NCJ Number
30692
Date Published
1975
Length
0 pages
Annotation
PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART-FILM HIGHLIGHTS THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PITTSBURGH (PA) PILOT CHILD ABUSE SEMINAR, A MULTI -DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY PITTSBURGH-BASED NATIONAL CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE.
Abstract
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS COVER THE HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE, THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF TRAUMA INFLICTED BY ADULTS, AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE CHILD ABUSE PROBLEM, INCLUDING A DISCUSSION OF THE ADOPTION AND ABUSE REPORTING LAWS AND REASONS WHY INDIVIDUALS ARE RELUCTANT TO REPORT CASES OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE. OTHER TOPICS EXAMINED IN THIS SEMINAR ARE THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES DEALING WITH CHILD ABUSE AND THE LACK OF PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXTENT, CAUSES, AND PREFERRED TREATMENT(S) OF THE CHILD ABUSE PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY THE INABILITY TO PREDICT CHILD ABUSE, PART TWO OF THIS FILM TRACES A CASE OF SUSPECTED ABUSE OF A FIVE-MONTH-OLD INFANT FROM TENTATIVE IDENTIFICATION IN A HOSPITAL THROUGH DISPOSITION IN A MOCK JUVENILE COURT HEARING. A 'SCAN' (SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT) MEETING HELD AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN PITTSBURGH (PA) IS RECORDED. THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEETING OF ATTORNEYS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PSYCHIATRISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES HAS BEEN INSTITUTED AS AN INTERMEDIATE STEP BETWEEN THE REPORTING AGENCY AND THE JUVENILE COURTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CHARACTER OF THE CASE WARRANTS REFERRAL TO THE COURTS.