Resumo

MELO, Ana Teixeira de  e  ALARCAO, Madalena. Avaliações em situações de risco e perigo para as crianças: Um roteiro organizador. Aná. Psicológica [online]. 2011, vol.29, n.3, pp.451-466. ISSN 0870-8231.

Assessment is a core activity of professionals working with families with at-risk or in-danger, particularly maltreated children. Assessment is an activity orientated for the production of information which provides an answer to a specific set of pre-determined questions in order to facilitate decision-making. Based on a literature review this article presents a map of organization of assessments in cases of risk or danger, distinguishing different levels of assessment and describing a set of questions to facilitate the collection of information.

Palavras-chave : Assessment; At-risk children; child maltreatment; Endangered children.

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