It is axiomatic that trauma to one child reverberates throughout the family, disrupting its balance and creating potential dire consequences for the non-abused siblings (Hill, 2003).4 For this reason, as Hollingsworth, Glass and Heisler (2007) write, “It is imperative during an investigation of abuse in which a targeted child has endured physical abuse, neglect, or bizarre discipline that the siblings also be evaluated”(pp. 84-85).5 Just as we rigorously evaluate dangerous traffic… [read post]