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Developing good practice in cases of fabricated and induced illness by carers: new guidance and the training implications
- Author:
- HOWARTH Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 12(1), January 2003, pp.58-63.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article argues that although guidance is useful it is important to recognise that processes and procedures are not ends in themselves. Training for those in contact with parents or children should alert staff to the ways in which fabricated and induced illness can present itself in children and how practitioners should manage their concerns in line with local Area Child Protection Committee procedures.