The phrase "abuse specialist" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a professional who specializes in addressing, preventing, or treating abuse in various contexts, such as domestic violence, child abuse, or substance abuse.
Example: "The organization hired an abuse specialist to provide training for staff on how to recognize and respond to signs of abuse."
Alternatives: "abuse counselor" or "abuse expert".
Thomas A. Kirk Jr., a substance abuse specialist from Ridgefield, was named the state's new mental health commissioner yesterday.
In an internal military report on the abuse, Specialist Sivits's name appears on a list of 13 witnesses and suspects.
Ms. Anderson, a mental health and chemical abuse specialist, had bought two pairs of boots, coats, sweaters and four bottles of perfume.
10 Soldier Sentenced for Abuse Specialist Armin J. Cruz, the first American military intelligence specialist to stand trial in connection with the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, pleaded guilty.
At the Winfield Correctional Facility, Mike Lentz, a parole officer who deals with gang-connected offenders, recently joined a re-entry case worker, Brianna Morphis, and a police liaison and a substance abuse specialist for Mr. Lentz's first meeting with prisoners he would later supervise.
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There are also child and family support workers, domestic abuse specialists, and benefit and debt advisers.
One way to address this problem is to use resources that bring together families, domestic abuse specialists and child protection services.
The provision that reauthorizes the 1994 Violence Against Women Act also allocates additional aid to state and local governments to pay for domestic abuse specialists in rural areas, as well as for new financing for training, education and security on college campuses.
Righton had hoodwinked social workers and child abuse specialists during his career rise to become a consultant to the National Children's Bureau.
Kaiser found important gaps in coverage, however, especially in access to psychiatrists, substance abuse specialists, and dentists. .
