HS 200 - Child Abuse and Neglect

WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required

Admission to a Human Services program.

Course Description: Examines historical and contemporary perspectives on child maltreatment, including neglect, physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, and ritualistic abuse of children. The course will also touch on various type of elder abuse. Students will study the psycho-social impact of maltreatment on victims and their families, along with treatments available for survivors, abusers and their families. Students will be acquainted with the developmental, medical and legal aspects of the different types of abuse and will study the indicators of abuse, intervention, prevention, reporting criteria, and legal procedures. Formerly offered as HDFS260.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Describe the historical factors contributing to our current perspectives on abuse & neglect.
• CLO#2: Explain the basic indicators of child maltreatment.
• CLO#3: Identify the dynamics of both familial and extra-familial abuse.
• CLO#4: Give examples of myths and facts about abuse victims, survivors and offenders. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#5: Delineate requirements and procedures for reporting child maltreatment.
• CLO#6: Identify the process and rationale for termination of parental rights in child abuse cases.
• CLO#7: Describe survivor & offender treatment programs.