Description
In Canada, professionals such as doctors, teachers, and social workers must report child abuse and neglect to Child Protection Services. This is often a difficult decision--professionals may be uncertain if they should report their suspicions and worry about the relationship with the client or patient if they follow through. Child Abuse and Neglect in Canada offers a concise guide to mandatory reporting in provincial and territorial jurisdictions with specific attention to the context and unique realities of Northern Canada. As an introduction to mandatory reporting, the book opens with an exploration of the historical rise of the child welfare system, mandatory reporters' ethical duties around reporting, types of abuse and neglect, risk and protective factors, and the ascendancy of child abuse in an online environment. The text goes on to explore various factors (e.g., legal, clinical, and situational) to assist human service professionals with their decision-making, examine the reporting process, and offer relationship-repair strategies (e.g., reporting, affecting regulation, and advocating). It culminates in a comprehensive, empirically based conceptual framework to help readers maintain relationships with their clients. Predicated on the author's dissertation research, this book offers human service professionals a comprehensive framework for fulfilling professional, fiduciary obligations while providing educators with accessible teaching tools to further their pupils' understanding of the subject.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Historical Foundations of Canadian Child Welfare and Mandatory ReportingChapter 2. Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect in Northern CanadaChapter 3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Mandatory ReportingChapter 4. Typology and Incidence of Child Abuse and NeglectChapter 5. Risk Factors in Child Abuse and NeglectChapter 6. Protective Factors in Child Abuse and NeglectChapter 7. Online Child Abuse and NeglectChapter 8. Disclosure of Child Abuse and NeglectChapter 9. The Decision to ReportChapter 10. Reporting to Child Protective ServicesChapter 11. Strategies to Maintain the RelationshipChapter 12. Following the ReportChapter 13. Recommendations for Practice and EducationAppendices
