Child Abuse Identification and Reporting: The Pennsylvania Requirement _____________________________
taking into account the expanded definition of perpetrator, the updated processes in place for reporting cases of suspected child abuse, and the delineated roles of mandated reporters. Doing so will help ensure the safety of millions of children in Pennsylvania.
FACULTY BIOGRAPHY Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW , received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She has clinical experience in mental health in correc- tional settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community health centers. In 1997, she received her PhD from UCLA, School of Public Policy and Social Research. Dr. Yick Flanagan completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at Hunter College, School of Social Work in 1999. In that year she taught the course Research Methods and Violence Against Women to Masters degree students, as well as conducting qualitative research studies on death and dying in Chinese American families. Previously acting as a faculty member at Capella University and Northcentral University, Dr. Yick Flanagan is currently a contributing faculty member at Walden University, School of Social Work, and a dissertation chair at Grand Canyon Uni- versity, College of Doctoral Studies, working with Industrial Organizational Psychology doctoral students. She also serves as a consultant/subject matter expert for the New York City Board of Education and publishing companies for online cur- riculum development, developing practice MCAT questions in the area of psychology and sociology. Her research focus is on the area of culture and mental health in ethnic minority communities.
RESOURCES
ChildLine: Pennsylvania Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-932-0313
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/keepkidssafe Child Welfare Information Gateway 330 C Street SW Washington, DC 20201 1-800-394-3366 To report abuse: 1-800-422-4453 https://www.childwelfare.gov
Child Welfare League of America 727 15th Street NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20005 202-688-4200 https://www.cwla.org National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence P.O. Box 5222 Arlington, VA 22205 202-429-6695 https://www.preventfamilyviolence.org Pennsylvania Chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers and Multidisciplinary Teams
WORKS CITED https://qr2.mobi/ChildAbuse-PA
Implicit Bias in Health Care The role of implicit biases on healthcare outcomes has become a concern, as there is some evidence that implicit biases contribute to health disparities, professionals’ attitudes toward and interactions with patients, quality of care, diagno- ses, and treatment decisions. This may produce differences in help-seeking, diagnoses, and ultimately treatments and interventions. Implicit biases may also unwittingly produce professional behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that reduce patients’ trust and comfort with their provider, leading to earlier termination of visits and/or reduced adherence and follow-up. Disadvantaged groups are marginalized in the healthcare system and vulnerable on multiple levels; health professionals’ implicit biases can further exacerbate these existing disadvantages. Interventions or strategies designed to reduce implicit bias may be categorized as change-based or control-based. Change-based interventions focus on reducing or changing cognitive associations underlying implicit biases. These inter- ventions might include challenging stereotypes. Conversely, control-based interventions involve reducing the effects of the implicit bias on the individual’s behaviors. These strate- gies include increasing awareness of biased thoughts and responses. The two types of interventions are not mutually exclusive and may be used synergistically.
P.O. Box 3323 Erie, PA 16508 814-431-8151 https://penncac.org Pennsylvania Child Welfare Information Solution 877-343-0494 https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis Pennsylvania Department of Human Services P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17105 1-800-692-7462 https://www.dhs.pa.gov University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center
403 East Winding Hill Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-795-9048 http://www.pacwrc.pitt.edu
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