Child abuse and neglect, and their consequences for children, their families and carers, are issues which regularly confront psychologists in their daily work. Little is known about the extent to which child abuse and neglect is covered in psychology curricula in Australian universities. This research was the first known study to comprehensively survey child protection related content in Australian psychology programs.
Results of the study showed that students in most accredited psychology programs were exposed to some child protection related content as part of their undergraduate, fourth year, or postgraduate education. For the most part, however, the extent of this information was limited.
To read the report visit the Australian Centre for Child Protection publications page.
