The Wisconsin Child Abuse Network (WI CAN) website provides a variety of educational resources beneficial for CPS Initial Assessment professionals with all levels of experience.
To further your learning, we recommend starting with the on-demand webinar, “What is That Mark? Skin Findings in Physical Abuse” presented by Dr. Lynn Sheets (September 21, 2018).
The information and visuals in this webinar will help you build a base of knowledge about different types of injuries you could encounter in children, what you should look for and what you should be asking of medical staff.
To access the handout and on-demand webinar, click the link below and scroll through the list and additional webpages until you find, “What is That Mark? Skin Findings in Physical Abuse”.