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Bookmark or Share- Understanding and Preventing Child Abuse and NeglectThe Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act defines child abuse and neglect or child maltreatment as: Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child MaltreatmentChild maltreatment—abuse and neglect in childhood—can result in serious negative physical, psychological, and behavioral consequences that can span a life course and have potential effects on subsequent generations. 1,2 In theory, efficacious preventive interventions may avert child maltreatment and its negative sequelae.
- Guidelines for Psychological Evaluations in Child Protection MattersFor example, because child protection proceedings specifically focus upon allegations or findings of abuse and/or neglect of a child, psychologists conducting assessment in these matters seek to develop sufficient expertise in assessment of child maltreatment that is often beyond the scope of general clinical psychology practice (Ethics Code 2. ...
- Helping children recover from traumaThe first part focuses on stabilizing a child's clinical symptoms, and includes psychoeducation. We work with families to help them understand the connection between the child's trauma exposure and current clinical presentation. We also educate the child and caretakers about the impact of the specific trauma that the child has experienced.
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