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QC CHILDREN'S <br />THERAPEUl�IC ARTS <br />2215 North Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706 (714) 547 -5468 www.occtac.org <br />Interactions with Youth An adult should NEVER be alone with a child or youth under any circumstances, <br />Reporting Suspected Sexual Abuse The primary reason for reporting sexual abuse is to protect the youth from further abuse. In addition to protecting the youth, reporting abuse can also provide help for the suspected abuser. <br />Who must Report OCCTAC Employees and Volunteers shall assume the primary responsibility for reporting abuse <br />as may arise within the Youth Programs. <br />When to Report OCCTAC Staff and Volunteers are required to report abuse ifs/he has knowledge of, or ol:,serves <br />a youth who s/he knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of abuse. TI1erefor(}, as soon as an employee or volunteer has knowledge of, or observes a child who s/he knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of sexual abuse, that person must take a report to local child protective services or cognizant law enforcement authorities, No person may impede or inhibit the reporting duties. In addition, no person making s1ich a report shall be subject to any sanction for making the report. Any person who violates the rights of an individual to report may be guilty of an infraction punishable by fine. <br />Reporting Procedures All employees of OCCTAC are required by law to report any knowledge of child abuse that may be occurring to any student or child that attends our center. Any observed indications of child abuse that would lead you to suspect that there is child abuse present in the child's life, shall be reported immediately. <br />OCCTAC will conduct yearly trainings for staff on child abuse identification and mandated <br />procedures. <br />Report Child Abuse to: Orange County Child Welfare Services Agency (OCCWS) 888 N. Main Street Santa Ana, CA <br />(714 )940-1000 <br />(800)207-4464 <br />EXHIBIT 1