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Research Article: Improving the Early Assessment of Child Neglect Signs—A New Technique for Professionals

Date Published: 2023-06-19

Abstract:
This paper grants some considerations on a critical phenomenon for child health: child neglect. It is an omission-type form of childhood maltreatment, which is widespread but very hard to intercept. For the assessment of child neglect, the Italian Society of Pediatric Psychology (S.I.P.Ped.) has developed and validated a specific assessment technique (the C.N.A. technique). It is supposed to be for parents of children between 3 and 9 years old. It is based on a paradigm that identifies the dysregulation of parental competence as the cause of neglect. It can occur in hypo- or hyperactivation of three fundamental factors (recognition, stimulation, and care). The child neglect assessment technique (C.N.A.) differs from the retrospective tools available in the literature since it allows for interception of the “signs” of possible child neglect when negligence occurs.

Introduction:
The WHO describes “Child Neglect” as “the failure to provide for the child’s development in all spheres: health, education, emotional development, nutrition, shelter, and safe living conditions, within the context of resources reasonably available to the family or caregivers. Neglect causes or has a high likelihood of causing harm to the child’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral, or social health or development” [1]. Child neglect as negligence in caring for a child is—nowadays—one of the most widespread forms of…

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