Episode 51: What is Psychological Abuse? ft. Dr. Stuart Hart

In today’s episode, Lori is joined by Dr. Stuart Hart, Founding Director of the Office for the Study of the Psychological Rights of the Child and Professor Emeritus of the School of Education, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. He is the present Chairperson for the Children’s Rights Section within the Child Well-Being and Advocacy Committee and Past President of the International School Psychology Association, the Past President of the National Association of School Psychologists (USA), and the Past-President of the National Committee for the Rights of the Child (USA). Dr. Hart co-directed, with Marla Brassard of Columbia University, a national study that produced the operational definitions for psychological maltreatment of children now used in many parts of the world.  

The Louder than Silence podcast is brought to you by the National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN). 

 
Episode Time Markers

1:05 - Welcome and introduction of Dr. Stuart Hart 

1:56 - Stuart shares a little about himself  

3:55 - Psychological Rights of the Children Declaration 

5:25 - What topic in the “abuse space” is still under addressed? 

7:20 - The definition of psychological abuse 

8:20 - Primary prevention 

10:03 - Article found on Psychological Maltreatment Alliance site 

11:44 - The definition of psychological maltreatment of children as explained by Stuart 

14:15 - Conceptual definition including denying emotional responsiveness 

16:15 - The basic human fundamental needs for safety, physical wellbeing, support, love and belonging 

19:50 - The Violence Project 

20:55 - Establishing the harm that psychological maltreatment does 

24:03 - Research to support the interactive process with children and / or partners 

26:35 - Podcast wrap up 

Resources

https://www.psychologicalmaltreatment.org/ 

https://www.theviolenceproject.org/ 

 Email: info@psychologicalmaltreatment.org