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Competency Enhancement Training for Philippine Family Court Judges and Personnel Handling Child Abuse Cases
Author(s) -
Sana Erlyn A.,
MelencioHerrera Ameurfina A.,
Avellano Amy A.,
Legarda Katrina,
Vilches Nimfa C.,
Madrid Bernadette J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/car.2255
Subject(s) - family court , multidisciplinary approach , psychology , child abuse , medical education , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , law , political science
Key Practitioner Messages Judges, lawyers and court personnel should be familiar with children and their developmental stages. They should be sensitive in getting vital information to ensure that children can tell their story without fear. Competency enhancement training is an interactive, comprehensive and multidisciplinary programme developed for Philippine family court personnel. Evaluation of the short‐ and long‐term effects of training show that family court personnel demonstrated sensitivity and helped children to overcome the trauma of their abuse. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.