MUNCHAUSEN Baron Von Munchhausen (1797)....proverbial liar Munchausen's syndrome(1951)--feigning of symptoms in order to receive attention Munchausen syndrome by proxy (1977)--caretaker harms or falsifies in order to require care MBP Confirmation-Disconfirmation Process
MBP is a recognized kind of maltreatment
(abuse/neglect) - it is something someone does, NOT
something someone "has" or "suffers from". It is
behavior that one person deliberately perpetrates on
another. For MBP to be confirmed, there must be:
(1) proof, through direct or circumstantial evidence
(usually strong circumstantial evidence), that the
suspected perpetrator has deliberately exaggerated
and/or fabricated and/or induced a problem (physical
and/or psychological-behavioral-mental health)
regarding another person, and
(2) rationale that the behavior is consistent with MBP
maltreatment, rather than something else.
There is no mental health test or evaluation that can
rule MBP maltreatment in or out. There is no "profile"
or combination of personal characteristics or traits
that can determine whether someone is or is not an MBP
perpetrator. The MBP confirmation-disconfirmation
process involves the gathering and specialized
evaluation of all possible information regarded
suspected perpetrator(s), suspected victim(s), other
children presently or formerly in the home - even if
now adults or deceased, and sometimes others -
depending on the case situation.
MBP physical and emotional victim risk results from
medical and mental health interventions as well as
from actual symptoms/illness induced by the
perpetrator.
Although labeling a case MBP maltreatment may not be
necessary in criminal cases, a confirmation of MBP
maltreatment by or with the assistance of a credible
MBP professional, and finding of MBP maltreatment in
child protection courts, is extremely important. Child
protection case plans must correspond to the kind of
maltreatment that is confirmed. Appropriate MBP case
plans include elements unique to MBP maltreatment -
activities that must be successfully completed prior
to consideration of reunification between victim and
perpetrator, and other activities related to where the
victim will live, other children in the home, contact
between perpetrator and victim and potential victims,
visitation with others, and other short and long term
issues related to child protection.
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MUNCHAUSEN Baron Von Munchhausen (1797)....proverbial liar Munchausen's syndrome(1951)--feigning of symptoms in order to receive attention Munchausen syndrome by proxy (1977)--caretaker harms or falsifies in order to require care MBP Confirmation-Disconfirmation Process
MBP is a recognized kind of maltreatment
(abuse/neglect) - it is something someone does, NOT
something someone "has" or "suffers from". It is
behavior that one person deliberately perpetrates on
another. For MBP to be confirmed, there must be:
(1) proof, through direct or circumstantial evidence
(usually strong circumstantial evidence), that the
suspected perpetrator has deliberately exaggerated
and/or fabricated and/or induced a problem (physical
and/or psychological-behavioral-mental health)
regarding another person, and
(2) rationale that the behavior is consistent with MBP
maltreatment, rather than something else.
There is no mental health test or evaluation that can
rule MBP maltreatment in or out. There is no "profile"
or combination of personal characteristics or traits
that can determine whether someone is or is not an MBP
perpetrator. The MBP confirmation-disconfirmation
process involves the gathering and specialized
evaluation of all possible information regarded
suspected perpetrator(s), suspected victim(s), other
children presently or formerly in the home - even if
now adults or deceased, and sometimes others -
depending on the case situation.
MBP physical and emotional victim risk results from
medical and mental health interventions as well as
from actual symptoms/illness induced by the
perpetrator.
Although labeling a case MBP maltreatment may not be
necessary in criminal cases, a confirmation of MBP
maltreatment by or with the assistance of a credible
MBP professional, and finding of MBP maltreatment in
child protection courts, is extremely important. Child
protection case plans must correspond to the kind of
maltreatment that is confirmed. Appropriate MBP case
plans include elements unique to MBP maltreatment -
activities that must be successfully completed prior
to consideration of reunification between victim and
perpetrator, and other activities related to where the
victim will live, other children in the home, contact
between perpetrator and victim and potential victims,
visitation with others, and other short and long term
issues related to child protection.
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