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WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Child Advocacy Studies 301
Fall 2005
Wednesday 6:00-8:50 PM Minne 103
Child Maltreatment:
Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Child Advocacy
Syllabus
Professor: Carole L. Madland, Ph.D.
Office: Minne´ 225
Telephone: 507-457-5562
E-mail: cmadland@winona.edu
Meets University Studies, Unity and Diversity, Critical Analysis requirement.
*NOTE: This course is one of three courses under development under the Child Advocacy
Studies Program. Changes occur frequently. If you are reviewing this course for possible
adoption at your university, please contact Dr. Madland or Dr. Hatlevig for the latest version and
to reprint this syllabus. This version 8/19/05.
Note: Class headings, topics, assignments, etc. may be changed.
Note: Students are expected to check blackboard 24 hours before class regarding readings and
announcements.
Critical Analysis
This course meets the requirement of University Studies, Unity and Diversity, Critical
Analysis. Throughout the class and assignments, students will be expected to use critical
thinking and analytic skills to advance a claim or position. They will need to be able to
advance alternative arguments and decision strategies. Finally, students will be expected to
recognize and evaluate evidence to advance a claim.
Course description
This course is the introductory course for child advocacy studies. This course covers the history,
comparative perspectives, the legal framework, responses to child maltreatment, the skills
necessary to do the work, other pertinent issues pertaining to child maltreatment and child
advocacy, and the future. The field of child maltreatment is fraught with controversy. Much
of the class focuses on these controversies. The approach of the course will be from a variety
of diverse, professional perspectives including the perspectives of a prosecuting attorney
versus a defense attorney. The course is designed for students majoring in criminal justice,
education, social work, sociology, psychology, nursing, paralegal, or other areas where
knowledge of child maltreatment and advocating for children might be necessary. Much of the
work will be hands-on.
Permission required.
Course Outline
I. CRITICAL THINKING/ANALYSIS & ITS APPLICATION TO CHILD MALTREATMENT
II. Historical Perspectives
III. Philosophical Underpinnings
A. Paternalism
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B. Adultcentrism
C. Values & Attitudes that Can Lead to Child Maltreatment
D. One’s Own Values; One’s Own Perceptions of Abuser/Abused
E. Actual fact vs. interpretation of an incident as fact
F. Absolute knowledge vs. relative knowledge
IV. Comparative Perspectives
V. Child Abuse Occurrence & Intervention Around the Globe
VI. Sex Trafficking
VII. Pornography
VIII. Internet
IX. Legal Framework
A. United Nations Children’s Bill of Rights (4/20/96)
B. CAPTA PL 93-247 (1/31/74)
C. Crawford v. Washington (3/8/04)
D. HIPAA (1996)
X. Civil Laws; examples, Wisconsin & Minnesota
XI. Criminal laws; examples, Wisconsin & Minnesota
XII. Child Maltreatment—an Overview
XIII. Who does what? (police, social workers, doctors, nurses, teachers…)
XIV. Working Collaboratively
XV. Protocols/Multidisciplinary Team Responses
XVI. Risk Factors
XVII. Assessing Family Dynamics
XVIII. Accommodation Syndrome, Memory and Suggestibility (Student presentation)
XIX. Responses to Child Maltreatment
A. Alternative Response
B. Family Group Decision Making Conferencing
C. Family Based Counseling
D. Children’s Justice Initiative
E. CHIPS Petitions
F. Parenting Classes
1. Corporal punishment (Student presentation)
XX. Skills Needed in Assessments/Investigations
A. Interviewing
B. Documenting
C. Corroborating
D. Interrogating
XXI. Parental Rights vs. Parens Patriae (Student presentation)
XXII. Family Preservation vs. Out of Home Placement (Student presentation)
XXIII. Presenting in Court
XXIV. Case Management
XXV. Minnesota’s alternative response vs. CHIPS petitions (Student presentation)
XXVI. Understanding the Medical Issues
A. Shaken Baby Syndrome and SIDS (Student presentations)
XXVII. Domestic Violence
A. Understanding the relationship between domestic violence & child abuse
B. Laws holding parents responsible for allowing children to
witness domestic violence (Student presentation)
XXVIII. Other Relevant Issues Pertinent to Child Maltreatment
A. Developmental Disabilities (either the abuser/abused)
B. Mental Illness (either the abuser/abused)
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C. Cultural Issues
D. Religious Issues
E. The Impact on Service Providers
F. Safety
G. Permitting cultural specific actions such as coining & cupping (Student presentation)
XXIX. The Future
A. Prevention
B. Child Advocacy
C. Decrease Societal Acceptance of Violence
D. Increase Societal Commitment to Children
E. Increase Funding for Children’s Needs
F. Gaining Local Community Support
G. Laws allowing parents to forego medical treatment based on
religious beliefs (Student presentation)
Course Outcomes
Students will:
1. LEARN ABOUT AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO APPLY A MODEL OF CRITICAL
THINKING/ANALYSIS TO CHILD MALTREATMENT ISSUES & RESEARCH.
2. Understand the historical trends in child maltreatment and child advocacy. Through lectures
and readings students will be given the history of the treatment of children including a brief world
history and US history.
3. Understand the philosophical underpinnings of responses to children and child maltreatment.
Through lectures and readings students will be exposed to the different beliefs through time and
through cultures that have shaped the responses to child maltreatment.
4. Understand their own values and perceptions and the impact those could have on their practice.
Be able to recognize, using critical thinking skills, when their own values and beliefs
interfere with their ability to be objective when working with a client. In class exercises will
be used to help students gain insight into their own values and beliefs. Students will also
have case studies to review and problem-solve. They will be expected to offer sound
reasoning for case plans. Students will learn to distinguish between actual fact, and
interpretation of an incident offered as fact. They will also learn, through exercises and case
planning, the difference between absolute knowledge and relative knowledge.
5. Become knowledgeable about both civil and criminal laws involved in child maltreatment in
selected states. Become aware of the outcomes of child maltreatment laws; be able to critique
the effectiveness of the laws and the unexpected outcomes. Students will develop questions
for speakers to elicit such information. They will also interview professionals in the field.
6. Become aware of the various issues having to do with child maltreatment and understand
the opposing positions surrounding those issues. Be able to provide sound arguments for
either position.
7. Become aware of the difference perspectives of a prosecuting attorney versus a defense
attorney. Students will be given concrete incidents and have to view them from these two
opposing perspectives. For example, how would each of these attorneys view a diaper
saturated with urine?
8. Understand the roles of the various professionals working in the field and their different
world views. Understand how various professionals treat situations differently based on
their professional socialization. Class exercises will be used to achieve this objective.
Understand how to work effectively with individuals from different professions.
9. Become aware of cultural differences and how they impact responses to child
maltreatment. Case studies will involve families from diverse cultures. Also, one of the
assignments concerns specific behaviors from different cultures.
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10. Become knowledgeable about the complexities of working in the field of child maltreatment.
11. Understand how to identify and respond to child maltreatment.
12. Understand the skills necessary to do the work. Begin to practice the skills necessary to do
good work. Be able to analyze case studies using evidence-based research. Students will be
given case studies and be expected to use evidence-based research to support their plans.
Students will also learn to critique the reliability of their sources and to recognize biases
where they occur. In preparation, students will be shown in class a variety of sources and
taught how to look for strengths and weaknesses and possible biases.
13. Become aware of what can be done to both prevent child maltreatment and intervene
effectively when it does occur. Lectures, readings, and class assignments will address this area.
Required Texts
1. Angelica, Jade Christine, MDiv; We Are Not Alone: A Teenage Girl’s Personal Account of
Incest from Disclosure Through Prosecution and Treatment; The Hawthorn Press, Inc.; New
York, 2002.
2. Barnett, Ola; Miller-Perrin, Cindy; Perrin, Robin; Family Violence Across the Lifespan; Sage
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA 2005.
3. APRI, Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse, 3rd edition, Sage Publications, Thousand
Oaks, CA, 2004.
Books on Reserve
1. Bancroft, Lundy; Silverman, Jay G.; The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of
Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics; Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA; 2002.
2. Righthand, Sue, M.D.; Kerr, Bruce, Ph.D.; Drach, Kerry;PsyD; Child Maltreatment Risk
Assessments; The Hawthorn Press, Inc., New York, 2003.
3. Rycus, Judith; Hughes, Ronald; Field Guide to Child Welfare: Foundations of Child Protective
Services, CWLA Press, Washington, DC, 1998.
4. Vogelsang, Janet, MSW, BCD; The Witness Stand: A Guide for Clinical Social Workers in the
Courtroom; The Hawthorne Press, New York, 2001.
5. Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD editors; Children
Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy
Development; Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000.
6. Fontes, Lisa Aronson, editor, Sexual Abuse in Nine North American Cultures: Treatment and
Prevention, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1995.
7. Walker, A.G. Handbook on Questioning Children: A Linguistic Perspective; American Bar
Association Center on Children and the Law, 1999.
Learning Plan:
Strategies Used to Meet Course Outcomes:
Controversial topic assignments
Case Studies
Discussion groups
Lectures
Skills based exercises & assignments
Speakers/Panels
Tests and papers
Course Requirements & Evaluation Methods
1. Controversial topic assignment
2. Tests
3. Case study
20%
30%
20%
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4. Class participation & attendance
5. Child experience project
TOTAL
Grading Scale
90-100 = A 80-89=B 70-79=C
10%
20%
100%
60-69=D
0-59=F
Assignments
1. Student groups will be given one of the following topics and do a review of the literature
looking at both sides of the issues. They will present their findings in oral reports to the
entire class. They will turn in outlines of their presentations plus an annotated bibliography.
For each source in the bibliography, students are to critique the reliability and validity of
their source. (SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR QUESTIONS AND TERMS TO BE
ADDRESSED.) (20% of grade)
Topics:
SIDS
Shaken baby syndrome
Minnesota’s alternative response vs. CHIPS petitions
Accommodation syndrome
Memory and suggestibility
Parental rights vs. parens patriae
Laws holding parents responsible for allowing children to witness
domestic violence
Family preservation vs. out-of-home placement
Corporal punishment
Permitting cultural specific actions such as coining & cupping
Laws allowing parents to forego medical treatment based on religious
Beliefs
2. Tests (30% of grade)
3. Students will be given a case study at the beginning of the semester. They will work in
groups on the case throughout the semester. In working the case, students are to use
evidence-based research. That case and the questions to be answered are attached to this
syllabus. Students are to write a group report and turn it in by 10:00 PM Wednesday,
December 7, 2005. This case will also be used throughout the semester for in-class exercises.
So always bring it to class. FOR THIS EXERCISE USE NAPIER AND GERSHENFELD’S
MODEL FOR RATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING. (SEE CASE STUDY AT END OF
SYLLABUS.) (20% of grade)
4. Students are expected to participate in class, be on time, and remain the entire class. Be aware
of the consequences of missing class. (10% of grade)
5. Towards the end of the semester, YOU are to spend five hours interacting with young
children YOU don’t know—ages 2-5. YOU are to use knowledge gained about both child
development and appropriate questioning of young children during these interactions. YOU
are then to write a five page paper (typed) using critical thinking discussing YOUR
experience including what YOU learned. YOU are to also write about how YOU applied the
knowledge gained in the class from both lectures and readings to YOUR interactions with
the children. IN OBSERVING AND WRITING ABOUT CHILDREN, HOW OBJECTIVE
ARE YOU? IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU FIND YOURSELF OBSERVING CHILDREN
THROUGH YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE? HOW EASY OR HARD IS IT TO
NOT JUDGE THE SITUATION? FOR EXAMPLE, DO YOUR STANDARDS OF
CLEANLINESS AFFECT HOW YOU VIEW A CHILD? DO YOUR STANDARDS OR
EXPECTIONS OF HOW A CHILD SHOULD BEHAVE IMPACT HOW YOU VIEW A
CHILD? Finally, YOU are to answer the question, how YOU see and interact with children
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now as compared to before this class. The time spent with the children must be verified.
(20% of grade)
Remember, in all projects students must evaluate the validity and reliability of information;
analyze modes of thought, arguments, explanations, and theories; recognize possible
inadequacies or biases in the evidence given to support arguments or conclusions; and
advance and support claims accordingly.
All written work in this class must be grammatically correct, well researched and well written.
All work should be typed, and double-spaced. Work should demonstrate that students have put
time, thought, and effort into it. Work should demonstrate that students understand the knowledge
and information. Papers should have the appropriate documentation and references. Citations
must be placed appropriately throughout the paper. Incorrect or poor grammar, misspelled words,
and typographical errors will result in significantly lowered grades.
Attendance
Points will be taken off of students’ final grades for missed classes regardless of the reason class
is missed (10 points per class). Students may type a nine page paper on the topic for the day
missed; in that case the 10 points will not be subtracted from the final grade. Missing three
classes regardless of the reasons will result in a failing grade.
Course Outline
AUGUST 31
CRITICAL THINKING & ANALYSIS AS APPLIED TO CHILD MALTREATMENT ISSUES
Historical Perspectives
Philosophical Underpinnings
Paternalism
Adultcentrism
Values & Attitudes that Can Lead to Child Maltreatment
One’s Own Values; One’s Own Perceptions of Abuser/Abused
Actual fact vs. interpretation of an incident as fact
Absolute knowledge vs. relative knowledge
Comparative Perspectives
Child Abuse Occurrence & Intervention Around the Globe
Sex Trafficking
Pornography
Internet
Legal Framework
United Nations Children’s Bill of Rights (4/20/96)
CAPTA PL 93-247 (1/31/74)
Crawford v. Washington (3/8/04)
HIPAA (1996)
Suggested Reading
Petr, Christopher; “Pragmatic Perspective 1: Combating Adultcentrism”; chapter 4 in Social
Work with Children and Their Families:Pragmatic Foundations; 2nd edition; Oxford University
Press; New York; 2004.
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Mitchell, Kimberly J.; Finkelhor, David; Wolak, Janis; “Victimization of Youths on the Internet”;
in Mullings, Janet; Marquart, James; Hartley, Deborah; editors; The Victimization of Children;
The Hawthorn Press; New York; 2003.
Vieth, Victor; “Keeping the Balance True: Admitting Child Hearsay I the Wake of Crawford v.
Washington”; NCPCA Update Newsletter, vol. 16, no. 12, 2004.
Podrid, Alexandra; “HIPAA—Exceptions Providing Law Enforcement Officials and Social
Service Providers Access to Protected Health Information”; APRI, National Center for
Prosecution of Child Abuse, vol. 16, no. 4, 2003.
Hill, Malcolm; Aldgate, Jane; Child Welfare Services: Developments in Law, Policy, Practice
and Research: Jessica Kingley Publishers, Bristol, Pennsylvania; 1996.
SEPTEMBER 7
Civil Laws; examples, Wisconsin & Minnesota
Criminal laws; examples, Wisconsin & Minnesota
Required Readings
Minnesota and Wisconsin State Statutes
Suggested Readings
Vieth, Victor; “Passover in Minnesota: Mandated Reporting and the Unequal Protection of
Abused Children”, William Mitchell Law Review, vol. 24. 1998, p. 131-168.
SEPTEMBER 14
Child Maltreatment—an Overview
Required Readings
Barnett, Ola; Miller-Perrin, Cindy; Perrin, Robin; Family Violence Across the Lifespan; p. 53178.
APRI, Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse, 3rd edition, Sage Publications, Thousand
Oaks, CA, 2004, pages 1-27.
Rycus, Judith; Hughes, Ronald; Field Guide to Child Welfare: Foundations of Child Protective
Services, p. 53-68. (on reserve)
Suggested Readings
Righthand, Sue, M.D.; Kerr, Bruce, Ph.D.; Drach, Kerry;PsyD; Child Maltreatment Risk
Assessments; The Hawthorn Press, Inc., New York, 2003, chapters 1 & 2. (on reserve)
SEPTEMBER 21
Who does what? (police, social workers, doctors, nurses, teachers…)
Working Collaboratively
Protocols/Multidisciplinary Team Responses
Required Readings
Barnett, Ola; Miller-Perrin, Cindy; Perrin, Robin; Family Violence Across the Lifespan; pages
179-192; 196-209.
Angelica, Jade Christine, MDiv; We Are Not Alone: A Teenage Girl’s Personal Account of Incest
from Disclosure Through Prosecution and Treatment; The Hawthorn Press, Inc.; New York,
2002.
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Suggested Readings
Angelica, Jade Christine, Mdiv; We Are Not Alone: Ateenage Boy’s Personal Account of Child
Sexual Abuse from Disclosure Through Prosecution and Treatment; The Hawthorne Press, New
York, 2002.
SPETEMBER 28
Risk Factors
Assessing Family Dynamics
Accommodation Syndrome, Memory and Suggestibility
Presentation: Accommodation syndrome & Memory & suggestibility
Required Readings
APRI, Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse, 3rd edition, Sage Publications, Thousand
Oaks, CA, 2004, pages 27-36.
Summit, Roland; “The Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome”, Child Abuse and
Neglect, 1985.
Suggested Readings
Geddie, Lane; Fradin, Sasha; Beer, Jessica; “Child Characteristics Which Impact Accuracy of
Recall and Suggestibility in Preschoolers: Is Age the Best Predictor?”; Child Abuse and Neglect,
vol. 24, no. 2 p. 223-235, 2000.
Vieth, Victor; “Memory and Suggestibility Research: Does the Surreal World of the Laboratory
Apply to the Real World?”; Finding Words Training Manual; American Prosecutors Research
Institute, 2002.
Rycus, Judith; Hughes, Ronald; Field Guide to Child Welfare: Foundations of Child Protective
Services, p. 75-136.
Righthand, Sue, M.D.; Kerr, Bruce, Ph.D.; Drach, Kerry;PsyD; Child Maltreatment Risk
Assessments; The Hawthorn Press, Inc., New York, 2003, chapters 3 & 5.
Dutton, Donald G. “Witnessing Parental Violence as a Traumatic Experience Shaping the
Abusive Personality”; editors, Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann,
Marlies, PhD; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention,
Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000, p. 59-67.
OCTOBER 5
Responses to Child Maltreatment
Alternative Response
Family Group Decision Making Conferencing
Family Based Counseling
Children’s Justice Initiative
CHIPS Petitions
Parenting Classes
Presentation: Corporal punishment
Required Readings
TBA blackboard and reserve
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Suggested Readings
Chaffin, Mark; Bonner, Barbara; “Family Preservation and Family Support Programs: Child
Maltreatment Outcomes Across Client Risk Levels and Program Types”; Child Abuse and
Neglect 25 (2001) 1269-1289.
Righthand, Sue, M.D.; Kerr, Bruce, Ph.D.; Drach, Kerry;PsyD; Child Maltreatment Risk
Assessments; The Hawthorn Press, Inc., New York, 2003, chapter 4.
OCTOBER 12 & 19
Skills Needed in Assessments/Investigations
Interviewing
Documenting
Corroborating
Interrogating
Presentations:
October 12: Parental Rights vs. Parens Patriae
October 19: Family Preservation vs. Out of Home Placement
Required Readings
APRI, Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse, 3rd edition, Sage Publications, Thousand
Oaks, CA, 2004, pages 37-72.
Suggested Readings:
Lazoritz, Stephen, MD and Palusci, Vincent, MD; editors; The Shaken Baby Syndrome: A
Multidisciplinary Approach; The Hawthorne Press, New York, 2002, chapters 4 & 13.
Wood, JM; Garven, S. “How Sexual Abuse Interviews go Astray: Implications for prosecutors,
police, and Child Protective Services”; Child Maltreatment, Vol. 5 No. 2, May 2000, p. 109-118.
Olafson, Erna; Kenniston, Julie; “The Child Forensic Interview Training Institute of the
Childhood Trust, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital”, The APSAC Advisor, winter 2004, p. 11-19.
Gambino, Veryl; “Testifying Tips for Child Abuse Investigators”; NCPCA Update Newsletter,
vol. 12, no. 5, 1999.
Holmes, Lori S., MA, LISW; Vieth, Victor; “Finding Words/Half a Nation: The Forensic
Interview Training Program of CornerHouse and APRI’s National Center for Prosecution of
Child Abuse”; The APSAC Advisor; Wintor, 2003, pages 4-8.
Vieth, Victor; “When a Child Stands Alone: The Search for Corroborating Evidence”; NCPCA
Update Newsletter, vol. 12, no. 6, 1999.
Lee, Devon, May, James, O’Keefe; “Tips for Investigating Child Fatalities”; NCPCA Update
Newsletter, vol. 13, no. 1, 2000.
Phillips, Allie; “How the Dynamics Between Animal Abuse and Child Abuse Affect the Forensic
Interview Process”; Reasonable Efforts; NCPTC/APRI, vol. 1, no. 4, 2004.
Olafson, Erna; “Introduction to New Series by Major Trainers About Child Forensic Interview
Training Programs”; The APSAC Advisor, winter 2003.
Boakes, Janet; “False Complaints of Sexual Assault: Recovered Memories of Childhood Sexual
Abuse”, Medical Science Law, vol. 39. no 2, 1999.
Eisen, ML; Qin, J; Goodman GS; Davis, SL; “Memory and Suggestibility in Maltreated Children:
Age, Stress Arousal, Dissociation, and Psychopathology”; Journal of Experimental Child
Psychology 83, 2002.
Sorensen, Teena; Snow, Barbara; “How Children Tell: The Process of Disclosure in Child Sexual
Abuse”; Child Welfare League of America, vol. LXX, no. 1, January-February 1991.
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APSAC, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children; “Practice Guidelines:
Psychosocial Evaluation of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment in Children and Adolescents”;
1995.
Vogelsang, Janet, MSW, BCD; The Witness Stand: A Guide for Clinical Social Workers in the
Courtroom; The Hawthorne Press, New York, 2001, chapters 2, 4, & 6.
Parrish, Rob; “Death by Pneumonia is Murder? Child Homicide Without a ‘Fatal’ Injury”; APRI,
vol. 11, no. 6, 1998.
OCTOBER 26
Presenting in Court
Case Management
Presentation: Minnesota’s alternative response vs. CHIPS petitions
Required Readings
Vogelsang, Janet, MSW, BCD; The Witness Stand: A Guide for Clinical Social Workers in the
Courtroom; The Hawthorne Press, New York, 2001, chapters 10, 12, 13, 14 & appendix. (on
reserve)
Suggested Readings
Walters, Susanne; “Working with the Non-Offending Caregiver”; APRI, National Center for
Prosecution of Child Abuse, vol. 15, no. 11, 2002.
Myers, John E.B.; Goodman, Gail S.; Saywitz, Karen; “Psychological Research on Children as
Witnesses: Practical Implications for Forensic Interviews and Courtroom Testimony”; Pacific
Law Journal, vol. 27, p. 1-82; 1996.
Angelica, Jade Christine, Mdiv; We Are Not Alone: A Guidebook for Helping Professionals and
Parents Supporting Adolescent Victims of Sexual Abuse; The Hawthorne Press, New York, 2002.
NOVEMBER 2
Understanding the Medical Issues
Presentations: Shaken Baby Syndrome and SIDS
Required Readings
Kempe, Henry C.; etc. “The Battered-Child Syndrome”, from 181 JAMA 17, July 7, 1962.
Palusci, Vincent; “The Role of Health Care Professionals in the Response to Child
Victimization”; in Mullings, Janet; Marquart, James; Hartley, Deborah; The Victimization of
Children; Haworth Press, New York, 2003.
(on reserve)
Suggested Readings
Byard, Roger, “Unexpected Infant Death: Lessons from the Sally Clark Case”, MJA, Volume 181
Number 1, July 2004.
Kreston, Susan; “Skin Over Blood Over Bones: Failure to Thrive”, American Prosecutors
Research Institute, vol. 15, no. 6, 2002.
Levitt, Carolyn; “Diagnostic Assessment of Overlooked Forms of Child Abuse: Neglect,
Endangerment, and Failure to Thrive”; speaker materials-handout.
Alexander, Randell, M.D., Ph.D.; “Shaken Baby Syndrome” handout
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Bechtel, Kirsten, etc. “Characteristics That Distinguish Accidential From Abusive Injury in
Hospitalized Young Children With Head Trauma”, Pediatrics Vol 114 No. 1 July 2004, p. 165168.
Kleinman, Paul; “Diagnostic Imaging In Infant Abuse”; 155 American Journal of Radiology 703
(1990), Nov. 17, 1992.
Moreno, Joelle Anne, J.D.; “A Courtroom Diagnosis: Countering the Defense of Temporary
Brittle Bone Disease and Mild OI”; APRI Update; National Center for Prosecution of Child
Abuse; vol. 16, no. 8, 2004.
Levitt, Carolyn, MD; “Medical Evaluation of the Sexually Abused Child”; Family Violence and
Abusive Relationships; vol. 20, no. 2, June 1993, pages 343-353.
Levitt, Carolyn, MD; “The Medical Examination in Child Sexual Abuse: A Balance Between
History and Exam”; Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, vol. 1(4), 1992.
NOVEMBER 9
Domestic Violence
Presentations: Laws holding parents responsible for allowing children to
witness domestic violence
Required Readings
Bancroft, Lundy; Silverman, Jay G.; The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic
Violence on Family Dynamics; Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA; 2002; p. 1-97.
Suggested Readings
Minnesota Department of Human Services; “Guidelines for Responding to the Co-occurrence of
Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence”, 2002.
Abuse of Children Wheel; Domestic Abuse Intervention Project; Duluth, MN; handout.
Levendosky, Alytia A.; Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.; “Trauma & Parenting in Battered Women:
An Addiction to an Ecological Model of Parenting”; editors, Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe,
Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current
Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press, New
York, 2000, p. 25-35.
Pepler, Debra J.; Catallo, Rose; Moore, Timothy, E.; “Consider the Children: Research Informing
Interventions for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence”; editors, Geffner, Robert A. PhD.;
Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current
Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press, New
York, 2000, p. 37-57.
Gelles, Richard; “Controversies in Family Preservation Programs”; ”; in Geffner, Robert A. PhD.;
Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD editors; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence:
Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press,
New York, 2000, p. 239-252.
Rossman, Robbie B.B.; Ho, Joyce; “Posttraumatic Response & Children Exposed to Parental
Violence”; editors, Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD;
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, &
Policy Development; Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000, p. 85-106..
NOVEMBER 16
Other Relevant Issues Pertinent to Child Maltreatment
Developmental Disabilities (either the abuser/abused)
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Mental Illness (either the abuser/abused)
Cultural Issues
Religious Issues
The Impact on Service Providers
Safety
Presentations: Permitting cultural specific actions such as coining & cupping
Required Readings
Gabriel, Martha; “Surviving Listening and Witnessing: Vicarious Traumatization in Social
Workers Practitioners”. (on reserve)
Vieth, Victor; "When Days are Gray: Burnout as a Child Abuse Professional"; APRI Update,
Vol. 14, No. 4 (2001). (on reserve)
Jones, Karyn Dayle; “The Impact of Learning about Child Abuse Trauma”; Journal of
Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, vol. 4, spring 2002. (on reserve)
Bottoms, Nielsen, Murray, & Filipas; “Religion-Related Child Physical Abuse: Characteristics
and Psychological Outcomes”; in Mullings, Janet; Marquart, James; Hartley, Deborah, editors;
The Victimization of Children; Haworth Press, New York, 2003. (on reserve)
Bruhm, Christina M.; “Children with Disabilities: Abuse, Neglect, and the Child Welfare
System”; in Mullings, Janet; Marquart, James; Hartley, Deborah; The Victimization of Children;
Haworth Press, New York, 2003. (on reserve)
NOVEMBER 30
The Future
Prevention
Child Advocacy
Decrease Societal Acceptance of Violence
Increase Societal Commitment to Children
Increase Funding for Children’s Needs
Gaining Local Community Support
Presentation: Laws allowing parents to forego medical treatment based on
religious beliefs
Required Readings
Barnett, Ola; Miller-Perrin, Cindy; Perrin, Robin; Family Violence Across the Lifespan; p. 17-27,
29-52, 374-387.
Wiebush, Richard; Freitag, Raelene, Baird, Christopher; “Preventing Delinquency Through
Improved Child Protection Services”, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, July 2001. (on reserve)
“Forty Developmental Assets”; Handout; Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN 1997. (handout)
Vieth, Victor; “Unto the Third Generation: A Call to End Child Abuse in the United States within
120 Years”; unpublished paper; 2004. (on blackboard)
Suggested Readings
Busch, Ruth; Robertson, Neville; “Innovative Approaches to Child Custody & Domestic
Violence in New Zealand: The Effects of Law Reform on the Discourses of Battering”; in
Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD editors; Children
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Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy
Development; Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000, p. 269-297.
Bala, Nicholas; “A Differentiated Legal Approach to the Effects of Spousal Abuse on Children:
A Canadian Context”; in Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies,
PhD editors; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention,
Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000, p. 301-328.
Sudermann, Marlies; Marshall, Larry; Loosely, Susan; “Evaluation of the London (Ontario)
Community Group Treatment Programme for Children Who Have Witnessed Woman Abuse”; in
Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD editors; Children
Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy
Development; Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000, p. 127-139.
Rabenstein, Stephanie; Lehmann, Peter; “Mothers & Children Toegether: A Family Group
Treatment Approach”; in Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies,
PhD editors; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention,
Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000, p. 185-205.
Echlin, Carole; Osthoff, Bina; “Child Protection Workers & Battered Women’s Advocates
Working Together to End Violence Against Women & Children”; in Geffner, Robert A. PhD.;
Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD editors; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence:
Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press,
New York, 2000, p. 207-219.
Hilton, N. Zoe; “The Role of Attitudes & Awareness in Anti-Violence Education”; in Geffner,
Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann, Marlies, PhD editors; Children Exposed to
Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy Development;
Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000, p. 221-238.
Friend, Colleen; “Aligning with the Battered Woman to Protect Both Mother & Child: Direct
Practice & Policy Implications”; in Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann,
Marlies, PhD editors; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research,
Intervention, Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press, New York, 2000, p. 253-267.
Markenson, David; Foltin, George; Tunik, Michael; “Knowledge and Attitude Assessment and
Educastion of Prehospital Personell in Child Abuse and Neglect: Report of a National Blue
Ribbon Panel”; Prehospital Emergency Care, Philadelphia: Jul/Sep 2002, Vol. 6, Iss. 3, p. 261273.
Alvarez, Krisann; Kenny, Maureen; Donohue, Brad; “Why are Professionals Failing to Initiate
Mandated Reports of Child Maltreatment, and are There any Empirically Based Training
Programs to Assist Professionals in the Reporting Process?” Aggression and Violent Behavior,
article in press.
Fishel, Fennell; “Parent Education: An Evaluation of STEP on Abusive Parents’ Perceptions and
Abuse Potential”; Journal of Child Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 1998, Jul.-Sep. 11(3): 107125.
“Juvenile Injustice”, U.S. News & World Report, 8/9/2004, p. 28-32
McWhirter, J. Jeffries; McWhirter, Benedict T.; McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; McWhirter, Robert J.;
At Risk Youth: A Comprehensive Response, 3rd edition; Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 2004, pages
285-303.
“Strengthening Economic Justice Content in Social Work Education”, Arete, Journal of the
College of Social Work University of South Carolina
Taban, Nooshin; Lutzker, John; “Consumer Evaluation of an Ecobehavioral Program for
Prevention and Intervention of Child Maltreatment”, Journal of Family Violence, Vol. 16, No. 3,
2001, p. 323-330.
DECEMBER 7
Final Exam
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PRESENTATIONS
September 28
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16
November 30
Accommodation syndrome
Memory & suggestibility
Corporal punishment
Parental rights vs. parens patriae
Family preservation vs. out-of-home placement
Minnesota’s alternative response vs. CHIPS petitions
SIDS
Shaken baby syndrome
Laws holding parents responsible for allowing children
to witness domestic violence
Permitting cultural specific actions such as coining &
cupping
Laws allowing parents to forego medical treatment based
on religious beliefs
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Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, & Policy Development; Hawthorne Press,
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Practice & Policy Implications”; in Geffner, Robert A. PhD.; Jaffe, Peter G. PhD.; Sudermann,
Marlies, PhD editors; Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research,
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Markenson, David; Foltin, George; Tunik, Michael; “Knowledge and Attitude Assessment and
Educastion of Prehospital Personell in Child Abuse and Neglect: Report of a National Blue
Ribbon Panel”; Prehospital Emergency Care, Philadelphia: Jul/Sep 2002, Vol. 6, Iss. 3, p. 261273.
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CASE STUDY
On 4/20/05 10:13 PM Alice Wiggum brought her daughter Jane Wiggum to the emergency room
at Hopkins Memorial Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Jane was treated for a third degree burn. Although
the mother claimed it was an accident, doctors were suspiscious. They did a complete exam and
discovered evidence of sexual abuse. Jane, when questioned, just shrugged her shoulders. She
refused to answer questions. Doctors reported their suspicions to child protective services. Jane
was kept over night.
Social worker Jane Dobbs and officer Mike Ferden visited the home at 3211 Loveless Lane on
April 21, 2005 at 8:30 AM. They took photos of the home. All four children were placed in
emergency foster care after receiving medical treatment.Photos of injuries to the other three
children were taken at the hospital. Two emaciated dogs were discovered chained in the back
yard. The local humane society was called; both dogs were removed and later put to sleep.
Both Alice and her boyfriend were home at the time. Alice stated that the baby’s injuries were an
accident. She did admit that sometimes she and her boyfriend become frustrated with the twins
and would physically discipline them. She admitted that sometimes she might have gone too far.
Dobbs and Ferden also noticed bruising around the mother’s neck; the bruises appeared to be
hand prints as if someone had choked her. Her left eye was also black and there was a cut above
the same eye just above the eyebrow. She didn’t want to talk about her injuries.
Upon doing a record check, officer Ferden discovered that Alice had pled guilty to charges
involving the death of her first born, Sally Wiggum. Alice served 6 months in jail and was placed
on probation for 5 years. She was allowed to keep her children after social services closed her
case because she had met her goals and appeared to be parenting appropriately. She did not come
to the attention of social services again until the above incident. None of her children are enrolled
in any school or preschool program.
Alice has never been married. All of her children have been fathered by different men. Alice has
had “dozens” of partners according to her. She is not sure who the fathers are, has slept with men
whose last names she doesn’t even know, and has never received any child support. She has been
with her current boyfriend for 11 months. She has 4 DWIs and has been in treatment for
alcholism twice. Her current boyfriend has 2 DWIs on his record, but states that he does not have
a drinking problem.
Alice states that she loves her kids, but gets depressed, drinks, and then looses control. She is
currently receiving MFIP, is on medicaid, and has an EBT card. She is working with the
workforce center to obtain employment. She has been sanctioned twice for not following through
with her plan.
She lives at 3211 Loveless Lane in a house owned by her father who works odd jobs to support
himself. He was laid off six months ago from a factory job when the plant closed down. Her
boyfriend works construction and has resided with her for the last month.
The members of her family are as follows:
Alice Mary Wiggum, DOB 1/20/67,
3211 Loveless Lane
St. Paul, MN
Alice’s children:
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Sally Wiggum, Deceased: 5/2/97
Cause of death: starvation; age 23 months
Jane Wiggum, DOB 2/4/97
Joe & Kristen Wiggum, twins, DOB 3/10/98
Derick Wiggum, DOB 3/14/04
Derick’s father, James Goodman DOB 6/4/64
John Valentine, DOB 3/2/40
Alice’s father
3211 Loveless Lane
St. Paul, MN
Mary Frances Valentine
Alice’s mother
deceased
Sarah Schwartz, DOB 6/20/69
Samantha McGuire, DOB 7/30/71
Alice’s sister; single parent
Alice’s sister; husband: Thomas McGuire
Resides in Rochester, MN
DOB 6/5/70; one child: Anthony Thomas
One child: Molly Schwartz, DOB 4/20/03
McGuire DOB 12/21/04
Reside in LaCrosse, WI
In this family:
What family variables increase the risks for child maltreatment? Use evidence based research to
support your opinions.
Write up this case as if you were a child protection worker. Your write up should be what you
would put in a case file as documentation. Your write up should be objective and not reflect any
biases.
Create a sexual abuse forensic interview between a forensic interviewer and Jane, age 7.
Demonstrate that you know the basic stages of a forensic interview, and the do’s and don’ts.
Questions should demonstrate that you understand developmentally appropriate questioning of
children. (Use the APRI book and Anne Graffam Walker.) This write up would be like a script in
a play. Again, document and used evidence based research.
Discuss the strengths and challenges of the family from the information you have. If this case
were to go to court, what questions might a prosecutor ask? A defense attorney? Take the various
facts and discuss how they might be argued from a prosecutor’s point of view and then a defense
attorney’s point of view.
If a CHIPS petition were filed, what would the goals, objectives, referrals for services, and
expectations of the mother most likely be? Another way to look at this question is, what would
the mother have to do to get her children returned?
The above five questions must be typed. Put all students’ names involved in the work on the
paper. E-mail as an attachment to the professor by 10:00 PM Wednesday December 7, 2005.
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Note: Pictures of family, house, and pets provided.
A MODEL FOR RATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING
BY
RODNEY W. NAPIER & MATTI K. GERSCHENFELD
1. MAKE A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM CONDITIONS AS YOU SEE IT.
INCLUDE HOW THE SITUATION/PROBLEM INFLUECES YOU.
2. DESCRIBE WHAT THE DEFINED CONDITION WOULD BE LIKE IN AN IDEAL BUT
REACHABLE STATE.
3. IDENTIIFY THE SPECIFIC DISCREPANCIES THAT EXIST BETWEEN THE PRESENT
VIEW OF REALITY AND THE IDEAL STATE.
4. ANALYZE THE NATURE OF THE CONDITION MORE THOROUGHLY. DO THIS BY
ASKING A SERIES OF CRITICAL QUESTIONS
A. DOES THERE APPEAR TO BE MORE THAN ONE PROBLEM EXISTING,
EACH OF WHICH WARRANTS INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION?
B. WHAT BENEFITS DOES THE PRESENT CONDITION HOLD FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEFINING IT AS A PROBLEM?
C. WHAT ARE THE BLOCKAGES THAT HAVE BEEN THROWN UP IN THE
FACE OF PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT CHANGE?
D. FINALLY, WHAT ARE THE PRESENT SOLUTIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
BEING ATTEMPTED ALBEIT UNSUCCESSFULLY?
5. NOW IN LIGHT OF ALL THE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM
CONDITION, REDEFINE IT AS CLEARLY AND SUCCINCTLY AS POSSIBLE. (NOTE
THAT A PROBLEM CONDITION SIMPLY DESCRIBES A STATE THAT NEEDS
CHANGING. THERE IS NO IMPLICATION OF GOOD OR BAD AND NO IMPLIED
SOLUTION.)
6. WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE IMPLICATIONS OF A PARTICULAR SOLUTION,
GENERATE AS MANY ALTERNATIVES AS POSSIBLE.
7. SCREEN THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES BY CHANGING THEM INTO SPECIFIC,
OBJECTIVES WHICH BY THEIR NATURE SUGGEST DIRECTION, QUANTITY, AND
WHERE AND WHEN THEY WILL OCCUR. ALSO, MAKE AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE
WHICH OF THE RESULTING OBJECTIVES WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT
WITH THE LEAST COST TO YOU OR THE ORGANIZATION, AND WHICH, FOR
WHATEVER REASON, SEEM IMPRACTICAL.
8. CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES—THE PRICE TO BE PAID—THE IMPACT ON THE
INDIVIDUAL OR THE ORGANIZATION OR GROUP IF EACH OF THE SELECTED
OBJECTIVES WERE TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
9. MONITOR AND DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO INSURE THE
STABILIZING OF MOST CHANGE EFFORTS.
10. EVALUATE PROBLEM-SOLVING EFFORTS TO DECIDE WHAT STEPS SHOULD BE
TAKEN NEXT.
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QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSIGNMENT ONE*
1. JUDGE THE CREDIBILITY OF THE SOURCE:
A. EXPERTISE OF THE RESEARCHER/AUTHOR
B. LACK OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
C. AGREEMENT AMONG SOURCES
D. REPUTATION OF RESEARCHER/AUTHOR
E. USE OF ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES
F. KNOWN RISK TO REPUTATION
G. ABILITY TO GIVE REASONS
H. PUBLISHED IN A PEER REVIEWED, PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL
I. STATEMENTS PRESENTED DERIVED FROM EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH
NOT PERSONAL BELIEFS, VALUES AND INVESTED INTEREST
J. STUDENT PRESENTERS ARE AWARE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR OWN
BIASES, BELIEFS, AND VALUES AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE ISSUES
2. DISCUSS THE VALIDITY OF THE RESEARCH: DO THE TESTS UTILIZED IN THE
RESEARCH MEASURE THE CONCEPT WHICH THE RESEARCHERS THINK IS BEING
MEASURED?
3. DISCUSS THE RELIABILITY OF THE RESEARVCH: TO WHAT DEGREE DOES A
MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE PRODUCE SIMILAR OUTCOMES WHEN IT IS
REPEATED?
* ADAPTED FROM ROBERT H. ENNIS, “A SUPER-STREAMLINED CONCEPTION OF
CRITICAL THINKING”; 4/3/00;
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