Citation

Sullivan R, Clancy T. Health Soc. Work 1990; 15(3): 207-214.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0411.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2401438

Abstract

Effective intervention in cases of sexual abuse of adolescents requires both knowledge of medical and other indicators and interviewing skills to facilitate disclosure. Public health settings are one place where the knowledge and skills of the health and social work professions can be effectively used to identify and protect adolescent victims. Interdisciplinary training was found to enhance requisite skills in this area. The experimental evaluation of a brief, state-wide, in-service training program found significant improvement in posttest knowledge of relevant indicators and interviewing skills and an increase in the number of cases identified and reported.

Language: en