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Community Health Service (DHEW/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1977
Intended for personnel of ambulatory health care facilities, the manual provides guidelines for the detection, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect cases. Provided in the introduction is a statement of purpose, a brief history of child abuse, a definition (from the federal law), and incidence estimates. Identification is discussed…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Role, Guidelines
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Miller, Kimball Austin; Miller, Elaine King – School Counselor, 1979
Sets forth a theoretical framework for conceptualizing child abuse or neglect and provides some behavioral and nonbehavioral characteristics that may serve as indicators for triggering counselor response to report suspected abuse or neglect. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Children
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Riordan, Richard J.; Verdel, Anne C. – School Counselor, 1991
Contends that school counselors should be able to discern sexual abuse in children using nonconfrontational approach such as art techniques and should recognize signs of sexual abuse in routine art products of children. Discusses indicators of sexual abuse, assessment in artwork, and counselor use of drawings. Includes table of indicators of…
Descriptors: Art Products, Child Abuse, Childrens Art, Counseling Techniques
International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1977
The training manual defines the police role in investigation and intervention in child abuse cases. Information is categorized according to the following seven topic areas (subtopics in parentheses): defining child abuse and neglect (physical and behavioral indicators), legal aspects (trends in reporting laws and major points in state reporting…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Identification, Intervention
Faller, Kathleen
School counselors and school personnel have a vital role in three areas of suspected child abuse and neglect: (1) as frontline professionals in the process of identification; (2) as persons required to report suspected abuse or neglect; and (3) as contributors to the treatment process. Signs of child maltreatment are described with reference to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Counselors
Davis, I. Lorraine; And Others – 1977
The school community resource book on child abuse and neglect is the result of a 12-month project to aid Wisconsin school districts in developing community teams who would in turn work with the schools in setting up a policy and procedure concerned with the identification, reporting, referral, and prevention of child abuse/neglect. Sections…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Demonstration Programs
Adams, Joan C. – 1976
The pamphlet presents an overview of child abuse, including definitions of child abuse and child neglect, causes and treatment processes, and legislation. Some basic approaches to treatment, prevention, and identification are described including the following: parent self-help groups, diagnostic teams, public education, and specialized training of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Kline, Donald F. – 1977
Intended for such school personnel as teachers, administrators, school board members, school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and parent-teacher organizations, the volume provides basic information on child abuse and neglect. Sections cover the following topics: child abuse and neglect as an historical phenomenon, causes (including characteristics…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Definitions