ABSTRACT
Much attention has been paid to empathy as a concept necessary to the therapeutic relationship and successful outcome with clients. Less attention has been paid to the importance of empathy in the parent-child relationship. Even less attention has been paid to empathy as it relates to the presence or absence of child abuse in the parent-child relationship. While early literature on child abuse eluded to the parents' ability or inability to empathize with the child, recent emphasis on risk assessment and studies of variables used as factors to predict risk of abuse do not include parental empathy. Research presented in this article suggests that a complete assessment of risk of child physical abuse must include a measure of parental empathy. The article also suggests that a measure of parental empathy be added to each of the risk assessment tools used by child protective service specialists.
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Child Abuse , Community Health Services , Empathy , Parent-Child Relations , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Risk Assessment , Stress, PsychologicalABSTRACT
A Texas volunteer program designed to prevent child neglect and abuse also stresses promotion of the public's awareness of its responsibility to report suspected cases.
Subject(s)
Child Abuse/prevention & control , Child Health Services/organization & administration , Voluntary Health Agencies/organization & administration , Adult , Child , Child Guidance/education , Child Guidance Clinics/organization & administration , Female , Humans , Male , TexasABSTRACT
The development of a coordinated program of print and nonprint materials in the Library of the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is traced. Fundamental to creating a successful program is a good staff, freedom to grow, and strong administrative support. A positive and aggressive attitude on the part of librarians is an important ingredient in increasing utilization of media.
