Working with Child Abuse and Neglect : A Primer.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - The Problem -- Terminology -- Summary -- Chapter 2 - The Scope of Child Maltreatment -- Studies on the Scope of Child Maltreatment -- Differences in Various Study Data -- Fatality Following Child Abuse -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 3 - Historical Perspective -- Children in Early American Society -- A Beginning -- The Movement Grows -- Child Abuse Legislation -- The Politics of Child Abuse -- Subsequent Child Abuse Legislation -- Voluntary Organizations Working in Child Abuse and Neglect -- Multidisciplinary, Corporate, and International Perspectives -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 4 - Factors Associated With Child Maltreatment -- Factors Associated with Child Neglect -- Factors Associated with Physical Abuse -- Factors Associated with Psychological Maltreatment -- Factors Associated with Child Sexual Abuse -- Feminist Perspectives on Child Sexual Abuse -- Application to Practice -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 5 - The Path of Intervention -- The Report -- Intake -- Assessment -- Engaging the Criminal or Civil Court System -- The Path of a Case Through Juvenile Court -- The Decision to Remove a Child -- The Child Protective Services Worker as Witness -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 6 - Interviewing Skills -- The Interview Relationship -- Handling Resistance -- Facts and Feelings -- Social and Cultural Considerations -- The Setting -- Positioning Behaviors -- Safety -- Interviewing Parents -- Interviewing Children -- Interviewing Other Key Individuals -- Types of Information -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 7 - Child Abuse and Neglect Treatment -- Diagnostic Assessment in Treatment -- Assessment for Treatment in Child Sexual Abuse -- Treatment: Definition and Principles -- Effects of Maltreatment on the Victims -- Treatment Models.

Treating Child Sexual Abuse -- Treatment of Adult Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors -- Treatment of Offenders -- Megan's Law -- Treatment Issues Relative to Race and Culture -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 8 - Child Maltreatment Prevention -- Prevention Defined -- Primary Prevention -- Secondary Prevention -- Tertiary Prevention -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 9 - Treatment Evaluation -- Measuring Treatment Effectiveness -- Identifying Goals of Treatment -- Research Designs -- Using a Research Consultant -- Summary -- Suggested Reading -- Appendix A: The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 93-247) -- Appendix B: Resources and National Organizations Concerned with Child Maltreatment -- Appendix C: Canadian Provincial and Territorial Agencies Concerned with Child Abuse -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

How do you intervene in abusive and neglectful families, or prevent maltreatment in families at risk? How can you find the answers you need in the overwhelming array of information now available? This volume helps readers focus by evaluating a wealth of references to current published literature and pinpointing the practical applications that put these findings into action.

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