Child Abuse Identification & Reporting for Support Staff

Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

www.virtuallabschool.org

Staff Name

Dates

Certifier

Within the Focused Topics Child Abuse Identification & Reporting for Support Staff course you will learn about:

The physical and behavioral signs of child abuse and neglect in infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-agers
Your legal and ethical responsibility for reporting suspected abuse and neglect
How to take care of yourself after reporting suspicions of abuse and neglect
Ways to support children and families affected by abuse and neglect
Program features and policies that protect children from harm in your program

Course Outline

View:

Course Guide

WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG

Staff Name

Dates

Certifier

Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Keeping Children Safe: An Introduction to Child Abuse and Neglect for Support Staff
Not required	Preschool Case Study: Part 1	Explore
Not required	Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect	Apply
Not required	Protective Factors Framework	Apply
2	Recognizing the Warning Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect
Not required	Preschool Case Study: Part 2	Explore
Not required	Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms	Apply
Not required	Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect	Apply
3	Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Not required	Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect	Explore
Not required	My Program's Reporting Procedures	Apply
Not required	DoD Child Abuse Reporting Poster	Apply
4	Recovering: Taking Care of Yourself
Not required	Reflecting on Your Emotions	Explore
Not required	Stress Tip Sheet	Apply
5	Recovering: Supporting Children and Families
Not required	Reflecting on Supporting Children and Families	Explore
Not required	Protective Factors Tip Sheets	Apply
Not required	Guía de Recursos de Factores de Protección	Apply
	Assessments & Tools
Required	End of Course Assessment VLS Assessed: Support Staff		? Need additional clarification? Click to open the support page for this content.