Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse: The Play Therapist and the Children’s Advocacy Center


| SUEANN KENNEY-NOZISKA, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S & KELLY PULLEN, MA, LPC-S, RPT


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ntergenerational patterns of child maltreatment and abuse are complex. Although not every individual who suffers maltreatment will abuse or neglect their own children, there appears to be


a correlation between parental childhood victimization and the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment. Play therapists  and families to break this cycle.


CACs are trauma-informed organizations that coordinate a multidisciplinary response to child maltreatment allegations. CACs


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 enforcement, forensic interviewers, prosecutors, advocates, medical professionals, case managers, and mental health professionals in a coordinated, comprehensive manner to respond to the social  


Known for their neutral setting, victims’ safety and well-being are paramount in the CAC environment. This multidisciplinary approach         


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