Recognizing Child Abuse. Physical Abuse
Description
After watching this program, viewers will be able to identify many of the specific symptoms of physical abuse, describe the responsibility that professionals have in identifying and reporting abuse, understand the context and prevalence of child abuse in society, describe some of the behaviors that abusers can exhibit when communicating with caregivers, and discuss some of the behaviors that children may exhibit that are indicative of an abused child. Evidence of physical abuse-soft-tissue injuries, skeletal injuries, head injuries, abdominal injuries, and inflicted traumatic brain injuries-are illustrated in detail.
Runtime
13 min
Series
Subjects
- Abusive parents (10)
- Abused children (25)
- Child welfare (114)
- Family social work (33)
- Family violence (79)
- Medicine, Preventive (350)
- Forensic sciences (154)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c2008
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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