Zeman Laura Dreuth
School of Social Work, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 62901, USA.
Care Manag J. 2005 Summer;6(2):66-72. doi: 10.1891/cmaj.6.2.66.
Almost all care managers are mandated reporters and as such they are responsible for reporting suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to state child protective services. Experienced case managers understand that making a call to an abuse hotline does not guarantee that the family or child will get the help that they believe will reduce the child's risk of abuse. This article addresses legal and policy aspects of reporting child maltreatment and will include an examination of the policies on mandated reporting and professional and legal definitions of abuse. It will define the fundamental elements of parents' rights and will demonstrate how those rights interface with governments' responsibilities to protect children. It will also identify ways in which care managers can enhance child risk assessments and the results of reporting suspected child abuse through planning facilitation, outcome, and professional development.
几乎所有的护理经理都是法定报告人，因此他们有责任向州儿童保护服务机构报告疑似虐待或忽视儿童的案件。经验丰富的个案经理明白，拨打虐待热线并不能保证家庭或儿童能得到他们认为会降低儿童受虐待风险的帮助。本文探讨了报告儿童虐待问题的法律和政策方面，将包括对法定报告政策以及虐待的专业和法律定义的审视。它将界定父母权利的基本要素，并展示这些权利如何与政府保护儿童的责任相互关联。它还将确定护理经理可以通过促进规划、成果和专业发展来加强儿童风险评估以及报告疑似儿童虐待结果的方法。
