Child Abuse: Clinical, Ethical, & Legal Issues Self-Directed

Course Objectives

• Describe the epidemiology of child abuse among the American populace.
• Describe the predisposing factors for child abuse.
• Identify the categories of child abuse.
• Recognize clinical signs observable on child abuse victims.
• Recognize clinical findings and conditions that mimic child abuse.
• Recognize typical behaviors of child abusers in the healthcare setting.
• Discuss the ethical and legal implications of child abuse for healthcare practitioners.
• Describe the impact of child abuse situations on healthcare practitioners.

Pennsylvania license holders: We are not able to report our Child Abuse course to the state of Pennsylvania, therefore you must take a course from a provider that does. We recommend you take the online course offered by the University of Pittsburgh (https://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu). They will report your course completion electronically to the Pennsylvania Department of State professional licensing board.