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The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment
A resource of unparalleled thoroughness, the handbook - published in cooperation with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) - provides critical information for those who dedicate their working lives to alleviating the causes and consequences of child abuse and neglect. Written in engaging and straightforward language, and committed to practical application, this comprehensive volume covers physical and sexual abuse, all forms of neglect, and psychological maltreatment. Experts in a variety of specialized areas have designed each chapter to inform professionals in mental health, law, medicine, law enforcement and child protection services of the most current empirical research and literature available.
Child Abuse and Neglect Worldwide
In this comprehensive three-volume set, experts from around the globe provide an understanding of child abuse knowledge and healing, detailing current therapeutic practices and policy issues. This riveting three-volume set examines classic, current, and emerging research on child neglect and abuse in countries all over the world, covering regions that include Africa, Asia, the Arab world, Latin America, Europe, and our own backyards and bedrooms in North America. The entries put maltreatment of children in the global spotlight and explain the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for children in each setting, addressing the laws, social and cultural perceptions, and differences regarding child abuse and neglect worldwide. The chapters provide a glimpse into the historical and cultural context of abuse in regions of the world and identify the most ineffective as well as the most protective or promising responses to child maltreatment worldwide. Professionals from entry level to expert will find materials that will expand their understanding and practice with, and on behalf of, abused children and the adults in their lives.
The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment
The Fourth Edition of this best-selling handbook provides readers with the most up-to-date theory, research, and best practices in the field of child abuse and neglect. Edited by leading experts, the book covers all aspects of child maltreatment, from physical abuse to sexual abuse and neglect, focusing on etiology, consequences, investigation, and treatment and systems. Updates include new content on assessment and mental health interventions, prevention, as well as global perspectives. Comprehensive and easy to read, the handbook will serve as an invaluable resource for students and professionals—both emerging and seasoned—across disciplines, but part of the same movement dedicated to improving the lives of maltreated children.
Psychological Maltreatment of Children
Psychological Maltreatment of Children is a brief introduction to the emotional abuse of children and youth metnal health professionals, child welfare specialists, and other professionals involved with research, education, practice, and policy de Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Classic Papers in Child Abuse
Provides a 'mini-library' of research into interdependent aspects of dealing with child maltreatment.
Understanding and Assessing Child Sexual Maltreatment
The field of child sexual abuse has dramatically changed since Understanding Child Sexual Maltreatment was published in 1990. Considerable developments in child and offender research have emerged. But more significantly, a backlash against child abuse victims, Child Protective Services, and mental health professionals has impacted nearly every aspect of research, diagnosis, and intervention. Understanding and Assessing Child Sexual Maltreatment, Second Edition updates its comprehensive coverage of child sexual abuse definitions and indicators, interview and questioning techniques, and diagnosis guidelines to include an insightful response to the building social backlash against the so-called...
Interviewing Child Witnesses and Victims of Sexual Abuse
This guide provides practical information for law enforcement officers, child protection workers, child abuse investigators, and others faced with the need to obtain information from children who may be victims or witnesses of child sexual abuse. The approaches and techniques described are designed to be legally defensible while minimizing further trauma to the child. The techniques emphasize the maintenance of an objective perspective by the interviewer by avoiding leading questions, especially with young children, who may be susceptible to the suggestions of adults. Some suggestions for an interviewer's approach are to be sensitive to the child's level of development, to be flexible, to be...
Critical Issues in Child Sexual Abuse
The chapters in this book are intended to describe what is known and what is not known in several specific areas of childhood abuse. The opening interview with Roland Summit gives readers an opportunity to get acquainted with a pioneer in the field. An instrumental force in the study of child sexual abuse, Summit has indelibly impacted the work of the remaining authors and the field in general. The interview provides a personal and historical view of the development of the field and identifies problems and issues all professionals should be prepared to deal with.a"
Bonded to the Abuser
Tens of thousands of children are removed from home each year due to some form of child maltreatment, usually physical neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse, although sometimes for emotional abuse as well. An additional significant number of children are victims of child maltreatment but remain in their home. Extensive research reveals the far reaching and long lasting negative impact of maltreatment on child victims, including on their physical, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. One particularly troubling and complicated aspect is how the child victim forms (and maintains) a “traumatic bond” with his abuser, even becoming protective and defensive of that person despite t...
Systemic Treatment of Families Who Abuse
An invaluable guide written for professionals to enhance their clinical skills when working with families in which child abuse has occurred. Eliana Gil addresses both the symptoms as well as underlying precipitating issues of child abuse and neglect, and offers new ideas for effective treatment.
