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} OC CHI L DR, EN S <br />/.-,THERAPEUTic ARTs <br />2215 North Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706 (714) 547 — 5468 www.occtac.org <br />Interactions with Youth <br />An adult should NEVER be alone with a child or youth under any circumstances. <br />Reporting Suspected Sexual Abuse <br />The primary reason for reporting sexual abuse is to protect the youth from further abuse. In <br />addition to protecting the youth, reporting abuse can also provide help for the suspected abuser. <br />Who must Report <br />OCCTAC Employees and Volunteers shall assume the primary responsibility for reporting abuse <br />as may arise within the Youth Programs. <br />When to Report <br />QCCTAC Staff and Volunteers are required to report abuse if s/he has knowledge of, or observes <br />a youth who s/he knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of abuse. Therefore, as soon <br />as an employee or volunteer has knowledge of, or observes a child who s/he knows or reasonably <br />suspects has been the victim of sexual abuse, that person must take a report to local child <br />protective services or cognizant law enforcement authorities. <br />No person may impede or inhibit the reporting duties. In addition, no person making such a <br />report shall be subject to any sanction for making the report. Any person who violates the rights <br />of an individual to report may be guilty of an infraction punishable by fine. <br />Reporting Procedures <br />All employees of QCCTAC are required by law to report any knowledge of child abuse that may <br />be occurring to any student or child that attends our center. Any observed indications of child <br />abuse that would lead you to suspect that there is child abuse present in the child's life, shall be <br />reported immediately. <br />OCCTAC will conduct yearly trainings for staff on child abuse identification and mandated <br />procedures. <br />Report Child Abuse to: <br />Orange County Child Welfare Services Agency (OCCWS) <br />888 N. Main Street <br />Santa Ana, CA <br />(714)940-1000 <br />(800)207-4464 <br />