▁parent / car er ' s ▁commit ment . ▁It ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Family ▁Ass ess ment ▁Sc ale ▁is ▁a ▁tool ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁pract ition er ▁to ▁explore ▁whether ▁neglect ▁is ▁taking ▁place ▁across ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁family ▁function ing ▁areas . ▁ ▁Ev idence ▁for ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁assess ment ▁in ▁child ▁neglect ▁cases ▁ ▁Prof ession als ▁conduct ing ▁assess ments ▁of ▁families ▁where ▁neglect ▁is ▁taking ▁place ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁sometimes ▁make ▁the ▁following ▁errors : ▁ ▁Fail ure ▁to ▁ask ▁the ▁right ▁types ▁of ▁question , ▁including ▁ ▁Whether ▁neglect ▁is ▁occurr ing ? ▁ ▁Why ▁neglect ▁is ▁occurr ing ? ▁ ▁What ▁the ▁situation ▁is ▁like ▁for ▁the ▁child ? ▁ ▁Whether ▁improvement ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁sust ained ? ▁ ▁What ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁long - term ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁child ? ▁ ▁Inter vention ▁programs ▁Early ▁inter vention ▁programs ▁and ▁treat ments ▁in ▁developed ▁countries ▁include ▁individual ▁coun s elling , ▁family , ▁group ▁coun s elling ▁and ▁social ▁support ▁services , ▁behaviour al ▁skills ▁training ▁programs ▁to ▁eliminate ▁problem atic ▁behaviour ▁and ▁teach ▁parents ▁" app ropri ate " ▁parent ing ▁behaviour . ▁ ▁Parent ing ▁program mes ▁ ▁Video ▁Inter action ▁Gu id ance ▁▁ ▁Video ▁interaction ▁guidance ▁is ▁a ▁video ▁feedback ▁inter vention ▁through ▁which ▁a ▁" gu ider " ▁helps ▁a ▁client ▁to ▁enh ance ▁communication ▁within ▁relationships . ▁The ▁client ▁is