CME Sponsor:
National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

Course Instructors/Directors:
Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD

Number of Credits:
6 hours CE

Cost:
Book and Online Test $79
Online Test Only $59

Detailed Description:
Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families is a guide for clinicians working with children of differing cultures who are suspected to be possible victims of abuse. The book details differences amongst cultures, and how these differences can impact the interview process. Styles of interviewing and ways of bridging cultural differences are addressed. The concept of shame and its impact on the disclosure of abuse is discussed. The book also delves into the cultural differences in acceptable forms of correction and punishment, and how these forms can differ from what is acceptable in the dominant culture. The book also presents ways the clinician can help a family identify and prevent abuse in the future.

Learning Objectives:
  • The differences between the terms "culture", "ethnicity", and "race", and how these concepts impact the interview process.
  • Cultural differences in communication styles amongst ethnic groups and their impact on the investigation of child abuse.
  • The cultural impact of shame on the disclosure of abuse and its impact on the interview process.
  • The art of asking culturally appropriate questions and respecting a client's cultural views, even if the clinician is in disagreement with those views.
  • The cultural interpretations of correction/punishment versus abuse, and how those cultural interpretations correspond with state and federal law.
  • How to write an interview report that presents a fair and unbiased view of the multicultural client.
  • Interventions in cases of culturally-sanctioned corporal punishment, and preventative techniques to guard from future incidents.

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