NCJ Number
31952
Journal
Children Today Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Dated: (MAY-JUNE 1975) Pages: 2,& 38-43
Date Published
1975
Length
7 pages
Annotation
A GUIDE FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL WORKER'S ROLE IN HELPING PARENTS WHO ABUSE THEIR CHILDREN.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR BEGINS WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE ABUSIVE PARENTS THEMSELVES, AND HOW THEY WERE BROUGHT UP IN MANY CASES. SHE SAYS THAT THE KIND OF HELP ABUSIVE PARENTS HAVE RESPONDED TO INVOLVES RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE MORE INTENSE AND MORE PERSONAL THAN THE USUAL PROFESSIONAL THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP. SHE THEN SETS FORTH SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF A POTENTIALLY EFFECTIVE SOCIAL WORKER. SHE ALSO DISCUSSES NEEDS WHICH THE SOCIAL WORKER SHOULD FULFILL FOR HIS CLIENTS, AND COVERS THE USE OF OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS WORK.