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040 _aAFVC
100 _aNeels, Aimee
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245 _aTraining and confidence in undertaking child protection work as reported by New Zealand paediatricians
_cAimee Neels, Pat Tuohy and Dawn Elder on behalf of the Child Protection Clinical Network of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand
260 _bWiley,
_c2019
500 _aJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2020, 56(1):107-113
520 _aAim: In New Zealand and rural Australia, general paediatricians undertake the majority of child protection (CP) medical assessments. This study aimed to document what New Zealand paediatricians think about their role in CP and their perceived preparedness for this work. Methods: A 43-item SurveyMonkey questionnaire was sent to paediatricians working in CP. Questions explored demographic detail, CP work undertaken clinically and with regard to teaching and paediatrician confidence and experience in areas of CP. A separate questionnaire documented organisational CP work. Results: A total of 79 paediatricians, 45 (57%) female, responded from 15 of 20 District Health Boards. For 73%, CP was less than 10% of their weekly workload, with 42% indicating they had been the lead paediatrician for fewer than five cases in the preceding 12 months. Paediatricians were more confident managing physical abuse than sexual abuse cases with regard to initial assessments, report writing and appearances in court. Just over a third reported at least once feeling personally threatened or unsafe while involved in a CP case. Only 29% were satisfied with their level of training, and 73% agreed they would like more CP training. Conclusions: Paediatricians undertake a number of roles in CP but do not feel confident in all these roles. More attention needs to be given to training in CP in general paediatric physician training in New Zealand. (Authors' abstract). Record #6288
610 _aPaediatric Society of New Zealand
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650 _aCHILD ABUSE
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650 _aCHILD PROTECTION
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650 _aHEALTH SERVICES
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_aMEDICAL PROFESSION
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_aWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aTuohy, Pat
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700 _aElder, Dawn
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710 _aChild Protection Clinical Network of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand
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773 0 _tJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2020, 56(1):107-113
830 _aJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14504
_yRead abstract
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