CASE MANAGEMENT

FLOWCHART
 Objectives:
At the end of the session, the participants are expected to:

 Enhance understanding on child abuse, exploitation, violence, and

discrimination cases in a school setting;
 Determine protocols and steps that educators, staff, and
administrators must follow to identify, report, and respond
effectively to instances of child abuse, exploitation, violence, and
discrimination within the school community; and
 Apply the knowledge and skills necessary for effective handling of
case management in school.
 PRE-TEST

Answer True or False.

___________ 1. DepEd Order No. 40 s. 2012 is the Policy and Guidelines on Protecting
Children in School from Abuse, Violence, Exploitation, Discrimination,
Bullying and Other Forms of Abuse entitled “Child Protection Policy.”
___________ 2. Teachers are allowed to investigate cases of child abuse and other similar
acts of peer abuse in school.
___________ 3. The conduct of investigation and reporting cases of child abuse,
exploitation,
violence or discrimination, shall be done expeditiously.
___________ 4. Failure to submit an incident report or to render a decision involving the
case
within the prescribed period, without justifiable cause, shall not be a
ground
for administrative action for neglect of duty against the responsible
official.

___________ 5. School Head may impose a suspension of not more than one (1) week for
repeated offenders.
GROUP ACTIVITY:
“CASE ANALYSIS & RESPONSE STRATEGIES”

 Participants will be divided into 4 groups.

 Each group will be given a case scenario for in-depth
analysis.
 Identify signs and indicators of the case.
 List down initial steps for reporting and intervention.
 PROCEDURES IN HANDLING BULLYING AND
OTHER ACTS OF PEER ABUSE IN SCHOOLS
Complaint

School Head/
Intake Principal
Sheet

Child Protection Meeting with parents of

Committee the pupils

Non-punitive
Students are referred for Measures
counseling and other
interventions
Punitive
Measures as last
option
 Protective and Remedial Measures
Violations of the Prohibited Acts by School Personnel
(Administrative Case)
 Complaint

School Head/ Schools Division

Principal Superintendent

Disciplining
Authority Within 48 hours

If subject is a If subject is a non-

teaching personnel teaching personnel

Regional Office orders a fact Not later than Schools Division Office orders a
finding investigation 72 hours fact finding investigation

Preventive Re-assignment Filing of

suspension Administrative
(up to 90 days) Preventive Case
suspension
 PROTECTIVE AND REMEDIAL MEASURES
VIOLATIONS OF THE PROHIBITED ACTS BY
SCHOOL PERSONNEL
(CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASE)
 Complaint

School Head/
Principal
Referral System Intake
Criminal and Civil Sheet Monitoring System
Complaint Child Protection
(coordination of immediate Committee
response)

Consolidate reports on
incidents and cases of
For possible *Assessment *Other assistance Division all schools and submit
filing of crimial *Pyscho-social intervention
Office a Division Report
action *protective measures
NGO and other (Annex A) to the
Govt. agencies Regional Office

PNP Consolidate reports on incidents

(women and DSWD Regional and cases of the Division offices Regional
children’s Office
within the region and submit a Office
protection desk) LSWDO (Crisis Intervention Unit)
Regional Report (Annex A) to the
Undersecretary for Legal Affairs

Central Repository
*This system does not apply to administrative cases of Regional Reports Central Office
 POST-TEST

Answer True or False.

___________ 1. DepEd Order No. 40 s. 2012 is the Policy and Guidelines on Protecting
Children in School from Abuse, Violence, Exploitation, Discrimination,
Bullying and Other Forms of Abuse entitled “Child Protection Policy.”
___________ 2. Teachers are allowed to investigate cases of child abuse and other similar
acts of peer abuse in school.
___________ 3. The conduct of investigation and reporting cases of child abuse, exploitation,

violence or discrimination, shall be done expeditiously

___________ 4. Failure to submit an incident report or to render a decision involving the case
within the prescribed period, without justifiable cause, shall not be a ground
for administrative action for neglect of duty against the responsible official.
___________ 5. School Head may impose a suspension of not more than one (1) week for
repeated offenders.
 KEY POINTS:

By empowering educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to

handle complex issues, schools can significantly contribute to the overall
well-being and development of the learners.