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The importance of good cooperation between institutions in the psychological treatment of abused children - a precondition for successful treatment of a child who has experienced abuse?

In this paper we compare the two examples of good and bad practice in our system to show the immense importance of cooperation between different institutions in the psychological treatment of abused children. Good cooperation in the case of physically abused children and neglected girls has improved treatment and led to more rapid advances. Fast police reaction (arrest of the offenders), social welfare center - support, referral to treatment, the judge's accepting the advice of therapists not to retraumatize the girl with additional questioning enabled the treatment and resulted in decreasing of the traumatic consequences in girl. In case of bad practice we will see how inertia of institutions, disregarding child's needs and only appreciation of the system's formal needs and rules prevent treatment of physically abused and neglected brother and sister. After such unsuccessful treatment they grew up into adolescents with emotional and personality difficulties as well as behavioral disorders. So, now they are long-term concern of the whole society. Generally, it is important to communicate with social welfare center, police and schools in order to assess the daily functioning of the child, his emotional and somatic status, and finally for the purpose of selecting adequate, and then the successful treatment of a child and other family members. This is done with the aim to protect the child of possible revictimization and ensure safe, stable and supportive environment for abused children, which provides and effective treatment for the child. Through examples of good and bad practice we want to emphasize the necessity of inter-institutional cooperation in the provision of comprehensive and best help for abused children, as well as its impact on the child's emotional health, daily functioning and basic beliefs about the world and themselves.

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