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Title The development of a protocol for the management of child abuse and neglect
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8546
Date 1998
Abstract Philosophiae Doctor - PhD - The primary intent of this study was to seek solutions to the practical problems experienced by practitioners in their management of child abuse cases. A fundamental problem regarding the current management of child abuse is that there is no guarantee that a child entering the child protective system will be dealt with in terms of a set procedure and/or protected against further abuse. To address this problem in the Western Cape, the Intervention Research (IR) methodology (Rothman & Thomas, 1994) was used to develop a Protocol for the Multi-Disciplinary Management of Child Abuse and Neglect. The protocol was designed for agencies that intervene in instances of child abuse. It establishes criteria and procedures for interdisciplinary co-ordination and effective case management, delineates the professional roles and responsibilities and provides step-by-step intervention procedures.
Subject(s) Child abuse; South Africa; Intervention Research; Design and Development methodology
Language en
Rights University of the Western Cape
Repository Cape Town - Theses and Dissertations, University of Western Cape
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