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F14 RECENT RESEARCH AFFECTING CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
Presenters: Chris Newlin Abstract Category: CAC Leadership Instruction Level: Advanced Presentation: Click Here
Description: This workshop is intended for all levels of professionals who are involved in the investigation and prosecution of child abuse. We are working in a continually changing field, and it is critical that direct service providers stay abreast of the current research affecting our work. This workshop will provide a general review of recent research affecting child abuse investigations and prosecution, and challenge the attendees to relate this new information to their current practices in the field.
Abstract: The field of child abuse investigations and prosecutions is still in its relative infancy, but we have reached the point where emerging research must inform our practice. During the past 20 years, both the quality and quantity of child maltreatment research has increased dramatically, but the frontline workers and policy makers are so busy meeting the needs of their clientele that they have limited opportunities to digest this emerging research and potentially incorporate these findings into their daily work. Additionally, the language and statistical nature of most journal articles are off-putting for many frontline professionals who may have limited academic preparation for fully understanding these articles for successful intergration into their work.
This workshop is intended to bridge these gaps by providing simplifying seminal research articles into terms understandable by all professionals and then enhancing this intergration by incorporating practice implications as part of the application to one's daily work. This type of approach, modeled in the presentation, may serve as a catalyst for change within individual communities as they increasingly apply this emerging research to their practice with the long term benefit being seen in the outcomes for children affected by maltreatment allegations.
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