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Assessing Child Neglect

Resources on identifying, screening, and assessing a child and family for possible neglect.

Assessing Child Neglect: A Review of Standardized Measures
Stowman & Donohue
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 10(4), 2005
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Highlights several standardized measures of child neglect, including a review of their response format and relevant psychometric support, if any.

Child Neglect: Current Definitions and Models. A Review of Child Neglect Research, 1993-1998
National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Canada (2000)
Identifies definitions, theories used in child neglect research published between 1993 and 1998, including a discussion of the assessment tools used. (PDF - 196 KB)

Maintaining a Focus on the Child? First Impressions of the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families in Cases of Child Neglect
Horwath
Child Abuse Review, 11(4), 2002
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Explains the principles of the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families, used by the Department of Health in England, and how it has been used to enhance assessment practice in cases of child neglect.

The Role of Observation in the Assessment of Child Neglect
Tanner & Turney
Child Abuse Review, 9(5), 2000
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This paper suggests an operationalized framework for the assessment of child neglect by examining the relationship between the primary caregiver and the child through structured observation.

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Updated on December 7, 2007