儿童虐待和忽视是早期护理和教育的严重问题。单一的课程不能教你所需的一切。您将在题为“虐待儿童：预防”和“儿童虐待：识别和报告”的课程中了解更多内的课程。本课程将为您提供对该主题的基本介绍。

作为一个节目领导者，您可以帮助为您的组织设定气候。在儿童虐待和忽视的背景下，工作人员将向您寻找标准的身份证明，报告和预防儿童虐待和忽视。也许没有其他主题，节目质量的赌注是如此之高。每年大约60,000名儿童受到儿童虐待和忽视他们在儿童保育计划中的影响。您有机会和责任使您的计划成为所有儿童安全的地方，所有工作人员都是充分准备的，所有家庭都得到了荣幸。为此需要持续努力和持续改进。

What are the Signs of Abuse or Neglect?

When considering signs of abuse or neglect, keep in mind that every child is different. Any one behavior may not necessarily be a symptom of abuse or neglect. If there is a pattern of behavior or multiple signs, however, you may have a reason to be concerned. As a manager, it is your responsibility to make sure staff members know the signs. “Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) offers a list of child and parent behaviors that may be signs of abuse. This tool is available at the bottom of this page. Share this tool with staff members. Talk about signs. Answer staff members’ questions.

幼儿专业人士是授权的记者。这意味着您和您所服务的所有工作人员都在法律上受到报告的虐待或忽视的怀疑。您的工作是确保工作人员展示虐待儿童虐待，预防和报告程序的能力。您将在题为“虐待儿童：预防”和“儿童虐待：识别和报告”的课程中了解更多内的课程。

作为经理，您负责确保您的计划符合年子女滥用培训要求，并遵守报告要求。就像其他必要的培训一样，如果面对滥用或忽视怀疑，您需要采取具体步骤。

What is important is that everyone, yourself included, understands your上市program’s报告滥用和忽视的要求。您和您的员工是授权记者，这意味着违反诉讼并没有报告。

作为设施经理，您在支持家庭和员工中发挥关键作用，以防止滥用和忽视。了解有关与其角色相关的情感风险增加，您需要为家庭和员工提供更多的教育和支持机会。有关加强家庭的更多信息将在家庭课程中提供。

在整个课程中，经验丰富的老师将分享她的经历报告虐待儿童虐待和忽视。这些视频示例可用于与员工分享，他们想知道他们的感受和经验是“正常”。请记住，这三个经历发生在不同的时期和不同的节目中。别担心：滥用和忽视很少是工作人员每天甚至每年遇到的东西。

In the first video, Pam describes her experience reporting child neglect. Pay special attention to how she became suspicious, what signs she noticed, and the positive outcomes.

报告忽视

防止儿童在家里虐待和忽视

您可以确保最大限度地减少儿童虐待和忽视的风险。您可以将您的角色视为教育家庭，并提供对虐待儿童的认识和忽视的认识。为了尽量减少滥用和忽视的风险，您的计划可以在三个层面（美国卫生和人类服务部）提供家庭。考虑以下方式，您可以通过以下方式支持您的程序：

1. Your program can make family members aware of the resources around them. You can hang posters about positive parenting techniques. Your program can host parent education nights about nurturing, attachment, or positive discipline. Your program can also organize family support groups. These supports could benefit all of the families in your community, regardless of risk for child abuse or neglect.
2. 您的计划可以识别最严重的虐待儿童或忽视风险的家庭，也许是基于最近的创伤生活变化，例如部署或损失。您的计划或社区可以专门组织专门用于处理部署压力或损失的家庭教育课程。您可以帮助家庭找到喘息照顾。这些干预措施可以满足他们所在的家庭，并帮助他们满足自己的需求。
3. Your program might serve families who have already experienced abuse or neglect. These families need systematic, individualized supports. At this level, your program should connect families with mental health support for parents and children, mentoring programs, or specialized support groups.

防止儿童虐待和忽视现场

It is likely that your program already has features in place to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. Many newer facilities are built with vision panels so individuals can see into the classroom from the hallway and outside. Restrooms for young children are built with low barriers rather than doors. Surveillance cameras, visitor sign-in procedures, and daily health checks are all part of a comprehensive system for preventing child abuse and neglect.

全面的儿童指导政策和触控政策也有助于保持安全。您必须确保您的计划的儿童指导和触摸政策，并为工作人员提供。每个工作人员必须充分了解政策及其作为专业人士的职责。永远不要允许员工使用苛刻的纪律做法。永远不会使用以下实践：

• 击中，打屁股或其他物理行为
• 分离成人视线
• 约束，约束力，羞辱或言语滥用
• Deprivation of food, outdoor play, or other program components

在课堂上还有很多人员可以促进儿童的安全。良好的房间安排和设计是第一步。检查教室以确保没有盲点。工作人员需要能够在任何时候都能看到所有孩子。如果您发现一个成年人奇怪的行为，请对您的怀疑行事。使用“应用”部分中提供的核对表来确保您尽可能让您保持儿童安全。

如果我怀疑孩子被虐待或被忽视，我该怎么办？

You and the staff have a responsibility to report a suspected case of abuse or neglect. It is not your job to identify the abuser. All you need to do is suspect abuse and allow investigators to do their jobs. Reporting requirements vary from state to state and program to program.

如果您怀疑滥用或忽视，您可以在1-800-4-a-child（1-800-422-4453）上致电儿童Help国家虐待热线。这条线每周7天24小时开放，可以帮助您找到紧急资源。

Follow all procedures required at your place of employment.

Listen as Pam shares a second experience.

在家里报告滥用和忽视

呼叫后要期待什么

报告涉嫌儿童虐待或忽视可能是教师的紧张事件。在呼叫后致力于自己准备自己和员工是很重要的。

观看此视频，了解可能遵循儿童虐待或忽视的报告的情感和活动。她在这些视频中介绍了哪些建议关于打电话？准备电话？

Making the Call

In most states, reports will be evaluated by Child Protective Services. If there is enough evidence to warrant an investigation, a caseworker will initiate the investigation. Children, families, and caregivers may be contacted and interviewed. Child Protective Services will determine whether the claim is substantiated and whether the child is safe in the home. If the report of abuse involves alleged criminal acts, law enforcement will be contacted and the investigation will be conducted jointly.

重要的是你自己和你的员工做准备emotionally for what follows a report. First, you need to help the reporter understand that he or she may never learn the final outcome of the report. They may only receive confirmation that the report is being investigated. Second, some families remove their child from the program after a report of child abuse or neglect. Both of these events are normal and can be expected. Some staff members fear that making a report may get the child in trouble and may lead to more abuse. It is also the case that you and the staff likely have a relationship with these families. Perhaps they are your friends or neighbors. It can be difficult to make a report when you are afraid of damaging the relationship or opening yourself up to retaliation. Remind staff they have done the right thing. Do not let fear of what might happen next stop them from doing what they can to protect the child.

当指称的犯罪者是你的同事时，报告涉嫌滥用和忽视的滥用案件可能尤为困难。工作人员可能怀疑自己或质疑他们所看到的。他们可能担心个人或其他工作人员将如何对待它们。他们可能害怕宣传或损害您的计划声誉。他们甚至可能会被同事或领导人报告。提醒工作人员是他们的工作，让孩子们安全，并为孩子们说话。始终鼓励工作人员相信自己的直觉。如果他们怀疑滥用或忽视，请报告。作为经理，在遭遇滥用或忽视时，对冲突的情绪工作人员感到敏感。支持工作人员并帮助他们了解如何遵循您的计划的报告程序。

Listen as another child development professional shares an experience with inappropriate behavior in a program.

Take care of yourself and encourage staff members to take care of themselves, too. Protecting a child who is experiencing trauma can be an exhausting and emotionally draining experience. You are likely very invested in this child’s health and safety. You have spent hours worrying about this child’s well-being and wondering what to do. You can seek out the help of a mental-health specialist in your program. Seek out time with friends and family. You should also be sure to keep healthful habits like eating well, exercising, and sleeping.