Child abuse reporting in British Columbia: psychologists' knowledge of and compliance with the reporting law
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Psychologists in British Columbia were found to defer reporting cases of child abuse unless they were very certain that abuse was being suffered by the child. Very few were ignorant of existing laws concerning child abuse, but most would report incidents of abuse only if the child showed signs of neglect or sexual abuse, but not of maltreatment. British Columbia requires clinical psychologists to report cases of physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect to social service authorities.
Publication Name: Professional Psychology, Research and Practice
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0735-7028
Year: 1995
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Beliefs about the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder, sexual abuse, and ritual abuse among religious and nonreligious therapists
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A survey of therapists found no significant difference in diagnosing dissociative identity disorder or ritual abuse among Christian therapists and nonreligious therapists. However, Christian psychologists were more attuned to cases of ritual abuse, but not differ in the number of cases diagnosed as those by nonreligious therapists. This may point to the general attitude of caution among psychologists in diagnosing dissociative identity disorder and sexual abuse in their patients.
Publication Name: Professional Psychology, Research and Practice
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0735-7028
Year: 1995
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A survey of client-therapist sexual involvement in Rhode Island as reported by subsequent treating therapists
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A survey conducted among all licensed mental health care professionals in RI indicated that one-fourth of the therapists had treated victims of therapist sexual abuse. The therapists also reported various incidents beyond the specified boundary violations, revealing the need for assessing bodies to strictly ensure that clinicians adhere to the moral and ethical norms specified in the field of psychology.
Publication Name: Professional Psychology, Research and Practice
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0735-7028
Year: 1995
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