Individual and group-based parenting programmes for the treatment of physical child abuse and neglect (Review)

Parenting interventions, most commonly provided within the home, using multi-faceted interventions appear to be effective in reducing unintentional child injury. Further research is required to explore the mechanisms by which parenting interventions reduce injury, the features of interventions that are necessary to reduce injury, and their generalizability to different population groups.

The current allocation of resources to school nursing in between districts comparisons is not equitable and the use of school nursing time is out of step with current evidence of need and effectiveness.

Aim-The graded care profile (GCP) scale was developed as a practical tool in response to the Children Act 1989 to provide a measure of care in four areas: physical, safety, love, and esteem, on a bipolar continuum. This field trial was to assess its user friendliness and inter-rater agreement. Methods-43 nursery children and 11 registered for neglect were each scored on this scale independently by two diVerent raters (health visitor and nursery teacher or social worker). Their inter-rater agreement was assessed by weighted and user friendliness by time taken for and completeness of scoring. (Arch Dis Child 1997;76:337-340) Results-An