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Re: Out of Home Placements and Abuse
There is an article in the latest Child Abuse and Neglect journal: Melton,
B.G. (2005). Mandated reporting: A policy without reason. Child Abuse &
Neglect, 29, 9-18.
Pat Sherman
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What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Krista Puente" <kpuente@fit.edu>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers"
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Cc: <bakerj@fit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: Out of Home Placements and Abuse
> --To all on this list serve:
> I am a first year Psy.D. student at Florida Tech. I am creating a
> checklist for mandated reporting of sexual abuse. I work as a sibling
> leader in a group for the Family Learning Program.
>
> Does anyone know what literature is out there on mandated reporting? What
> is required? I have a basic idea, but need more support from the
> literature and don't have hours to spend as this is due by the end of this
> week for my supervisor.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Krista Puente
> First Year Psy.D. student at Florida Tech
> 150 W. University Blvd.
> Melbourne, Fl 32901
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> > Unfortunately things are never so straight forward and the pragmatic
> > approach can result in as many unhappy outcomes as occur with
> > reunification.We have generations of Aboriginal people in Australia who
> > can
> > attest to that.Removing children may make them "safer" but does not
> > necessarily result in good outcomes in the long run for children. The
> > disruption of the early attachment with biological parents has profound
> > effects. Our system does not always successfully manage children placed
in
> > care and the results are often repeated placement breakdown and very
> > disturbed children. Our challenge is to strive or the best system for
the
> > support of these very needy children and their families. We have a long
> > way
> > to go.
> > Paul Tait Paediatrician
> > Child Protection Unit
> > Children's Hospital @ Westmead
> > Sydney, Australia
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: emart@comcast.net [mailto:emart@comcast.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 15 February 2005 5:36 AM
> > To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
> > Cc: VINCENT FISH
> > Subject: Re: Out of Home Placements and Abuse
> >
> >
> > Vincent,
> >
> > It is interesting that this comes up today, since I just had a
discussion
> > with a social worker I supervise who works in a group home for abused
> > children. There seems to be a strange double standard when it comes to
> > child
> > abuse as compared to other types of domestic abuse. Can anyone imagine
> > that
> > a judge in DV case would order the batterered wife into marital
counseling
> > with her abuser prior to the abuser being treated, acknowledging their
> > issues and completing treatment? Or ordering the wife to meet with the
> > abusive husband at a restaurant to insure the continuity of the
> > relationship? But this kind of thing goes on all the time with children
> > under the guise of family reunification. Given the high rate of
treatment
> > failure and high rate of child abuse recidivism, I think it would make
> > sense
> > to be
> > more pragmatic and less ideologically driven in these types of cases.
> > --
> > Eric G. Mart, Ph.D., ABPP
> > 311 Highlander Way
> > Manchester, New Hampshire 03103
> > Phone: 603/626-0966
> > Fax: 603/622-7012
> > www.psychology-law.com
> >
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> >
> >> I think you're asking a complex question--or perhaps you're interested
> >> in a much more specific question--and that any answers depend on what
> >> groups are being compared and the study methodology. (For instance,
> >> it's obviously different comparing overall risk of abuse in placement
> >> to risk in the general population, vs. to risk for already placed
> >> children if returned home. Also, sometimes abuse that occurs while the
> >> child is placed but on a home visit may be counted as "abused in
> >> placement," sometimes only abuse that happens in the placement is
> >> counted.) My impression from reviewing the research on this some time
> >> ago is that, in general, kids who've been abused in their families are
> >> safer when placed, but I can't recall the studies off-hand. Mor! eover,
> >> with the exception of a very few specific programs like Multisystemic
> >> Therapy, there's no good research support for the idea that "family
> >> preservation" type programs reduce the abuse risk in at-risk families.
> >> (See, for example, Chaffin, Bonner, & Hill, Family preservation and
> >> family support programs: Child maltreatment outcomes across client risk
> >> levels and program types, in Child Abuse & Neglect, Vol 25(10), Oct
> >> 2001. pp. 1269-1289.)Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any studies that
> >> focus on handicapped children per se.
> >> Good luck,
> >> Vince
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: RobertELongo@aol.com
> >> Date: Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:08 pm
> >> Subject: Out of Home Placements and Abuse
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Hello everyone:
> >> > I am looking for research or literature that might support the
> >> > bel! ief that
> >> > children are more likely to be physically or se xually abused in
> >> > an out of home
> >> > placement, and especially if they are handicapped children. Does
> >> > anything
> >> > of this nature exist?
> >> > Thank you
> >> >
> >> > Rob Longo
> >> > Independent Consulting and Training
> >> > Sexual Abuse Prevention & Education Resources
> >> > Charleston, South Carolina
> >> > www.roblongo.com
> >> >
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