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Crisis Intervention in Child Abuse and Neglect
User Manual Series (1994)

Author(s):  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Gentry

Year Published:  1994

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Preface

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was signed into law in 1974. Since that time, the Federal Government has served as a catalyst to mobilize society's social service, mental health, medical, educational, legal, and law enforcement resources to address the challenges in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. In 1977, in one of its early efforts to achieve this goal, the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) developed 21 manuals (the User Manual Series) to provide guidance to professionals involved in the child protection system and to enhance community collaboration and the quality of services provided to children and families. The manuals described each professional's roles and responsibilities in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child maltreatment. Other manuals in the series addressed special topics, for example, adolescent abuse and neglect.

Our understanding of the complex problems of child abuse and neglect has increased dramatically since the user manuals were developed. This increased knowledge has improved our ability to intervene effectively in the lives of troubled families. Likewise, we have a better grasp of what we can do to prevent child abuse and neglect from occurring. Further, our knowledge of the unique roles key professionals can play in child protection has been more clearly defined, and a great deal has been learned about how to enhance coordination and collaboration of community agencies and professionals. Finally, today we are facing new and more serious problems in families that maltreat their children. For example, there are significantly more families known to Child Protective Services (CPS) that are experiencing substance abuse problems.

Because our knowledge base has increased significantly and the state of the art of practice has improved considerably, NCCAN has updated the User Manual Series by revising many of the existing manuals and creating new manuals that address current innovations, concerns, and issues in the prevention and treatment of child maltreatment.

As a supplement to the manual Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers, this manual, Crisis Intervention in Child Abuse and Neglect, is intended for caseworkers who want to improve their assistance to children and families in crisis. Other professionals in the field of child protection, such as law enforcement officers, judges, educators, health care providers, and mental health counselors, may also find the information on crisis intervention helpful.

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