The Extent of Evidence-Based Information about Child Maltreatment Fatalities in Social Science Textbooks

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12787166
AutoresEmily M Douglas (0000-0003-0883-8572, Bridgewater State University, autor de correspondencia), Patricia J Serino (Bridgewater State University)
Año2013
Volumen10
Número5
Páginas447-454
Fecha de publicación2013-09-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Evidence-Based Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1543-3714 • E-ISSN: 1543-3722
EditorialHaworth Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/15433714.2012.759839
PMID24066634
OpenAlexW2046783852
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas28

Previous research has established that child welfare workers lack important information about child maltreatment fatalities and risk factors leading to death. Further, training has not been associated with improvements in knowledge. The authors assessed the presence of evidence-based information about child maltreatment fatalities and risk factors for death in 24 social science textbooks about child abuse and neglect or child welfare. The results indicate that basic information, such as definitions and incidence rates of child maltreatment fatalities are routinely included in social science textbooks, but information about child, parent, and household risk factors are not, and that inaccurate information is often included. Implications of the findings are discussed

Child abuse · Child neglect · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Incidence (geometry · Neglect · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Welfare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology