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• Boundaries
• Crisis Intervention
• Warning Signs of Substance Abuse
• Warning Signs of Adolescent Depression
• Warning Signs of Suicide
• Warning Signs of Emotional Distrubance
• Preventing and Dealing with Violence
• Referring Adolescents for Assistance
• Child Abuse or Neglect
  • Types of Child Abuse
  • Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect
  • Proper Response to Actual or Suspected Child Abuse
  • Seeking Additional Information
• Crisis Response

 

Last Revised on January 14, 2012

Child abuse and child neglect include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Engaging in sexual activity with a minor
• Prolonged unhealthy denial of proper or necessary subsistence, education, medical care, or other care necessary for the child’s health
• Use of restraint procedures on a child that cause injury or pain
• Administration of prescriptive drugs or medication without the ongoing supervision of a licensed physician or authorized registered nurse
• Providing alcoholic beverages or controlled substances
• Commission of any intentional act that threatens or is likely to result in any injury or death to the child

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