CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - THE PROBLEM AND ITS MANAGEMENT, V 2 - THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROFESSIONALS

• NCJ Number: 34666
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 96 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS VOLUME DISCUSSES THE ROLES OF SOME OF THE PROFESSIONALS AND AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CASE MANAGEMENT: THOSE WORKING WITH ABUSIVE PARENTS, CHILD PROTECTIVE AGENCIES, PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS, AND THE POLICE.

Abstract

ALSO EXAMINED ARE THE ROLES OF THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL IN PROTECTING THE WELFARE OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN. CASE STUDIES ARE PRESENTED OF THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE UNIT OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY (MN) WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE ABUSED AND BATTERED CHILD UNIT OF THE LOS ANGELES (CA) POLICE DEPARTMENT. A NINE PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. FOR VOLUMES ONE AND THREE, 'AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM' AND 'THE COMMUNITY TEAM APPROACH TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION,' SEE NCJ-34665 AND 67.