title: International models of hospital interdisciplinary teams for the identification, assessment, and treatment of child abuse.
abstract: The well-being of a child who has experienced abuse or neglect is dependent on whether or not an interdisciplinary, holistic treatment perspective is applied in the hospital setting. This paper examines the different interdisciplinary approaches used by two major hospitals, one in the United States and the other in Brazil, in their attempt to confront the social problem of child maltreatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Texas A & M University-Commerce, PO Box 3011, Commerce, TX, USA. Cynthia_Harr@tamu-commerce.edu
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harr
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fairchild
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology