Abstract
Teachers have a significant role in preventing, detecting and reporting child abuse and neglect. They are hindered in fulfilling this role by a serious lack of knowledge of the law. of school board policies, and of maltreatment. A comprehensive professional development workshop was developed and presented to elementary school teachers. The package was evaluated by means of a randomized controlled trial. The workshop proved to be effective in increasing and maintaining knowledge.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-132 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Child Abuse and Neglect |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Financial support for this study was received from the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services and a Career Scientist Award of the Ontario Minrstry of Fiealth to the first author.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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McGrath, P., Cappelli, M., Wiseman, D., Khalil, N., & Allan, B. (1987). Teacher awareness program on child abuse: A randomized controlled trial. Child Abuse and Neglect, 11(1), 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/0145-2134(87)90041-X