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NCJ Number: 186146 Find in a Library
Title: Role of Observation in the Assessment of Child Neglect
Journal: Child Abuse Review  Volume:9  Issue:5  Dated:September-October 2000  Pages:337-348
Author(s): Karen Tanner; Danielle Turney
Editor(s): Margaret A. Lynch; David Gough
Date Published: 2000
Annotation: This paper focuses on child physical and emotional neglect from a social work perspective, recognizing neglect is the highest category of registration on Child Protection Registers in England and is therefore a significant preoccupation of social work.
Abstract: The authors suggest child neglect is best understood as an absence of care, that is, a breakdown in the relationship between primary caregivers and children which results in difficulties in providing reliable and adequate care. Therefore, one focus of assessments in child neglect cases needs to be on ascertaining the nature and degree of relationship failure. A framework to inform such assessments is presented that considers the relationship between primary caregivers and children. The authors note discussion of child neglect often involves criticism of women-mothers, and they seek to develop an approach to child neglect that challenges stereotypical ideas about gender and caring, ideas that can lead to inappropriate intervention and mother-blaming. An effort is made to operationalize the framework, and intentional, structured observation is identified as a useful tool in accurately assessing the complexities of the mother-child relationship. Finally, the authors discuss the contribution of observation to the assessment of child neglect at several different levels. 31 references
Main Term(s): Juvenile victims
Index Term(s): Abused children; Abusing parents; Child abuse; Child emotional abuse and neglect; Child protection services; Child victims; Crime in foreign countries; Crimes against children; England; Foreign criminal justice research; Gender issues; Juvenile dependency and neglect; Social work; Social workers; Victims in foreign countries
Publisher: http://www.interscience.wiley.com 
Page Count: 12
Format: Article
Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
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