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Understanding child abuse and neglect /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crosson-Tower, Cynthia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, [2005]
Edition:6th ed.
Subjects:
Child abuse > United States.
Abused children > Services for > United States.
Social work with children > United States.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • The maltreatment of children from a historical perspective
  • The family : roles, responsibilities, and rights
  • Maltreatment and the developing child
  • The neglect of children
  • The physical abuse of children
  • The sexual abuse of children
  • Incest : familial abuse
  • Extrafamilial sexual abuse, misuse, and exploitation
  • Psychological maltreatment of children
  • Intervention : reporting and investigation
  • Intervention : case management and roles of other professionals
  • The legal response to child abuse and neglect
  • Treatment : physical abuse and neglect
  • Treatment : sexual abuse
  • Foster care as a therapeutic tool
  • The social worker and the system
  • Adults abused as children
  • Prevention
  • Toward a better tomorrow.