Brown, Alice 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-729X
(2008)
Pre-service teachers' understanding of child abuse and their professional role in child protection.
Children Australia, 33 (1).
pp. 25-32.
ISSN 1035-0772
Abstract
Universities play an integral role in training teachers in
the areas of understanding and preparedness to deal with
child abuse and neglect while at the same time
advocating for the 'rights of the child'. Unfortunately
pre-service teachers are at risk of being ill-prepared to
meet their mandated and teaching responsibilities if their
course content is not approached strategically. While
numerous studies have investigated teachers'
understandings of child abuse and the barriers in
detecting and reporting this abuse, this research
investigates pre-service teachers' understandings of child
abuse and their preparedness to deal with the signs,
symptoms and disclosures of child abuse. This paper
reports on findings concerning pre-service teachers'
views of their professional role in child protection and
their recommendations for content to be included in their
undergraduate degrees in teacher education.
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