We were joined by Beatrice Yorker who shared her expertise on Munchausen by Proxy, also known as Medical Child Abuse. This type of child abuse is potentially lethal, yet remains under-recognized.
We were joined by Beatrice Yorker who shared her expertise on Munchausen by Proxy, also known as Medical Child Abuse. This type of child abuse is potentially lethal, yet remains under-recognized.
Links mentioned in interview:
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Munchausen by Proxy theme issue of the March 2018 APSAC Advisor.
Webinar given to CSP by Beatrice Yorker on Munchausen by Proxy.
Bio:
Beatrice Yorker, JD, RN, MS, FAAN has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Indiana University, a Master’s in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco, and a Juris Doctor from Georgia State University. She is currently a Professor of Nursing and Criminal Justice & Criminalistics at California State University, Los Angeles. For ten years prior, she served as Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, which included schools of Nursing, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Kinesiology, Dietetics, Child Development, and Public Health. Her clinical career includes work in child-psychiatric nursing, forensic nursing and as an expert witness in criminal, family and civil cases. Bea’s research focuses on Munchausen by Proxy (MBP), a form of child abuse, and serial murder by nurses and other healthcare professionals. She published a Law Review article on covert video surveillance of MBP and was Co-Editor of The APSAC Advisor 2018 theme Issue on MBP that included APSAC’s Guidelines for Practice—a consensus document from the APSAC Munchausen by Proxy Task Force. She is a past board member of APSAC and currently serves on the Munchausen by Proxy Committee. She continues to teach psychiatric nursing and frequently offers training in MBP and Medical Child Abuse.