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040			_aAFVC
100			_aWolstenholme, Sarah Anne _93592
245			_aPsychological well-being in maltreated children and caregiver perspectives of support _cSarah Anne Wolstenholme
246			_aA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), The University of Auckland,
260			_c2013
300			_aelectronic document (159 p.); PDF file: 990.59 KB
520			_anderstanding the patterns of referral to child protection services can inform decision makers about the services needed for the prevention and treatment of child abuse. This research consisted of three linked studies, the first of which aimed to describe demographic, abuse, authority involvement, and family characteristics of 307 children who presented over a four month period to a multi-service agency for maltreated children. The second study involved a subsample of 180 children, and employed correlations, Chi-square tests, and MANOVA tests to investigate factors related to psychological well-being, as assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The third study employed qualitative methods to explore perceptions of 22 non-offending parents and caregivers, with regard to experiences of support following presentation to Puawaitahi. Key findings were that a large proportion of children presented due to more than one form of maltreatment, there were often delays in abuse identification, and many children were repeatedly victimised. Emotional, behavioural, and peer difficulties were common for these children. Children who were male, older at the time of referral, and had experienced multiple home placements were found to be particularly vulnerable to difficulties following maltreatment. Whilst parents and caregivers considered support helpful, many said attempts to access counselling or therapy following presentation had been too difficult or involved delays. (Author's abstract)
650			_999 _aCAREGIVERS
650			_aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650			_aINTERVENTION _9326
650			_aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650			_aPARENTING _9429
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
650			_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE
856			_u http://hdl.handle.net/2292/20668
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
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