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Greytak, Emily A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (1974) requires that states receiving U.S. federal funds directed at child abuse implement mandated reporting laws. As a result, all states have adopted legislation requiring teachers and other professionals who deal with children to report suspicions of child abuse. The federal mandate for such…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy
Krase, Kathryn S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
"Educational personnel" serve as an important conduit for family involvement in child protective services (CPS). Educational personnel are the largest source of reports of suspected child maltreatment in the United States (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2007). However, reports made by educational personnel are…
Descriptors: African American Children, Human Services, Poverty, Child Abuse