The following are some common day-to-day situations which, when handled inappropriately, may lead to abuse:

• Staff are not given training on how to control a child who is verbally or physically aggressive;
• Staff are not provided with training and instruction on how to break up fights between children;
• Staff are not provided with training on how to redirect a child who refuses to follow instructions;
• The facility fails to provide the type of program that is needed for the population they serve;
• A facility provides no means for staff, who have a heated interchange with a child, to remove themselves from the situation in order to regain self-control.