Crisis intervention in child abuse and neglect user manual series

This course is based on a manual that is part of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series, helping caseworkers improve their assistance to children and families in crisis. Sections present a brief overview of crisis; define crisis, identify the elements and phases of crises, highlight client feelings during a crisis, and discuss the psychological effects of crises; and outline the goals of . This manual provides guidance to State, local, and military law enforcement officials as well as Tribal police agencies regarding intervention in and investigation of child abuse and neglect cases. It explains the roles of law enforcement, nature of team investigations, investigative process, relationships with other disciplines, interview techniques, and specialized types of investigations. Crisis Intervention: A Manual for Child Protective Workers Goals and techniques of crisis intervention by child protective service (CPS) workers are presented. A crisis is a critical turning point in the life of the family and the child, and can provide a unique opportunity for radical change in an abusive situation.

Crisis intervention in child abuse and neglect / Charles E. Gentry. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, User manual series. Subject: Child abuse. This manual, while addressing principles and techniques (if crisis intervention with child abuse or neglect cases, recognizes the interrelatedness of all forms of intrafamilial and societal violence. Any situation involving suspected child abuse or neglect is a crisis. "Crisis intervention" refers to the approach or techniques used by those. This manual on crisis intervention in child abuse and neglect is intended primarily for caseworkers who want to improve their assistance to children and families in crisis. Abstract The information is also intended for police officers, judges, educators, health care providers, and mental health counselors in the field of child protection.

In , in one of its early efforts, the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) developed 21 manuals (the User Manual Series) designed to. Community awareness of child abuse and neglect has greatly increased. The documentation of an upward trend in the number of reported and confirmed child. Injuries inflicted by a caregiver on a child can take many forms. Serious damage or death in abused children is most often the consequence of a head injury or.