Manadated child abuse part 2

Week 6 - Assignment

Final Paper: From Policy to Delivery 

Topics (Choose one topic from the following list as a focus for your research project):

1. Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse: Laws requiring the mandated reporting of child abuse have been enacted in every state in the United States. Mandated reporting laws cross disciplines (counseling, psychology, medicine, nursing, education, etc.). Some professionals have criticized these laws on the basis of interfering with their professional relationship with children.

After you have selected a topic, you will prepare a comprehensive 4,200-5,250 word (12-15 page) paper that analyzes all of the following areas from a cross-disciplinary perspective:

· Define the human service policy topic you have chosen from a cross-disciplinary perspective. What are the problems, areas, and disciplines that you will explore in your paper? (2-3 pages)

· Briefly summarize and review the relevant federal and state regulations, laws, or court rulings relevant to your topic. (2-3 pages)

· How do these laws and regulations impact the provision of services? Ensure you address the impact the development of budgets, management of staff and volunteers, the ability to engage in advocacy efforts in this analysis.  (6-8 pages)

· What future research/policies/law/regulations are needed to address this issue adequately? (2-3 pages)

· Reference

· American SPCC. (2014). Child Abuse Statistics - American SPCC. American SPCC. https://americanspcc.org/child-abuse-statistics/

· Bourne, R., Newberger, E. H., & White, C. S. (1991). Mandated child abuse reporting. Ethics & Behavior, 1(2), 145–153. https://doi-org.proxy- library.ashford.edu/10.1207/s15327019eb0102_6

· Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2019). Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect. State Statutes, Current through April 2019, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau, Washington, DC.

· Duncan Lindsey. (1994). Mandated reporting and child abuse fatalities: Requirements for a system to protect children. Social Work Research, 18(1), 41–54.

· Farberman, H. A., & Finch, S. J. (1997). Confidentiality vs. mandated reporting of child abuse: A. Applied Behavioral Science Review, 5(1), 101. https://doi-org.proxy- library.ashford.edu/10.1016/S1068-8595(97)80009-8

· World Health Organization [WHO]. (2020, June 8). Child Maltreatment from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/child-maltreatment