Resources on identifying, screening, and assessing a child and family for possible neglect.
Child Neglect: Assessment and Intervention (PDF - 155 KB)
Hornor (2014)
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 28(2)
Provides information to practitioners to better understand and respond to child neglect. The article discusses risk factors of neglect as well as the medical assessment and plan of care for children when neglect is suspected.
Exploring the Complexities of Child Neglect: Ethical Issues of Child Welfare Practice (PDF - 309 KB)
DeLong Hamilton & Bundy-Fazioli (2013)
Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 10(2)
Provides an understanding of how child welfare professionals assess and intervene in cases of suspected child neglect. The article discusses four themes that emerge and implications for child welfare practice.