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EXHIBIT 1 <br />OC CHILDREN'S <br />THERAPEUTIC ARTS <br />2215 N Broadway • Santa Ana, CA 92706. 714.547.5468 • Fax 714.564.9690 • www.occtac.org <br />501jc)3 Federal Tax DO 33-0930891 <br />Interactions with Children[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 addition to <br />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 as may <br />arise within the Youth programs. <br />When to Report <br />OCCTAC Staff and Volunteers are required to report abuse if s/he has knowledge of, or observes a <br />youth who s(he knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of abuse. Therefore, as soon as an <br />employee or volunteer has knowledge of, or observes a child who s/he knows or reasonably suspects has <br />been the victim of sexual abuse, that person must take a report to local child protective services or <br />cognizant law enforcement authorities. <br />No person may impede or.inhibit the reporting duties. In addition, no person making such -a report shall <br />be subject to any sanction for making the report: Any person who violates the rights of an individual to <br />report may be guilty of an.ittfraction punishable'by fine. <br />Reporting Proeedures <br />All employees of OCCTAC are required by law to report any knowledge of child abuse that may be <br />occurring to any student or child that attends our center. Any observed indications of child abuse that <br />would lead you to suspect that there is child abuse present in the child's life, shall be reported <br />immediately. OCCTAC will conduct yearly trainings for staff on child abuse identification 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 />2 <br />25A-66 <br />