Pennsylvania Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-RRCAPTHEMS

Hours: 3

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Identify the physical, psychological, behavioral, and environmental indicators of child abuse.
Identify risk factors related to child maltreatment.
Outline the procedures for making a report to ChildLine.
Define the meaning of child abuse according to the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL).

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: CPS and GPS

CPS and GPS

Review

Summary

Section 3: Child Abuse and Perpetrators

Child Maltreatment

Pennsylvania Statistics on Maltreatment

Definitions of Child Abuse

Perpetrator

Person Responsible for the Child’s Welfare

Categories of Child Abuse

Exclusions from Child Abuse

Review

Summary

Section 4: Signs of Child Abuse, Risk Factors, Negative Health Outcomes

Signs of Abuse

Serious Physical Neglect

Sexual Abuse or Exploitation

Danger Signs

Risk Factors

Negative Health Outcomes

Intergenerational Abuse

Review

Summary

Section 5: Mandatory Notification of Substance Exposed Infants

Substance Use, Withdrawal Symptoms, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Supplementary Definitions

Plan of Safe Care

Summary

Section 6: Permissive and Mandatory Reporters

Reporters

Privileged Communication

Immunity

Penalties

Review

Summary

Section 7: Reporting and Response

Reporting

Oral and Written Reports

Response to Reports

Assessment and Services

Investigation Protocol

Right to Know Law

Review

Summary

Section 8: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Congratulations!

Exam

Instructor: Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN

Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN worked as a critical care nurse in an Intensive Care Unit of a community hospital and that experience provided significant training in caring for older adults. Her experience and knowledge led her to nursing education where she taught at a community college as she received her Master's in Nurse Education at Western Carolina University. As a nursing instructor, she spent time in many types of care settings including medical-surgical inpatient and community living centers. Her passion for education and training has most recently led her to a position as Subject Matter Expert and Curriculum Designer for Relias.

Subject Matter Expert: Dorothy W. Angelini, RN, MSN

Dorothy (Dody) W. Angelini, MSN, RN has more than 30 years experience in nursing, including clinical practice in maternal and child health, public health, and continuing education. She received bachelors in nursing from Adelphi University and her masters in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. Dody served as the director of maternal and child health services for the New Jersey Department of Health where she was responsible for the development of a statewide system of maternal health services in NJ. She is currently senior accreditations officer at Relias where she oversees the accreditation process for various healthcare professions.

Subject Matter Expert: Deborah Flowers, MSN, CPNP-PC

Deborah Flowers, MSN, CPNP-PC, is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who works as a program coordinator/nurse consultant for the North Carolina Child Medical Evaluation Program (NCCMEP). The NCCMEP is a collaborative program between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) Department of Pediatrics and the NC State Division of Social Services and provides expert medical consultation to all county Department of Social Services in North Carolina with respect to the medical aspects of child abuse and neglect evaluations. Ms. Flowers also is a clinical assistant professor with the UNC-CH School of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics and adjunct clinical assistant professor with the UNC-CH School of Nursing. She has been a nurse for 29 years with 19 years in emergency nursing. The last eight years have been working in child abuse and neglect where she not only works in an administrative program but also serves as a medical consultant for the hospital child abuse team. Ms. Flowers has an extensive background in the care of sexual assault patients and develops and delivers curriculum to train nurses in caring for patients who present for care of sexual assault at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Emergency Medical Personnel; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.