A visiting Nurse Association social worker visits a Cambodian family whose young child has cerebral palsy. The worker found that the child is kept in a darkened room and though fed and bathed, is isolated from the family and denied any affection. The grandfather wants the child removed from the family. The social worker should first
A. try to relate to the family, including the grandfather, to determine more about their values.
B. suggest that the mother ask her father to live elsewhere.
C. call the Cambodian community agencies and the Buddhist priest.
D. report the situation to the child protective service agency.
D. report the situation to the child protective service agency.
Despite the shame associated with having a child that the family considers defective, no cultural practice that would normally be considered child abuse is exempt from local laws to protect children.
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