CRM/LAW C118 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Psychoeducation, Abusive Power And Control, Birth Weight
13 Jan 2019
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Observable injuries that last at least 48 hours. Ex. what if a parent shot a gun at a child & missed. Hard to simply define child abuse as observable harm. Endangerment standard = reporting standard used in the national incidence. Studies that allows for the reporting of cases in which children demonstrate no actual harm (i. e. present evidence of an injury) but in which it is reasonable to suspect potential harm (i. e. future risk of injury) Harm standard = reporting standard used in the national incidence studies that allows for the reporting of cases in which children demonstrate harm as a result of maltreatment. Broad definition -> the intentional use of physical force against a child that results in or has the potential to result in physical injury. Shaken baby syndrome [abusive head trauma (aht)] = results from vigorously shaking a child & can cause the brain to move within the skull, resulting in injury or abusive head trauma.
