Learning Resources
Required Resources
Course Text:
Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education
(5th ed.)
Chapter 5, "Emergency Response Procedures for Early
Childhood Education Enviroments" (pp. 170
–
180) and (pp. 188
–
205)
Chapter 10, "Tools for Promoting Good Health in Children" (pp.
379
–
419)
Chapter 15, "Providing Mentally and Emotionally Healthy
Environment" (pp. 574-589)
Chapter 14, "Child Maltreatment" (pp. 524
–
545 and 549
–
553)
Note:
Peruse the following Web sites and online articles. You will
need to refer to these resources when completing your
Discussion and Application Assignment.
Web Sites:
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Child Abuse and Neglect
http://www.childwelfare.gov/can/

FEMA
http://www.fema.gov/
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/
Articles:
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency: Bureau of Plans.
(2003, August).
Day care facilities emergency planning guide
.
Retrieved from
http://www.pema.state.pa.us/pema/lib/pema/daycareplanningtoo
lkit/day_care_facilities_planning_guide.pdf
Bureau of Plans Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
www.pema.state.pas.us
Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2008, April).
Long-term consequences of child abuse and neglect
.
Retrieved from
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_conseq
uences.cfm
Child Welfare Information Gateway. For more information:
www.childwelfare.gov
National Association for the Education of Young Children.
(2004).
Where we stand on child abuse prevention
.
Retrieved from
http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/childabusestand.pdf
Reproduced with permission of National Association for the
Education of Young Children in the format Scan via Copyright
Clearance Center.
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. (n.d.).
Signs and symptoms: Shaken baby syndrome.
Retrieved November 12, 2008, from

http://www.dontshake.org/sbs.php?topNavID=3&subNavID=22
American Psychological Association. (2001).
Understanding child sexual abuse: Education, prevention, and
recovery.
Retrieved November 12, 2008, from
http://www.apa.org/pubs/info/brochures/sex-abuse.aspx
Position Statement:
Caregivers of Young Children: PReventing and Responding to
Child Maltreatment
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/caregive/caregiv
eb.cfm
Violence in the Lives of Children
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSVIOL98.PDF
Optional Resources
Web Sites:
Prevent Child Abuse America
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/index.shtml
Child Abuse Prevention Network
http://child.cornell.edu/
Childhelp
http://www.childhelp.org/
Child Abuse and Neglect
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotion
al_sexual_neglect.htm
Child Maltreatment

Statistics show that children under the age of 6 are at the most
risk for being abused and neglected, with children under the age
of 1 having the highest rate of abuse and neglect. In addition,
84% of abusers are found to be parents (Robertson, p. 524).
Anyone working with young children has a responsibility to
recognize the signs and symptoms of abuse and intervene on the
child's (or children's) behalf.
Your involvement can help change the course of the child's and
family members' lives.
Review and/or familiarize yourself with relevant information
and guidelines about child maltreatment from your Learning
Resources this week, including those in your text. (See Tables
14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, pages 530-538,
and "Reality Check: Domestic Violence and Its Effects on
Children's Lives," pages 542–544.)
By Day 3:
Reflect
on what you have learned about this topic this week and
consider the following:
The ethical responsibility of early childhood professionals with
regard to protecting the health and well-being of young children
The short- and long-term ramifications of child maltreatment
Your state requirements with regard to reporting child
maltreatment
Then,
post
a response based on the following scenario:
You are a professional working in a day care program for
infants and children up to age 4. You begin to notice several
signs exhibited by one of the 3-year-olds in your care that
indicate possible abuse. You understand that child maltreatment
is an extremely complicated situation; however, you also know

it is your ethical and legal responsibility to act.
What should you do first in order to determine whether or not
you are correct in your suspicion of abuse?
What intervention methods and strategies might you take in
response to the situation?
How could you support the child and his/her family through
referrals or other means, ensuring that the child is protected
throughout the process?
What are your state's procedures for documenting and reporting
any observed maltreatment?