| Autor: |
Krell, Helen L., Richardson, Curtis M., Lana, Terence N., Kairys, Steven W. |
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Social Casework; Nov83, Vol. 64 Issue 9, p532-538, 7p |
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This article discusses social workers attitude while assisting families suffering from the problem of child abuse. Assisting families in which children are abused, neglected, or at serious risk of maltreatment is extraordinarily difficult and arouses strong emotions in workers. Resources to meet family needs may be inadequate. Intervention frequently starts only after family problems have become severe. The sources of family distress are typically complex and long-standing. Family members generally have had little experience with trust and intimacy. Since a trusting relationship is an essential aspect of service provision, difficulties in establishing rapport can delay the helping process. Home visits and after hours crises add to the physical demands placed on workers. All these factors evoke intense feelings in the professionals and paraprofessionals who provide family assistance. Workers often are not conscious of their emotional responses to involvement with families vulnerable to child maltreatment. |
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