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Crosson-Tower C. 2003. The role of educators in preventing and responding to child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: U.S. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, 80 pp. (Child abuse and neglect user manual series)

Annotation: This manual is one in a series of manuals that provide guidance on child protection for multidisciplinary professionals and community members. This manual examines the roles that teachers, school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, special education professionals, administrators, and other school personnel have in helping maltreated children. Topics include (1) identifying reasons why educators are concerned about child abuse and neglect; (2) recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect; (3) what schools can offer to provide support after the report; and (4) programs and individual actions to prevent child abuse and neglect. The manual includes six appendices that contain a glossary, resource lists, an educators' checklist for recognizing possible child maltreatment, a sample list of contacts for reporting suspected cases of child abuse and neglect, and a sample report of suspected child abuse and neglect.

Contact: Child Welfare Information Gateway, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Bureau, 1250 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20024, Telephone: (800) 394-3366 Secondary Telephone: E-mail: info@childwelfare.gov Web Site: http://www.childwelfare.gov

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Keywords: Child abuse, Child neglect, Child protective services, Communities, Counselors, Health care, Intervention, Mental health, Role, School nurses, School personnel, Social workers, Special education, Teachers

University of Maryland, Center of Human Services Development. 1995. Grandparent caregiving households: An information and training manual for school and community counselors. [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Mental Health Services, 91 pp.

Annotation: This manual presents issues and information about the rapidly emerging issue of grandparents as caregivers for their grandchildren and how that is impacting schools. The five modules of the manual are: background of the problem, understanding the caregiver, the child in the school setting, legal and financial issues, and skill development and promoting healthy families. Each module contains references and resources.

Keywords: Caregivers, Grandparents, Manuals, Mental health professionals, School counselors

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