Child Maltreatment and the School Psychologist
Viezel, K. D., & Davis, A. S. (2015). Child maltreatment and the school psychologist. Psychology in the Schools, 52(1), 1-8. doi:10.1002/pits.21807
When the historical manner in which children have been perceived and consequently treated is taken into consideration it is nothing short of divine intervention that the human race did not kill itself off centuries ago. We live in a broken world filled with pain and suffering, despair and hopelessness, and crime and poverty without the faintest ideas on how to solve these issues. There is a saying for times like this: “Try something different”. If the cycles above transcend time then changing the method seems like the only viable option. The tough love attitudes of “It didn’t bother me” or “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” should be discarded as they apparently do not work. Would it be so terrible to offer a child a structured, loving environment from the beginning where they can reach their maximum potential as opposed to beating them into submission simply because that is what you experienced? …show more content…
Their approach is straightforward. They begin by expressing “concern for the educational system and school psychologists” and that because of their “unique position...school psychologists should be experts in child maltreatment” (Viezel & Davis, 2015, p. 1). Moreover, they support this claim with not only reasons of importance, but also with factual data relating to maltreatment and suggested secondary fields of study for assistance. Lastly, Viezel and Davis provide clear definitions for abuse and neglect, and methods for improving the school psychologist’s role in preventing and/or recognizing child
Viezel, K. D., & Davis, A. S. (2015). Child maltreatment and the school psychologist. Psychology in the Schools, 52(1), 1-8. doi:10.1002/pits.21807
When the historical manner in which children have been perceived and consequently treated is taken into consideration it is nothing short of divine intervention that the human race did not kill itself off centuries ago. We live in a broken world filled with pain and suffering, despair and hopelessness, and crime and poverty without the faintest ideas on how to solve these issues. There is a saying for times like this: “Try something different”. If the cycles above transcend time then changing the method seems like the only viable option. The tough love attitudes of “It didn’t bother me” or “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” should be discarded as they apparently do not work. Would it be so terrible to offer a child a structured, loving environment from the beginning where they can reach their maximum potential as opposed to beating them into submission simply because that is what you experienced? …show more content…
Their approach is straightforward. They begin by expressing “concern for the educational system and school psychologists” and that because of their “unique position...school psychologists should be experts in child maltreatment” (Viezel & Davis, 2015, p. 1). Moreover, they support this claim with not only reasons of importance, but also with factual data relating to maltreatment and suggested secondary fields of study for assistance. Lastly, Viezel and Davis provide clear definitions for abuse and neglect, and methods for improving the school psychologist’s role in preventing and/or recognizing child