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Show WEFKLY REFLEX-DAV- IS NEWS JOURNAL, OCTOBER 20, 1977 lQ)auas Muse Team FSgMs Off hSUdhrem) By ROSELYN KIRK Child abuse and neglect in uavis County socio-econom- ic Farmington VENNA HALE, North Salt Lake, is membership chairman; Sarah Patterson, Lay-to- n, hospitality chairman; Jean Ashby, Centerville and Barbara Hardman, Bountiful, safety cochairmen. Room mother coordinator for North Davis County is Jone Smoot, Farmington; Shirley Ewing, Bountiful, is lf of vice workers, the child abuse team provides another avenue. THE TREND nationwide is to gatner a team of professionals with varying backgrounds, Mr. Mullen said. These people with special skills coordinate, diagnose and recommend treatment in homes where child neglect has been demonstrated. Members of the child protection team in Davis County are Sue Robinson, probation officer for the juvenile court, David Pe- County Community and Health, Milton Schaum, The Clearfield Police Department is working in close cooperation with Clearfield schools who are trying to cut down the incidences of juvenile smoking on school grounds. SOME arrests have been made and juveniles referred to juvenile court for smoking SOMETIMES the police may be called or police authority may be needed to place the children outside of the home. Mr. Mullen said, If you can establish child abuse and neglect through evidence to investigate Steven Cook. and possession of tobacco, which pertains to anyone under the age of 19 years, according to the Utah Code and Clearfield City ordinance. Parking stickers will be required for anyone parking at the municipal pool between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on days when school is in session. This area will be by the Clearfield Police and the parents refuse to make the changes, we have the option to take the case to the county attorney. This serves as a basis to petition the juvenile court." IF THE judge feels the situation warrants the action, he has unlimited power to correct the problem by placing the child in a foster home, putting him under the direction of the DFS, or terminate the parental right altogether and put the child up for adoption. Any child from one day old up to 18 years of age can be placed under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court if that child is being abused Pointing to the advantages available from the team, Mr. Mullen said, Through the expertise they have in their area and through information available to them, they are able to recommend an agency or resource to help the family. The team attended a training session in Denver in May where they received instruction on how a child protection team can work. THE REASONS for the increase in the child abuse and neglect are many-sideMr. Mullen said. He pointed to the mobility of the society which tends to break down the extended family. This pattern tends to isolate the family from meaningful relationships which could result in child abuse since parents are unable to establish other meaningful relationships, coordinator for South Davis County. WORKSHOPS for parents scheduled on several dates. The first workshop was October 20 at have been the school. The next workshop given by Donna Hum, speech therapist, is scheduled for October 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Monte Vista School. This dis- cussion will include the speech, using orafacial exercises and rate of household items for demonstration. On Nov. 3 and Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m., Patti Lavessar, occupational therapist and Lex Marcusen, physical therapist, will discuss motor development and self care skills. HALLOWEEN will be celebrated at Monte Vista on Oct. 31. The room mothers will be in charge of games and treats. This will be during the afternoon, kj and the school grounds are being patrolled by school personnel, to crack down on smokers who should be in class or otherwise occupied. inaugurated in PARKING permits may be the pool manager or his authorized agent upon showing that the use of the parking lot is necessary. This applies to adults as well as students. The permits will be good until decal parking permit also which is issued to those they feel can obey the laws of the school and the city. revoked. This ordinance is to be put Harvest Festival Harvest Festival, the annual festivity at North Layton Junior High School, will be held tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. at the school. snack booths. Costumes, but no masks, please, may be worn to the Halloween festival. Tickets are $1 each and may be obtained at the school office. d THE family-oriente- PTA memberships also are on sale at the office and parents are urged to join, grb event d will include a dinner (if desired), a spook alley and E3ttJSE3 AS September. iJL documented. Types of abuse vary from brain damage or skull fracture to malnutrition or failure to thrive. Emotional, medical and educational neglect are also included as forms of child abuse. According to Mr. Mullen the purposes of the child protection team is to increase the ability to improve child care and reduce the abuse of children in the com- KELLY RYAN Eagle received his Eagle Scout award in ceremonies held at the Sunset LDS Fifth Ward on Oct. 12. Presenting the award was Clarence Ward of the KELLY is a member of Troop 306 and Ernest Hill is the scoutmaster. He is presently serving as assistant senior patrol leader in the troop. He attends the Sunset Jr. High School where he maintains an A average. 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He has been an basketball and baseball player. His football team just finished their second cham- DEFINITION his wife daughter. DELIVERY BY CHRISTMAS IF YOU ORDER A 1978 BEAUTIFUL CHEVROLET WITH THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT LIKE THE EXAMPLE LISTED BELOW BEFORE OCTOBER 31. Bonneville Council. 867-222- After hours from Layton south, the reporter must call the operator and ask for Zenith 1371. From Clearfield to Clinton, the after hours number is In addition to the present members of the child protection team, Melvin Wilson, Davis County Attorneys office, serves as a member of the team when needed. Mr. Mullen said other professional people such as a consultant, a pediatrician and some psychologists will be added to the team as they are needed. Collective bargaining: THATS OLSEN CHEVROLETS CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO YOU! Kelly Ryan, age 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Ryan of 2534 N. 300 W., in Sunset munity. IN ADDITION, the team hopes to make the community more aware of the ways of reporting child abuse. This can be done anonymously by calling the DFS offices between 8 a m. and 5 p.m. at Truckload students with tobacco andor drugs. The school now has a AS THIS SYSTEM requires that nature of the complaint against the abuser, as well as the source of the initial report, must be recommended by the child protection team can give social workers solutions to the problems. ANYTHING THAT makes a crisis, can lead to abusive behavior, he said. What is needed is a way to provide ways for parents to find strength and energy to cope with the situation. One system used to provide lifelines to high risk families." Parents can immediately reach a family service counselor who can understand or empathize with him in a crisis. The mental health emergency number is another lifeline service which can help parents to cope rather than to abuse their child in moments of stress. Mr. Mullen said that sometimes the child protection team will refer the parents to Parents Anonymous for help. These are parents who have themselves at one time abused or neglected children, but who have banded together to help each other. While there is no organization of this type in Davis County, the team can act as a catalyst and establish relationships with parents of this organization in other cities. said Daren Green. THERE have been far too and others many drop-out- s who have no business on either the school grounds or the swimming pool, hanging around and supplying Schedules NDJH in force immediately because it is an emergency measure," obtained from or neglected. According to Mr. Mullen, child abuse and neglect know no economic boundaries. We tend to see more abuse in low economic families, but these families are more exposed to the social service agencies so we would be more aware of their He said a new system of problems. keeping track of child abuse cases was he said. Other problems that can result in child abuse, according to Mr. Mullen, are unstable marriages, parents who lack knowledge of child growth and development, and parents who are ignorant of how to take care of a home. When child abuse results, some of the agencies Officers of the eighth grade at Central Davis Junior High School for this year are, 1 to r, Pat Winegar, vice president; Korryn Wiese, president, and Donnell Bennett, secretary. CDJH OFFICERS Clearfield Police, Schools Seek Cut In Teen Smoking ganization. from the Davis County Whitmore, public health nurse, and Diane Stevens, juvenile expert from the Bountiful Police Department. MR. MULLEN is the coordinator of the team, which also includes protective service social workers Gerald Jeffries and Winslow JERRI SNARR, Farming-ton- , is vice president; Rulon Smith, head teacher of Bountiful is second vice president; and Jane Higginbotham, Salt Lake City, a teacher at the school, is third vice president. Becky Todd, Centerville, is secretary; and Ervin Moss, Clearfield, treasurer. to two cases and one-hapossible child abuse are investigated every day in Davis County, according to Mr. Mullen. The problem is on the increase, but were not sure how much since some of the reasons for the increase are that people are more aware of the problem and are reporting it. He said that of all the child abuse cases that are investigated, two or three a week result in instances of substantial abuse. These are the cases that are considered by the team. The protection service workers present the circumstances to the team. The team formulates a treatment plan. Sometimes this requires suggestions for parenting education or counseling through the schools or mental health orAT LEAST one is is Young and the Mrs. Marlene Young, Centerville. Effectiveness Training Classes, which may be available through the adult education classes in the schools. These are the kinds of classes that the team would know about and could recommend to the protective service workers. Mr. Mullen said DFS learns about child abuse cases through calls received from hospitals, police departments, schools, relatives, friends and neighbors. When they learn of istances of child abuse, they investigate immediately on cases that are reported as emergencies. All cases are investigated within 48 hours, he said. child. MR. MULLEN pointed to cases in Davis County where the children are not able to meet the expectations of the parents. One child was beaten because he was not toilet trained at 20 months. Another hyper-activ- e child was tied to a chair while the parent was at work. Such cases as these are investigated by, protection service workers for the DFS office. In the past, child abuse and neglect cases, in which the parents couldnt or wouldnt change, were turned over to the authority of the juvenile court. While that option is still open to the protective ser- 259m The new president of the PTA at Monte Vista School in THE ONLY thing we know about being parents, is what we have learned in our own homes, Mr. Mullen said. If our parents were abusive or used corporal punishment, we tend to do the same. We probably will have the same attitudes and skill levels in keeping house that they had. Sometimes the team will recommend additional training such as Parent crosses all barriers and there appear to be no ready solutions to eliminate the problem, according to Dave Mullen, Division of Family Services (DFS). But one group that is attempting to deal with the problem is a child protection team, made up of representatives from several agencies. This team meets twice a month to make recommendations to protective service workers, who deal directly with the abused or neglected terson, Davis Family Mental social worker Schools, Joan Monte Vista PTA Names Officers 20 Cu. 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