Therapist Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse and Maltreatment: Factors Associated with Outcome
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Mental health professionals' experiences reporting suspected child abuse and maltreatment.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to provide systematic data on the experiences of mental health professionals (e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers) who reported cases of suspected child abuse and maltreatment concerning their clients. METHOD Mail surveys were completed by 258 mental health professionals known to have reported a case of suspected child abuse and maltr...
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Child abuse occurs across cultures and societies, remaining a critically important public health and policy issue due to its myriad detrimental outcomes. A substantial body of research now focuses on identifying vulnerability and protective factors that moderate children's risk of abuse in tee hopes of being able to understand the mechanisms underlying why and how abuse occurs and to prevent it...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Psychotherapy
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-9564,2575-6559
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2001.55.2.219