TY - JOUR
T1 - Child maltreatment
T2 - The approach of Arab social workers in Israel
AU - Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.
PY - 2000/4
Y1 - 2000/4
N2 - Child maltreatment has become a major concern in countries throughout the world. This article presents a study conducted among 164 Arab social workers in Israel. The study asked the following questions: How do Arab social workers define child maltreatment? What signs are used to identify potential cases? What are the risk factors for child maltreatment as perceived by the social workers? How do social workers perceive their role in reporting maltreatment? The results reveal that the respondents' definitions of maltreatment focus more on abuse than on neglect.
AB - Child maltreatment has become a major concern in countries throughout the world. This article presents a study conducted among 164 Arab social workers in Israel. The study asked the following questions: How do Arab social workers define child maltreatment? What signs are used to identify potential cases? What are the risk factors for child maltreatment as perceived by the social workers? How do social workers perceive their role in reporting maltreatment? The results reveal that the respondents' definitions of maltreatment focus more on abuse than on neglect.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034404658&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/002087280004300202
DO - 10.1177/002087280004300202
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AN - SCOPUS:0034404658
SN - 0020-8728
VL - 43
SP - 149
EP - 161
JO - International Social Work
JF - International Social Work
IS - 2
ER -
