title: The obligation of health care professionals and supervisors to report child sexual abuse.
abstract: Child sexual abuse is a problem that often can be stopped or prevented if reported. This article summarizes child sexual abuse: its incidence, signs and symptoms. and legal and ethical issues. Through a case study, a five-step approach to the reporting of child sexual abuse is presented to help health care professionals and supervisors in fulfilling their ethical and legal obligations.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D018563:Disease Notification; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology