NCJ Number
59267
Journal
Child Abuse and Neglect Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: SPECIAL ISSUE (1979) Pages: COMPLETE ISSUE
Editor(s)
C H KEMPE,
A W FRANKLIN,
C COOPER
Date Published
1979
Length
436 pages
Annotation
SELECTED PAPERS FROM THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT FOCUS ON THE ABUSED CHILD IN THE FAMILY AND IN THE COMMUNITY; THE PERSPECTIVES RANGE FROM HIGHLY THEORETICAL TO INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS.
Abstract
HELD IN LONDON, SEPTEMBER 1978, THIS CONGRESS BROUGHT TOGETHER PROFESSIONALS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND PROGRAM SUCCESSES, AND TO PROPOSE REMEDIES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. IDEAS SUCH AS CONFRONTING SOCIETAL VIOLENCE BY RECREATING COMMUNAL INSTITUTIONS ARE PROPOSED, AND A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY IS PRESENTED. THE ONTOGENY OF COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR AND ADRENAL PHYSIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG CHILD IS EXPLORED ALONG WITH HIDDEN PREDISPOSING FACTORS IN CHILD ABUSE. LEGISLATION FOR FREEING CHILDREN FOR PERMANENT PLACEMENT, THE ABUSED CHILD IN THE COURTS, AND THE PROBLEM OF NEGLECTING CHILDREN IN LONG-STAY HOSPITALS ARE DISCUSSED. GOVERNMENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN CHILD ABUSE SITUATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND AND WALES, GREECE, AND AUSTRALIA ARE PRESENTED IN SUCH SETTINGS AS CHILD ABUSE REGISTERS, PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES, AND CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION. STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, STATEWIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES, FAMILY THERAPY, AND CRISIS CARE UNITS. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD IS STUDIED, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM CONTACT. THE PSYCHIATRIST'S ROLE IN CHILD ABUSE AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE PROJECTED. A QUANTIFICATION SYSTEM AS AN AID TO THE ASSESSMENT OF PROGNOSIS AND THE PLANNING OF TREATMENT FOR CHILD ABUSERS IS DETAILED. INNOVATIVE REMEDIES ARE REPORTED ALONG WITH SUCH PROJECTS AS THE PARENTS ANONYMOUS SERVICE PROVIDER AND SERVICE RECIPIENT EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING PROJECT. MANY OF THE PAPERS ARE FOOTNOTED, SOME INCLUDE REFERENCES, AND TABLES AND GRAPHS ILLUSTRATE SEVERAL OF THE REPORTS. (MHP)