Acts of Omission: An Overview of Child Neglect (1 credit hour)
Program Summary: This course provides an overview of child neglect and explores risk factors, protective factors, reasons for neglect, and consequences. Strategies for assessment, prevention, and intervention are given.
This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and it is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice
Publisher: Child Welfare Information Gateway
Course Objectives: To enhance professional practice, values, skills, and knowledge by identifying key issues related to child neglect
Learning Objectives: Identify protective and risk factors for neglect. Describe consequences of neglect. Identify strategies for assessment, prevention, and intervention.
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G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course. She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience. She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City. She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work. The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.