Child Abuse Prevention, Education, and Reporting (CAPER) Standard - CDH
Programs:
Family Child Care
Resource Type:
Operating Procedure
Published:
04/16
Child and Youth Program (CYP) Professionals develop strong, caring relationships with children and their families, and spend the program day as a constant source of both child care and protection. Subsequently, the Navy expects CYP Professionals to provide a safe, nurturing environment for all CYP children, to have the training and education to recognize and respond to child maltreatment, and to report all concerns for children's safety and well-being appropriately. All CYP Professionals not only have an ethical and professional responsibility to carry out these duties, but they also have a legal mandate to report child abuse and neglect they suspect by caregivers, either in the child's home or within the Child Development Home (CDH) program. Therefore, Navy CYPs must support its professionals through comprehensive and coordinated policy development and operational implementation, referred to as Child Abuse Prevention, Education, and Reporting (CAPER). This Standard describes not only the roles, responsibilities, and operational requirements for CAPER, but also the best practices and strategies that support effective CAPER implementation.
Table of Contents
- Child Abuse Prevention, Education, and Reporting (CAPER) Standards
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1.1 Intent of CAPER Standards
- 1.2 Definitions
- 1.2.1 Child Abuse
- 1.2.2 Child Neglect
- 1.2.3 Contexts for Abuse: Familial, Extra-Familial, and Institutional
- 1.3 Distinguishing Between Institutional Abuse and a CYP Policy Violation
- 1.3.1 Meeting the Intent and Criteria for Reportable Institutional Abuse
- 1.4 Roles and Responsibilities
- 1.4.1 CDH Management Team
- 1.4.2 Training Team
- 1.4.3 CDH Providers
- 1.4.4 CDH Support Staff: Operations Clerk
- 1.5 Navy and Community Partner Roles and Responsibilities
- Chapter 2: Prevention
- 2.1 Accountability and Supervision
- 2.1.1 Accountability Mandate
- 2.1.2 Accountability Strategies
- 2.1.3 Provider:Child Ratios and Group Size
- 2.1.4 Supervision for Safety
- 2.2 Interactions and Relationships
- 2.2.1 Inappropriate Interactions
- 2.2.2 Inappropriate Touch and the Navy CYP Touch Policy
- 2.3 Workplace Stress (Prevention and Early Intervention)
- 2.3.1 Signs of Workplace Stress
- 2.3.2 Strategies to Prevent and Address Stress-Related Interactions
- Chapter 3: Education
- 3.1 CAPER Training for CDH Professionals
- 3.1.1 Formal CAPER Training
- 3.1.2 Ongoing Support and Retraining
- 3.1.3 CAPER Training for Families
- Chapter 4: Reporting
- 4.1 Mandated Reporter Process
- 4.1.1 Reporting Steps: CONUS
- 4.1.2 Reporting Steps: OCONUS
- 4.1.3 Mandated Reporter Scenario
- 4.1.4 Reporting Considerations
- 4.1.5 Confidentiality in Reporting
- 4.2 Additional Management Team Reporting Responsibilities
- 4.2.1 CNIC Notification
- 4.2.2 NAFCC Notification
- Chapter 5: Child Maltreatment Investigations, Assessments, and Communication Procedures
- 5.1 FAP Assessments and CPS Investigations
- 5.2 Immediate Actions Required of the CDH Director in Allegations of Institutional Abuse
- 5.3 CAPER-Related Communication
- 5.3.1 Allegations of Institutional Abuse
- 5.3.2 Familial and Extra-Familial Abuse
- Chapter 6: Policy Violations and Program Actions
- 6.1 CYP Policy Violation Review Process and Corrective Action Plan
- 6.1.1 CYP Policy Violation Scenario
- 6.2 Program Action in Cases of Investigated Institutional Abuse
- 6.2.1 Cases Found to Meet the Criteria for Institutional Abuse
- 6.2.2 Cases Found to Not Meet the Criteria for Institutional Abuse
- Appendix A: Additional Resources