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Repetition of abuse of infant
Repetition of abuse of infant Repetition of abuse Repetition of abuse occurs in 25–50 per cent of families where children are returned to their parents after removal following abuse or neglect (Reder, 2003). Care and control conflicts are common in parents with histories of maltreatment. This can affect their capacity to parent, and to use […]
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Infant–parent interaction
Infant–parent interaction Observation of the quality of the relationship with the infant is a central part of assessing risk. The interaction reflects the parent’s current nurturing capacity and ability to respond sensitively and appropriately to the infant’s cues, as well as the infant’s ability to accept and respond to parental care. The daily routines of […]
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Parenting capacity for infant
Parenting capacity Parenting capacity can be briefly summarised as the capacity to recognise and meet the infant’s changing physical, social and emotional needs in a developmentally appropriate way, and to accept responsibility for this. It is determined by: • parental factors (and the infant–parent relationship) • infant factors (and the infant–parent relationship) • contextual sources […]
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Consequences of maltreatment for infant
Infants and children who have been abused or neglected may have developed physical, emotional and behavioural consequences of that maltreatment. These characteristics and behaviours may make caring for them more difficult. For example, traumatised infants may continue to show avoidant or disruptive behaviour even when placed in safe fostering environments. Infants with brain damage after […]
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Definitions of infant developmental risk
Risk can be defined as the probability of an event occurring, including the consideration of the losses and gains associated with it. In this context (infant development and child protection) it is not free of moral and emotional overtones. There is a high degree of uncertainty in prediction of risk in childprotection matters and inevitably […]
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Infant developmental assessment
Infant developmental assessment Developmental assessment can be included, when appropriate, as part of the therapeutic intervention. There are many different kinds of developmental assessment undertaken, depending on the purpose of the assessment, the clinician’s skills and abilities, and the family’s needs and concerns. Involving parents in the assessment process can provide them with useful information […]
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Assessment of infant–parent interaction
Assessment of infant–parent interaction Even in a brief interview with a family, many useful observations can be made that provide information about the ‘quality’ of the interaction and relationship. Relationship factors The interaction between parent and infant and, where possible, between the parents while they are with the baby, needs to be observed. This provides […]
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Application to infant–parent interventions
Application to infant–parent interventions Attachment theory grew and developed out of ideas and observations arising from both the internal world (psychoanalytic theory) and what can be observed and measured (developmental psychology, ethology). Similarly, infant–parent therapies can be understood as working across both the domains of observed behaviours and interactions between infant and parent, and their […]
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Attachment theory of infant
ATTACHMENT THEORY Attachment can be defined as an enduring emotional bond characterised by a tendency to seek and maintain proximity to a specific figure(s) particularly when under stress. Parental protection acts as a provider of vital support and external emotional regulation for the young child. Caregiver sensitivity and attachment are linked to subsequent social competence […]
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Approaches to intervention in infant mental health
Approaches to intervention in infant mental health Interventions in the infant period have the core aim of promoting infant development and motivating infant potential. Interventions may occur or be targeted at multiple levels of the individual, family and social system. For example the focus may be the infant individually, the infant–parent relationship, the family, the […]
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