Add to ORKGThe current study investigates education and training, duties and perceived abilities to provide support to abused children of victim witness advocates (VWA) in North Carolina. Eighty-nine VWAs participated in online survey specifically developed for this study. In addition to demographic information participants reported on educational background and special training related to child development in order to work with abused children in NC court system. While findings of the study discovered inconsistency in requirements in child development training of VWAs, association with duties, role and training of child life specialist are discussed. More research is needed to support the need for CCLS in the courtroom setting.  M.S
This Article describes the purposes and design of our empirical study and analyzes the study\u27s fi...
Children in the court system who are abused or neglected are mandated by the federal Child Abuse Pre...
Child sexual abuse is a matter of public interest. The Philippine Constitution and other statutes en...
Despite a widespread conviction that children ought to be independently represented in child protect...
Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.This social work research stud...
Family victim advocates in child advocacy centers provide a valuable resource to children and parent...
he proliferation of child abuse cases has resulted in a growing number of children who must testify ...
Victim-witness advocates are essential to the criminal justice system. The descriptive and explanato...
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In West Virginia, the law mandates a multidisciplinary team (MDIT) approach, (involving the collabor...
Many commentators have expressed concern over the plight of children in the nation’s court system, f...
Crime has become an increasing problem in recent years. The United States has the highest rate of i...
The Children’s Law Center designed this information packet for lawyers, child protection workers, an...
This entry considers children as witnesses in a legal context, i.e. where they testify, as part of c...
M.A.The study aimed to investigate the subjective experiences of sexually abused children who testif...
This Article describes the purposes and design of our empirical study and analyzes the study\u27s fi...
Children in the court system who are abused or neglected are mandated by the federal Child Abuse Pre...
Child sexual abuse is a matter of public interest. The Philippine Constitution and other statutes en...
Despite a widespread conviction that children ought to be independently represented in child protect...
Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.This social work research stud...
Family victim advocates in child advocacy centers provide a valuable resource to children and parent...
he proliferation of child abuse cases has resulted in a growing number of children who must testify ...
Victim-witness advocates are essential to the criminal justice system. The descriptive and explanato...
The 1989 Children Act greatly extends and enhances the role of the guardian ad litem (GAL) as the of...
In West Virginia, the law mandates a multidisciplinary team (MDIT) approach, (involving the collabor...
Many commentators have expressed concern over the plight of children in the nation’s court system, f...
Crime has become an increasing problem in recent years. The United States has the highest rate of i...
The Children’s Law Center designed this information packet for lawyers, child protection workers, an...
This entry considers children as witnesses in a legal context, i.e. where they testify, as part of c...
M.A.The study aimed to investigate the subjective experiences of sexually abused children who testif...
This Article describes the purposes and design of our empirical study and analyzes the study\u27s fi...
Children in the court system who are abused or neglected are mandated by the federal Child Abuse Pre...
Child sexual abuse is a matter of public interest. The Philippine Constitution and other statutes en...