Dr. Cathy Ayoub

My name is Catherine Ayou, usually called Kathy, and I'm an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and I'm a counseling and consulting psychologist and a nurse practitioner. So I come at all the work that I do from my basic interest and work in working with children and their families.

My name is Catherine Ayou, usually called Kathy, and I'm an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and I'm a counseling and consulting psychologist and a nurse practitioner. So I come at all the work that I do from my basic interest and work in working with children and their families.

My name is Catherine Ayou, usually called Kathy, and I'm an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and I'm a counseling and consulting psychologist and a nurse practitioner. So I come at all the work that I do from my basic interest and work in working with children and their families.

I actually got started as a nurse practitioner, nurse clinical specialist, and I wanted to work in a hospital with young children and families. I actually wanted to work with children who were ill. So I wanted to work with chronically ill children. And we moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma for my husband's job many years ago.

I actually got started as a nurse practitioner, nurse clinical specialist, and I wanted to work in a hospital with young children and families. I actually wanted to work with children who were ill. So I wanted to work with chronically ill children. And we moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma for my husband's job many years ago.

I actually got started as a nurse practitioner, nurse clinical specialist, and I wanted to work in a hospital with young children and families. I actually wanted to work with children who were ill. So I wanted to work with chronically ill children. And we moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma for my husband's job many years ago.

And I convinced the director of nursing that I could be the mental health consultant to their pediatrics and obstetrical unit. And while I was there, I not only worked with chronically ill children, but the chief of pediatrics said to me, Hey, there are these new things we've heard about, and they're called hospital child abuse teams.

And I convinced the director of nursing that I could be the mental health consultant to their pediatrics and obstetrical unit. And while I was there, I not only worked with chronically ill children, but the chief of pediatrics said to me, Hey, there are these new things we've heard about, and they're called hospital child abuse teams.

And I convinced the director of nursing that I could be the mental health consultant to their pediatrics and obstetrical unit. And while I was there, I not only worked with chronically ill children, but the chief of pediatrics said to me, Hey, there are these new things we've heard about, and they're called hospital child abuse teams.

how about if you start one along with the other things you're doing? Cause I think we probably see four or five cases a year. And I said, well, okay, let me see what I can find out. And I had the tremendous, um, luck in working with a couple of great pediatricians who had trained with Dr. Henry Kemp in Colorado. And, but, uh,

how about if you start one along with the other things you're doing? Cause I think we probably see four or five cases a year. And I said, well, okay, let me see what I can find out. And I had the tremendous, um, luck in working with a couple of great pediatricians who had trained with Dr. Henry Kemp in Colorado. And, but, uh,

how about if you start one along with the other things you're doing? Cause I think we probably see four or five cases a year. And I said, well, okay, let me see what I can find out. And I had the tremendous, um, luck in working with a couple of great pediatricians who had trained with Dr. Henry Kemp in Colorado. And, but, uh,

He was one of the first people who really talked about child abuse and helped get the child abuse legislation through in all 50 states for mandated reporting. And he really wrote about child abuse first and foremost. And so I said, okay, very naively, I'll start this child protection team.

He was one of the first people who really talked about child abuse and helped get the child abuse legislation through in all 50 states for mandated reporting. And he really wrote about child abuse first and foremost. And so I said, okay, very naively, I'll start this child protection team.

He was one of the first people who really talked about child abuse and helped get the child abuse legislation through in all 50 states for mandated reporting. And he really wrote about child abuse first and foremost. And so I said, okay, very naively, I'll start this child protection team.

And we saw 150 children in the first year and about 200 or more in the second year and realized the other hospitals in town didn't have teams and work on building those teams. And so I saw my first case of medical child abuse in Tulsa when I was part of the child abuse team.

And we saw 150 children in the first year and about 200 or more in the second year and realized the other hospitals in town didn't have teams and work on building those teams. And so I saw my first case of medical child abuse in Tulsa when I was part of the child abuse team.

And we saw 150 children in the first year and about 200 or more in the second year and realized the other hospitals in town didn't have teams and work on building those teams. And so I saw my first case of medical child abuse in Tulsa when I was part of the child abuse team.

And most of that, all of the pediatricians and the nurses were really very willing to have folks on the child abuse team go ahead and talk to the parents, understand what happened to the child and really try to understand any forms of abuse or neglect we were seeing and whether we should report to child welfare. for example, except for one case.

And most of that, all of the pediatricians and the nurses were really very willing to have folks on the child abuse team go ahead and talk to the parents, understand what happened to the child and really try to understand any forms of abuse or neglect we were seeing and whether we should report to child welfare. for example, except for one case.