Confronting chronic neglect [[electronic resource] ] : the education and training of health professionals on family violence / / Committee on the Training Needs of Health Professionals to Respond to Family Violence, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Institute of Medicine ; Felicia Cohn, Marla E. Salmon, and John D. Stobo, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456450603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2002
• ISBN: 1-280-18473-6; 9786610184736; 0-309-51293-X
• Descrizione fisica: xvii, 348 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): CohnFelicia; SalmonMarla E; StoboJohn D
• Disciplina: 616.85/822
• Soggetti: Family violence; Medical personnel - Training of - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Introduction -- Defining the problem -- Current educational activities in the health professions -- Forces influencing health professionals' education -- Evaluation of training efforts -- Training beyond the state of the art -- Priorities for health professional training on family violence -- App. A: Accreditation requirements -- App. B: Policy statements of health professional organizations -- App. C: Mandatory reporting laws for family violence -- App. D: Mandatory education laws for family violence -- App. E: Existing curricula on family violence -- App. F: Summary of evaluation studies on training of health care professionals on intimate partner violence -- App. G: Summary of evalualtion studies on training health care professionals on child abuse and neglect -- App. H: Core competencies for family violence.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.