Posted by wittgensteinz on February 25, 2009, at 4:05:12
In reply to Today I lost it - trigger, posted by DAisym on February 25, 2009, at 1:02:16
How awful and confronting. It sounds like in that moment some very brave and strong protective part of you took over - in a way it's quite amazing what happened, what you were able to do there in that room. No, there's no need to apologise to her. I hope that what you did say will open that speaker's eyes. Creating hostility among and judging those whose difficult job it is to report CA is probably not the best way of improving the situation for the children themselves and quite possibility your words will help her see that and change her approach when talking to people in your profession.
I think your question was wise and valid. Are instincts enough in these situations? The consequences of an investigation into abuse in a family can be devastating on the family regardless of whether abuse has taken place or not - there are always wider consequences, and such a claim is very serious even though the statistics suggest such a proportion of children experience some kind of abuse/neglect - needlessly broken families is a trauma in itself.
The fact is, no healthy-minded person would want a child to be abused but dealing with the problem itself is sadly not so simple.
You haven't done anything wrong, it's ok - I hope your next session goes well.
Witti
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