NCJ Number
28061
Date Published
1975
Length
91 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT A NATIONAL MEETING IN CHARLESTON, S.C., IN 1973 TO EXPLORE ON AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BASIS THE PROBLEMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Abstract
PRESENT PATTERNS EMPLOYED IN THE TREATMENT OF REPORTED CASES OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE ARE DESCRIBED. CLOSE COOPERATION BY ALL OF THE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES WHOSE SERVICES MAY BE BROUGHT INTO TREATMENT PLANS IS CALLED FOR. THE MARSHALING OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR THE PREVENTION OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE IS DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS LEGISLATIVE MANDATES FOR CHILD PROTECTION. VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ROLE OF THE COURTS - INCLUDING LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO CHILDREN'S VERSUS PARENTS' RIGHTS, ADVOCACY ROLES, AND DUE PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS - ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS WERE EXPERTS IN THE AREAS OF IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF NEGLECTED, MALTREATED, AND SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN.