Child abuse training: a community-based interdisciplinary program.
In the area of child abuse, a scarce resource is trained personnel. This paper describes a training program focusing on the need for individuals representing diverse disciplines to work together. Subjects discussed are the rationale and the organization process for a multidisciplinary, community-based training program; the formulation of the educational experience and the curriculum; evaluation measures; and the implementation of the program in a typical site. Various activities related to child abuse have been initiated in communities where training has occurred. Plans are to provide more intensive training in the treatment area for those professionals trained so far.
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D004493:Education; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania