title: Collaboration for the promotion of community and individual health.
abstract: Child maltreatment, although defined and measured somewhat differently in the United States and South Africa, presents social workers and others with opportunities for working cross-culturally to increase understanding of this problem and to improve assessment and intervention. This article describes a long-term multi-project collaboration between the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis in the United States that has benefited both campuses and their communities.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA. piercel@umsl.edu
authors.forename: Lois H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: Vivienne
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bozalek
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D012947:Social Work; D013019:South Africa; D014481:United States