Child Protective Services
July 19, 2008
Child Protective Services (CPS) is a department or agent of the government which protects children against abuses and neglect. It is also called the Department of Social Service (DSS).The child protective services works on referrals and does some investigations on the child reported without disclosing the name of the person who informed them.
Citizens should be able to point out or identify child abuse or maltreatment and report it to the CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
Abuse of a child can be in the following form
I. Emotional, mental, psychological harm to the child resulting in an impaired growth, thinking or psychological development
II. Physical injury or a solid threat to harm the child done without the intention of necessary disciplining the child or accident
III. Failing to protect or prevent harm or physical injury to a child caused by another person
IV. Sexual harassment of a child that will disturb the child’s emotions and psychological functioning
V. Failing to prevent an act that will result in sexual conduct harmful to the child
VI. Not disciplining or encouraging sexual conduct to the child
VII. Allowing filming or photographing of a child when you know the acts are obscene
VIII. Constantly using controlled substances and also encouragement of the child to use the controlled substance
Negligence of a child can be in the form of
i. Leaving a child getting exposed to situation that cause mental or physical harm without organizing some form of care for the child
ii. Failing to follow medical advice for the child which might result in death or physical harm
iii. Failing to provide the child with basic needs like food and shelter
iv. Failing to remove a child from situations where the child would be sexually harassed
When the CPS finds it necessary to protect the child, they have the option to care for the child in-home or out of home.
In-home services are offered so as to keep the child with the family whilst studying well the improvement of the situation
Out-of-home services are offered when the situation is tense and removal of the child from the family for sometime seems the only best option
When child maltreatment is reported the child protective services will firstly assess or investigate to make sure that there was child abuse
Secondly they will assess the family to check the causes, nature and extent of abuse
Next they will plan the case and lastly they will provide the necessary service
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