The School Counselors' Ideas on Features, Determinant and Intervention of Child Negligence and Abuse Cases

Abstract

It is sad to know that many of the child negligence and child abuse cases, which are being frequently encountered in the society today, still remain s unknown. This perhaps is due to lack of information on the part of the administrators, school counselors and other related bodies in the management of such cases. In this study, 50 school counselors o shared their knowledge about features, determinants and intervention on child abuse and neglect. Counselors are key factors in the determination of child negligence and abuse cases. They usually have child psychology knowledge, and are regarded as specialist of such cases.