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Prevention of Child Abuse in Educational Setting

literature related to intervention and prevention of child abuse in the context of the educational setting. The areas of the literature that are covered are: (1) the role of the school; (2) the role of the teacher; (3) resources and strategies for the teacher; and (4) resources and strategies for the classroom.

Several articles have examined the role of the school in preventing, and intervening in cases of child abuse. In this regard, Lumsden (1991) has stated that the role of the school in the prevention and intervention in abuse situations can take several forms such as identification and reporting of incidents and the collaboration of the school with social agencies within the community. However, she says that it is important to remember that:

. . .the school is part of a prevention plan at only one level; the ultimate challenge lies in confronting the social attitudes and conditions that foster or tolerate child abuse. (p.1)

According to McCarthy (1989), reporting incidents of child abuse is the primary role played by most schools. She points out that failure to report places the school at risk for liability suits involving violations of abuse victims constitutional rights. McCarthy makes a number of recommendations for strengthening abuse prevention through incidence reporting. These include provision of inservice education for school personnel, creation of awareness of child abuse symptoms and the vulnerability of school personnel to charges of abuse.

Hopkins (1989) states that the role of the school in terms of prevention and intervention in child abuse cannot be separated from the role of the school counselor. She states that one of the obligations of the school counselor is to provide abuse-related information to school administrators, teachers, and the community. Hopkins also notes that more than any other school personnel, it is the school counselor who needs to be:

. . .insightful, knowledgeable and ...

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