Teachers' Responsibilities when Adolescent Abuse and Neglect Are Suspected

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Tracy W.; Lambie, Glenn W.
Titel	Teachers' Responsibilities when Adolescent Abuse and Neglect Are Suspected
Quelle	In: Middle School Journal, 36 (2005) 3, S.33-40 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-0771
Schlagwörter	Guidelines; Adolescents; Child Abuse; Middle School Teachers; Middle School Students; Identification; Caseworkers; Ethics; Decision Making; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Child Neglect; Teacher Responsibility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Richtlinien; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Ethik; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Kindesvernachlässigung; Lehrverpflichtung
Abstract	As institutions collectively serving young adolescents of every race, creed, ethnic, and socioeconomic group, middle level schools provide an ideal environment for combating adolescent abuse and neglect. Additionally, because of their frequent, recurring, and long-term contact with the young adolescents they teach, middle level teachers are in an excellent position to serve as primary agents in the identification of young adolescents who are victims of abuse and to report these cases to child protective services (CPS) as required by law. The purpose of this article is to serve as a resource for middle level educators, providing pragmatic guidelines and information to assist them in making appropriate ethical and legal decisions when working with victims of adolescent abuse and neglect. While position statements and other official documents and publications do not speak directly to the needs of abused adolescents, many teachers and other middle level educators have undoubtedly experienced the dilemma of suspected abuse in their practice. Here, the authors discuss how to identify the symptoms of abuse and neglect, and describe guidelines for reporting cases of suspected abuse. Recommendations for managing suspected student abuse and neglect are discussed. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10