Investigating & Litigating Cases of Child Psychological Maltreatment

This CLE program will focus on the type of child abuse classified as emotional or mental injury, also known as psychological maltreatment. The program will focus not only on the impact of such injury, but also on how to identify various subtypes. The attendees will learn to navigate the investigation and litigation process, understand trauma, including second-hand trauma that may compromise the investigation, and what to look for in terms of effective remedies. Finally, the attendees will learn about the importance of being aware of one bias, along with the commonly-held myths & fallacies about child psychological maltreatment. Key topics…