College of Medicine MD Curriculum

Child Advocacy

TITLE: Child Advocacy 

COURSE NO.: SOMN 714

DEPARTMENT: Psychiatry

DURATION: January - May (First Year Students)

DIRECTOR: Michele Knox, Ph.D.; Michele.knox@utoledo.edu; Phone: 419-383-3919

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: First-year or second-year students learn about child advocacy and child maltreatment and its consequences, as well as professional responses to child maltreatment. All students receive an orientation at the beginning of the elective and attend didactic presentations to learn and discuss a variety of topics concerning child advocacy. Students also meet with faculty for small group case discussion. The total requirements are follows:

1. 1 hour meeting every other week, during which faculty and related professionals present relevant topics, view documentaries, andfacilitate discussion.
2. Each student studies one de-identified patient case involving suspected child maltreatment and writes a paper or does a briefpresentation about the case at the end of the course.
3. Each student completes the Attachment Vitamins online training modules (https://learn.nctsn.org/enrol/index.php?id=483)independently and turns in the completion certificate.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

1. Discuss the cycle of family violence commonly experienced in contexts of maltreatment. (EPOs: MK-4,MK-2)
2. Explain the development of psychopathology in the child related to maltreatment. (EPOs: MK-4)
3. Describe interdisciplinary programs for families to prevent or respond to maltreatment. (EPOs: PC-7)
4. Describe long-term consequences of maltreatment commonly experienced by adolescent and adult survivors. (EPOs: MK-4)
5. Explain the role of professionals working with families in promoting change that will result in fewer incidentsof child maltreatment. (EPOs: MK-7, PC-2, PB-1)

METHODS OF TEACHING:

• Clinical case presentations / discussions
• Lecture
• Lecture / media
• Small group discussion
• Online learning modules

METHODS OF EVALUATION AND STUDENT FEEDBACK:

• Attendance
• Presentation
• Formative feedback

Required Viewing: Attachment Vitamins online training modules https://learn.nctsn.org/enrol/index.php?id=483

Optional Readings and Other Resources:

• Christian, C. W., & Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. (2015). The evaluation of suspected child physical abuse. Pediatrics, peds-2015. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2015/04/21/peds.2015-0356.full.pdf
• Kellogg, N. (2005). The evaluation of sexual abuse in children. Pediatrics, 116(2), 506-512. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/116/2/506.full.pdf
• Chaffin & Friedrich (2004). Evidence-based treatments in child abuse and neglect. Children and Youth Services Review, 26, 1097–1113.
• Dubowitz et al. (2009). Pediatric Primary Care to Help Prevent Child Maltreatment: The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model. Pediatrics, 123(3), 858 -864. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-1376.
• Asnes, G. A., & Leventhal, J. M. (2011). Connecting the dots in childhood and adolescent trauma. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 165(1), 87-89.
• Finkelhor, D., Ormrod, R., Turner, H., & Hamby, S. (2011). School, police and medical authority involvement with children who have experienced victimization. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 165(1), 9-15.
• Perry, B., & Szalavitz, M. (2006). The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. New York: Basic Books.
• Stewards of Children: Darkness to Light (2010), DVD and Interactive Workbook. http://www.d2l.org/site/c.4dICIJOkGcISE/b.6069317/apps/s/content.asp?ct=8662287
• Domestic Violence and Health Care: Best Practices In Action DVD (2010), Transit Media.
• Ten Things Every Child Needs for The Best Start in Life DVD (2004), McCormick Foundation.
• Healthy Steps: Interactive Multimedia Training & Resource Kit (2007), Independent Production Fund, Boston University School of Medicine.
• Domestic Violence Screening Card for Health Care Providers
• Domestic Violence Screening Card for Service Providers Working with Children
• Nursing Resource Guide for Intimate Partner Violence
• www.rc.org “Listening with Connection” program
• http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/signs.cfm
• http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/childmaltreatment/consequences.html
• http://www.childwelfare.gov/can/identifying/
• http://www.preventchildabuse.org/publications/parents/downloads/recognizing_abuse.pdf
• http://www.cebc4cw.org/search/topical-area

ECC Approved
July 2023