The British case conference in child sexual abuse: Another model for America

In 1990, I had an opportunity to observe the civic response to child sexual abuse in Leeds, England. During this time, I also attended the British Case Conference and found it to be a central event in the development of diagnosing and treating child abuse, especially sexual abuse. The purpose of thi...

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Published in:Child abuse & neglect 1994, Vol.18 (1), p.103-106
Main Author: Frothingham, Thomas E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agency Cooperation
Biological and medical sciences
British Case Conference
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual - prevention & control
Child sexual abuse
Child, Preschool
Conferences
Congresses as Topic
Female
Foreign Countries
Great Britain
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Interdisciplinary Approach
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Organization of mental health. Health systems
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sex crimes
Sexual Abuse
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Teamwork
United Kingdom
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Summary:In 1990, I had an opportunity to observe the civic response to child sexual abuse in Leeds, England. During this time, I also attended the British Case Conference and found it to be a central event in the development of diagnosing and treating child abuse, especially sexual abuse. The purpose of this report is to describe this multidisciplinary, multiagency procedure that is used throughout Britain, and to offer opinions on its strengths and weaknesses.
ISSN:0145-2134
1873-7757
DOI:10.1016/0145-2134(94)90100-7