Citation

Sana EA, Melencio-Herrera AA, Avellano AA, Legarda K, Vilches NC, Madrid BJ. Child Abuse Rev. 2014; 23(5): 324-333.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/car.2255

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Key Messages

* Judges, lawyers and court personnel should be familiar with children and their developmental stages. * They should be sensitive in getting vital information to ensure that children can tell their story without fear. * Competency enhancement training is an interactive, comprehensive and multidisciplinary programme developed for Philippine family court personnel. * Evaluation of the short- and long-term effects of training show that family court personnel demonstrated sensitivity and helped children to overcome the trauma of their abuse. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Language: en