As a school counselor you are seeing an 8-year-old girl who has symptoms suggestive of reactive attachment disorder (aversion to accepting comfort and affection, even from familiar adults, particularly when distressed), which is strongly correlated with severe abuse and/or neglect. There is no evidence of sexual abuse, but ample evidence of excessive punishment, emotional abuse, and significant neglect. From your social work training, you are aware that the MOST likely perpetrator of such abuse of a child this age would be:

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The Association of Social Work Boards Masters Exam, formerly known as the ASWB Intermediate exam, is a licensure examination designed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). The ASWB exams measure skills and knowledge in social work-specific content areas, such as human development and behavior, social and economic justice, and intervention processes.  Each ASWB exam consists of 170 multiple choice questions, including 150 scored questions and 20 questions used for data collection regarding the effectiveness of the exam. The 10 sections of the ASWB Masters Exam include: Human... Show more

As a school counselor you are seeing an 8-year-old girl who has symptoms suggestive of reactive attachment disorder (aversion to accepting comfort and affection, even from familiar adults, particularly when distressed), which is strongly correlated with severe abuse and/or neglect. There is no evidence of sexual abuse, but ample evidence of excessive punishment, emotional abuse, and significant neglect. From your social work training, you are aware that the MOST likely perpetrator of such abuse of a child this age would be: