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.
1. Historical Foundations of Canadian Child Welfare and Mandatory Reporting
2. Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect in Northern Canada
3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Mandatory Reporting
4. Typology and Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect
5. Risk Factors in Child Abuse
and Neglect
6. Protective Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
7. Online Child Abuse and Neglect
8. Disclosure of Child Abuse and Neglect
9. The Decision to Report
10. Reporting to Child Protective Services
11. Strategies to Maintain the Relationship
12. Following the
Report
13. Recommendations for Practice and Education
Appendices
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Lea Tufford, PhD, MA, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Laurentian University. Her research - centered on child abuse and neglect, mindfulness, and simulation in social work education - has been honoured by the Council on Social Work Education and the Society for Social
Work and Research. Drawing on over 15 years of clinical work, Dr. Tufford maintains a private practice with individuals, couples, and families.
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