Lesson 4. Child Abuse

4-01. INTRODUCTION

4-02. DEFINITIONS

4-03. MYTHS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE

4-04. PROFILE OF THE ABUSED CHILD

4-05. BEHAVIOR OF ADULT SUSPECTED OF CHILD ABUSE

4-06. CIRCUMSTANCES THAT AROUSE SUSPICION OF CHILD ABUSE

4-07. TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE

4-08. MANAGEMENT OF THE ABUSED CHILD

4-09. THE SEXUALLY MOLESTED CHILD

4-10. PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE

4-11. CLOSING STATEMENT

Lesson 4. Self-Test

LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

4-1. Identify the circumstances that bring suspicion of child abuse.

4-2. Identify the different types and signs/ symptoms of child abuse.

4-3. Identify factors that relate to sexual child abuse.

4-4. Identify the behavior of an adult suspected of child abuse.

SUGGESTION After completing the assignment, complete the exercises of this lesson. These exercises will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.

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