SYMPOSIUM ON CHILD ABUSE

• NCJ Number: 10370
• Journal: Pediatrics Volume: 51 Issue: 4 Dated: PART II, SUPPLEMENT (APRIL 1973) Pages: 771-812
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 43 pages
• Corporate Author: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: SYMPOSIUM HELD AT NY UNIV MEDICAL CENTER, NYC, JUNE 15, 1971

Annotation

ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF ABUSED CHILDREN, INCLUDING LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND SOCIAL METHODS OF HANDLING THE PROBLEM.

Abstract

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS SYNOPSES OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CHILD ABUSE CONFERENCE. IN ADDITION TO THE AFOREMENTIONED TOPICS, CONFERENCE MATERIAL ALSO COVERED THE HISTORY AND DEMOGRAPHY OF CHILD ABUSE, AND THE ROLE OF THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ORGANIZATION, COURTS, AND CLINICIANS. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A PAPER ON THE PROTECTION OF THE ABUSED CHILD AND REHABILITATION OF THE ABUSING PARENT INCLUDE INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSULTATION BETWEEN PSYCHIATRISTS, PEDIATRICIANS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COURT. THE AUTHOR OF THIS PAPER ALSO SUGGESTS PARENT HOTLINES, CRISIS NURSERIES, AND FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SURROGATE MOTHER PROGRAMS.