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Findings and Recommendations
7 findings
The law strongly encourages cities to provide their employees who are "mandated reporters" with training about their obligations to identify and report known or suspected child abuse.
Related Recommendations (1)
Each city should consider immediately adopting a policy to train its employees and other personnel about their obligation to identify and report suspected cases of child abuse.
A "mandated reporter" employed by a city includes, but is not limited to, an administrator or employee whose duties require direct contact and supervision of children.
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Each city should review the duties of all employees and other personnel to determine which personnel fall within the definition of "mandated reporters" under Penal Code section 11165.7.
Training in child abuse reporting obligations should be given annually to every city employee whose duties require direct contact and supervision of children.
Related Recommendations (1)
The training program should include all personnel who are "mandated reporters". The training program in child abuse reporting obligations should include:
Training in child abuse reporting obligations should include: a. Who are "mandated reporters"; b. What is "reasonable suspicion" of child abuse; c. How and when a report should be made; What safeguards are in place to protect mandated reporters; and d. e. What are the ramifications of making a suspected child abuse report.
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a. Who are "mandated reporters"; b. What is "reasonable suspicion" of child abuse; How and when a report should be made; What safeguards are in place to protect mandated reporters; and d. What are the ramifications of making a suspected child abuse report. e.
While volunteers who have direct contact or supervise children are excluded from the definition of "mandated reporters" under the Penal Code, the law "encourages" such volunteers to obtain training in identifying and reporting suspected or known child abuse.
Related Recommendations (1)
Each city should consider including all volunteers who have direct contact with or supervise children in its abuse reporting training program.
A procedure should be implemented to verify that all city personnel who are mandated reporters receive training.
Related Recommendations (1)
In the case where a city enters into an agreement with an independent contractor to provide services that requires direct contact or supervision of children, the city should consider ensuring that the independent contractor and each of its staff who will have direct contact or supervision of children have successfully completed the city's "mandated reporting" training program.
The Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County provides training services in abuse reporting at no cost to cities in the County.
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Each city should establish a procedure for verifying that all employees and other personnel who are mandated reporters have successfully completed the training program each year.
Additional Recommendations
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These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
No Responses Found
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