TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Teacher awareness program on child abuse: a randomized controlled trial
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - McGrath, Patrick J.
A1  - Cappelli, M.
A1  - Wiseman, D.
A1  - Khalil, N.
A1  - Allan, B.
SP  - 125
EP  - 132
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
N2  - Teachers have a significant role in preventing, detecting and reporting child abuse and neglect. They are hindered in fulfilling this role by a serious lack of knowledge of the law, of school board policies, and of maltreatment. A comprehensive professional development workshop was developed and presented to elementary school teachers. The package was evaluated by means of a randomized controlled trial. The workshop proved to be effective in increasing and maintaining knowledge.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -