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CDA Child Abuse & Neglect Legal Requirements & Mandatory Reporting Guidelines

Virtual Lab School Preschool Child Abuse: Identification & Reporting Lesson 3 Apply CDA Child Abuse & Neglect Legal Requirements & Mandatory Reporting Guidelines
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Directions: Provide the contact information for the appropriate agency/organization in which you report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. Include copies of the summaries of your state’s legal requirements regarding child abuse and neglect and mandatory reporting guidelines. Definitions and summaries of child abuse and neglect and mandatory reporting guidelines are available by visiting Child Welfare Information Gateway at: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/. Print and include the legal requirements/guidelines with this RC VI-3 activity in your CDA Professional portfolio.

RC VI-3
Child Abuse & Neglect Legal Requirements & Mandatory Reporting Guidelines

When I suspect a child is being abused or neglected, I must make a report to:

Agency/Organization:
 
Phone number(s):
 

Attached are my state’s legal requirements and guidelines regarding Child Abuse, Neglect, and Mandatory Reporting.

References:

The Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program and CDA competency standards: Infant Toddler edition. (2019). (pp. 13-20). Washington, DC: Council for Professional Recognition.

The Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program and CDA competency standards: Preschool edition. (2019). (pp. 13-19). Washington, DC: Council for Professional Recognition.