over $80 billion
per year.
(Source: Prevent Child Abuse America)
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9. Facts about Child Maltreatment
In the nation (2010)
3.3 million CPS referrals of child maltreatment.
695,000 child victims.
Over 75% of all substantiated maltreatment is
neglect
Over 80% of perpetrators are parents
Nearly 80% of deaths are < 4 years old.
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10. Facts about Child Maltreatment
In West Virginia (2010)
32,244 CPS referrals.
4,133 substantiated cases.
3,961 child victims.
8 children died.
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11. Child Abuse is Declining in WV
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12. What are some potential
warning signs and indicators?
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13. Mandate to Report
Section 2.
All About Reporting
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14. Who Must Report
WV Code §49-6A-6
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15. New Mandated Reporters
Who Must Report
Per SB 161 (effective June 8, 2012)
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youth camp administrator or counselor
employee, coach or volunteer of an entity that
provides organized activities for children
commercial film or photographic print
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16. Additional Requirements Regarding
Child Sexual Abuse Reporting
Per SB 161 (effective June 8, 2012)
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Any person over 18 who receives a disclosure
from a credible witness or observes any sexual
abuse or sexual assault of a child shall report
the circumstances or cause a report to be made
to the Department or the State Police or other
law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
Reports shall be made immediately and not
more than 48 hours after receiving such a
disclosure or observing the sexual abuse.

17. Additional Requirements Regarding
Child Sexual Abuse Reporting
Per SB 161 (effective June 8, 2012)
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 If the reporter feels that reporting the alleged sexual
abuse will expose themselves, the child, the
reporter's children or other children in the subjects
household to an increased threat of serious
bodily injury, the individual may delay making the
report while he or she undertakes measures to
remove themselves or the affected children from the
perceived threat of additional harm.
 The individual must make the report as soon as
practical after the threat of harm has been reduced.

18. What should you do when a
parent or child discloses?
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19. How do you make a report?
You should contact CPS whenever you
reasonably suspect a child has been abused or
neglected or is subject to conditions where
abuse or neglect is likely to occur.
CPS will accept your report and determine “Is
the child safe or does the child need protected?”
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20. To Whom Do You Report?
WV Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline
1-800-352-6513
24 hours a day - 7 days a week
For serious physical abuse and sexual abuse, also contact
the state police and local law enforcement.
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21. Responsibility to Prevent
“No epidemic has ever been resolved by
paying attention to the treatment of the
affected individual.”
-- George W. Albee, Ph.D.
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22. Protective Factors:
A New Prevention Framework
Suitable for universal, positive approach to
families (no “risk” factors or deficit approach)
Easily communicated to all audiences
Based on hard evidence
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23. Responsibility to Prevent
Section 3.
What Child Abuse Prevention
Looks Like
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25. Action Plan
With whom will you share the knowledge
gained from this session?
How will you demonstrate your
commitment to children by reporting and
preventing child maltreatment?
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26. For More Information Contact:
The TEAM for West Virginia Children
1-866-4KIDSWV
304-523-9587
Email: team@teamwv.org
Twitter: @TEAM4WVChildren
http://slideshare.net/PCAWV
http://www.preventchildabusewv.org
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