CHILD ABUSE - PRINCIPLES AND IMPLICATIONS OF CURRENT PEDIATRIC PRACTICE (FROM CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHILD ABUSE, 1978, BY RICHARD BOURNE AND ELI H NEWBERGER SEE NCJ-53271)

• NCJ Number: 53274
• Author(s): E H NEWBERGER; J N HYDE
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: Lexington Books
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINTED FRM PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, (AUGUST 1975), P 695-715 PRESENTED IN PART AT THE CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH ON CHILD ABUSE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, BETHESDA (MD), JUNE 1974

Annotation

INSTITUTIONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGES WHICH WILL HAVE TO COME ABOUT BEFORE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CAN EFFECTIVELY TREAT CHILD ABUSE ARE LISTED. A 14-POINT MODEL PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED.

Abstract

FOLLOWING A BRIEF REVIEW OF CHILD ABUSE THEORY AND LITERATURE, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT ONE NEEDS TO IDENTIFY FAMILY STRENGTHS AND RESOURCES WHICH CAN BE BUILT UPON TO INTEGRATE THE CHILD SAFELY BACK INTO THE FAMILY. FOUR CASE STUDIES ILLUSTRATE PROFESSIONAL METHODS OF HANDLING SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE CASES IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IN EACH INSTANCE, THE CHILD'S SAFETY IS PROTECTED BY HOSPITALIZATION, IF NECESSARY, WHILE A HELPING RELATIONSHIP IS MAINTAINED WITH THE FAMILY. THE CASES ALSO EXAMINE THE COMPLEX INTERACTION OF MEDICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICE FACILITIES NECESSARY TO DEAL ADEQUATELY WITH CHILD ABUSE CASES. THE HANDLING OF CHILD ABUSE REPORTING IS DISCUSSED. A TABLE SUMMARIZES THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE FILING OF REPORTS AND CAREFUL FOLLOWUP. THESE ELEMENTS ARE DISCUSSED AS PART OF A 14-POINT MODEL SYSTEM FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THIS MODEL UNIFIES MEDICAL, SOCIAL, AND LEGAL SERVICES. EXTENSIVE REFERENCES ARE APPENDED. (GLR)