RE: institutional liability for research -Forwarded

["Niki Delson" <niki@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wouldn't this be a serious limitation to the study. If I were a student who
experienced  or was experiencing) abuse, but did not want a report made, I
would not be included in the study.  What if resilient ( maybe asymptomatic)
students were also those who did not report, did not want to report?

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu]On Behalf Of
Kati Arata
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 8:17 AM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Re: institutional liability for research -Forwarded


We are about to do a study where we will be asking adolescents to complete
the Child Trauma Questionnaire - the issue we are trying to determine is if
responses to this questionnaire are sufficient to require a report   (they
are not necessarily describing current abuse); furthermore, other than
completing the survey (which will not be anonymous), we are not interviewing
the child, so are we required to review each survey's responses and
determine if these responses raise suspicion of abuse or not, and then make
a report.  We are consulting with the University attorney and the local
child welfare agency regarding opinions on the need to report, but I'd be
interested to here how otehrs have dealt with this issue.  The attorney
feels we should add a question regarding whether they are currenlty being
abused and then, if they respond yes, make a report (the consent does state
that we will report abuse, but its deciding the threshold that is the
issue).

Catalina M. Arata, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL   36688

(334) 460-6321