Complexities of Protecting Children from Emotional Abuse and Psychological Maltreatment

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for understanding the complexities associated with determining the occurrence of emotional abuse and psychological maltreatment on children by a primary caregiver. Specifically, the paper addresses how professionals faced with the responsibility of making these determinations assess the child-caregiver relationship; possible explanations for why assessing emotional abuse and psychological maltreatment tends to be much more subjective and difficult to prove compared to other forms of child maltreatment; and lastly, potential policy recommendations for enhancing the consistency and legitimacy of emotional abuse and psychological maltreatment findings across cases.  READ MORE HERE

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