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School Resource Officer Lesson Plan of the Month
(June 1998)


School Resource Officer Lesson Plan of the Month
(June 1998)


TOPIC:  Child Abuse			TARGET GROUP:  Junior High

PREPARED BY:  L. Scott Hamby		AGENCY:  Holts Summit P. D.

ADDRESS:  245 S. Summit Dr.		PHONE:  (573) 896-4678
	          Holts Summit, MO 65043	
________________________________________________________________________

OBJECTIVES:

	1. The student will be able to broadly define Child Abuse.

	2. The student will be able to identify the various types of 
	Child Abuse.

	3. The student will be able to identify the signs of Child Abuse.

	4. The student will be able to list the area resources for victim 
	assistance.

INTRODUCTION:

	Good morning, I am Officer Scott Hamby.  I am your School Resource 
Officer. Today I am in your class to talk to you about a very important 
topic. I will be talking with you about Child Abuse.  Child Abuse is a topic 
that requires more time than just this one class session; however, today I 
want to do an overview. I will define Child Abuse itself, identify the 
various types of abuse, provide examples of each, and finally discuss the
resources available in this area for help.

BODY:

	I. Child Abuse is "any mistreatment of a child that results in harm 
	or injury" and includes;

		A. Physical Abuse involves purposely hurting a child causing
 		bodily injury.

		B. Emotional Abuse involves purposely crushing a child's 
		spirit with threats or put-downs.

		C. Sexual Abuse involves inappropriate touching of specific 
		body parts without good reason.

		D. Neglect is failing to provide for the needs of a child in 
		your care.

	II. Signs and examples of Child Abuse.

		A. Physical Abuse

			1. Normal injury locations are elbows, knees, 
			and forehead.

			2. Abnormal injury locations are the middle of the 
			back, thighs, buttocks, and mouth.

			3. Types of injuries include:

				a. Cuts/lacerations

				b. Bruises in abnormal areas

				c. Bound or gag marks

				d. Bite marks

				e. Hair pulled out

				f. Black eyes

				g. Broken bones

				h. Burns i.e., cigarette, hair dryer, 
				electrical, rope

				i. Poisoning

		B. Emotional Abuse

			1. "Injuries" are expressed in various ways.

				a. Low-self esteem i.e., believing they are 
				a "bad	person" or deserving of the abuse.

				b. Problems with feelings i.e., development 
				of the inability to show his/her feelings or to 
				understand other's feelings.

				c. Difficulties with relationships i.e., a 
				lack of proper emotional development 
				and/or trust can make meaningful 
				relationships difficult.

			2. Examples of "injuries."

				a. Verbal

					i. "You are stupid"

					ii. "You are bad"

					iii. "You can't do anything right"

					iv. "You are worthless"

					v. "I wish you had never been born"

				b. Non-verbal

					i. Avoiding the child.

					ii. Failure to show physical 
					affection.

					iii. Ignoring the child every 
					time he/she goes to the adult 
					with a need.

					iv. Consistently not giving 
					respect/importance/credibility 
					to the child or his/her ideas.

		C. Sexual Abuse

			1. Physical injuries/signs.

				a. Tears in the skin around genitals.

				b. Bruises around the genitals.

				c. Soreness around the genitals.

				d. Discomfort around the genitals.

				e. Redness around the genitals.

			2. Examples of good and bad touching.

				a. Good touching.

					i. Medical treatment

					ii. Assistance with clean up.

					iii. Teaching menstruation care.

				b. Bad touching.

					i. Fondling of specific body parts.

					ii. Squeezing of specific body parts.

					iii. Insertion or touch with finger 
					or other objects into body cavities.

		D. Neglect

			1. Examples of physical and emotional neglect.

				a. Withholding love.

				b. Withholding attention.

				c. Withholding affection.

				d. Withholding food.

				e. Withholding clothing.

				f. Withholding shelter.

			2. Signs of neglect.

				a. Malnutrition.

				b. Poor hygiene.

				c. Without supervision for long periods 
				of time.

				d. Constantly tired.

				e. Constantly dirty.

				f. Loner.

				g. Shy.

	III. Resources available to victims of Child Abuse.

		A. DFS 800/392-3738.

		B. Local law enforcement.

		C. Doctors.

		D. Private agencies i.e., Charter, Family Mental Services, 
		Greenvalley.

		E. School personnel i.e., principal, teachers, counselors.

		F. Family and relatives.

REVIEW:

	As you can see Child Abuse is a very large subject that can take 
a long time to fully discuss; however, in this overview today I told you that 
Child Abuse was the mistreatment of a child that results in harm or injury. 
I have also identified the types of abuse as physical, emotional and sexual 
also including neglect.  We then looked at various examples and signs of 
each of these abuse types.  Our last section dealt with the resources 
available to victims or people who know of victims.  Child Abuse is a 
serious matter and should never be ignored.


PRACTICE:

	If you think you are a victim of abuse or think you know someone 
who is remember who we talked about that you can tell and tell them as 
soon as possible.  Does anyone have any questions about what we have 
talked about today?

DOCUMENTATION:

	Putting A Stop To Child Abuse, A Scriptographic Product by 
	Channing L. Bete Co., 1995.

	Law Enforcement Training Institute, University of Missouri - 
	Columbia, 1993.
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