Overview

This book on child protection services should stimulate critical thinking and informed discussion for those professionals and educators concerned with the quality of children's protective services. Presenting scholarly reports on false allegations, ""Assessing child maltreatment reports"" tackles the age-old problem of deciding which reports, verbal or written, represent truth and which falsehood. When one deals with accusations in the area of child maltreatment, special problems are posed. This resource brings home the complexity and seriousness of confronting the need to separate true reports from false reports. Given the serious consequences of reports of maltreatment, determining the accuracy or inaccuracy of such reports is of major critical importance to all concerned and the parents, children, and professionally involved. This book deals practically with the everyday work of assessing the validity and reliability of maltreatment reports and guides professionals through rough waters of finding truth with helpful research. It offers hope for establishing a deeper understanding of the broad system of child protection and consequently, enables professionals to better handle individual crises and cases. Containing a range of chapters - authored by leading academic researchers and practitioners in child welfare services in the United States - examining the policy and practice issues related to false allegations of child abuse and neglect, this volume provides guideposts for further research and discussion. College and university students in child welfare and related programs, human service practitioners working in child protective and welfare services, and the larger public - both parents and professionals working with children - who have an interest in this important issue, should find ""Assessing child maltreatment reports"" a compassionate approach to a sensitive issue.

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Author:   Jerome Beker ,  Michael Robin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781560241614

ISBN 10:   1560241616
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   27 September 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface I. Historical Overview The Social Construction of Child Abuse and “False Allegations” II. Policy Issues Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Investigation: Policy Guidelines for Decision-Making Unsubstantiated Reports: Perspectives of Child Protection Workers Responding to Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect Investigating Allegations of Child Maltreatment: The Strengths and Limitations of Current Risk Assessment Systems III. Clinical Evaluations of Sexual Abuse Beyond Validation Interviews: An Assessment Approach to Evaluating Sexual Abuse Allegations Was There Really Child Sexual Abuse or is There Another Explanation? Is It (Or Is It Not) Sexual Abuse?: The Medical Examiner’s Dilemma False and Unsubstantiated Sexual Abuse Allegations: Clinical Issues IV. Sexual Abuse Allegations in Custody/Visitation Disputes Multiple Perspectives: Factors Related to Differential Diagnosis of Sex Abuse and Divorce Trauma in Children Under Six Factors Contributing to False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in Custody Disputes Alleging Psychological Impairment of the Accuser to Defend Oneself Against a Child Abuse Allegation: A New Manifestation of Wife Battering and False Accusation V. Allegations of Maltreatment in Family Foster Homes Maltreatment in Family Foster Homes: Dynamics and Dimensions Child Abuse and Neglect Reports in Foster Care: The Issue for Foster Parents of “False” Allegations Unfounded Allegations of Child Abuse in the United Kingdom: A Survey of Foster Parents’ Reactions to Reporting Procedures Index

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