Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect - Softcover

Crosson-Tower, Cynthia

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9780205337958: Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

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ISBN 10: 0205337953 ISBN 13: 9780205337958

Publisher: Pearson, 2001

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This best-selling text offers a comprehensive look at child maltreatment, incorporating history, case vignettes, and the author's own experience as a child protection worker.

The author covers the history of child welfare, an overview of families that are both functional and dysfunctional, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered by abuse and neglect. Every type of maltreatment is discussed, from neglect and physical abuse to sexual abuse, domestic violence, and emotional abuse.

The text explains case management procedures and focuses on how various professionals become involved in the child protection process and how treatment is undertaken. The text concludes with a discussion of prevention and a consideration of the future.

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This best-selling text offers a comprehensive look at child maltreatment, incorporating history, case vignettes, and the author's own experience as a child protection worker.

Highlights of the Sixth Edition

More emphasis on abuse by clergy, particularly the recent crisis in the Roman Catholic Church.
Current research and new material update sections relating to reporting laws and using multidisciplinary teams for intervention and treatment.
Expanded material on ritualistic abuse, children witnessing domestic violence, and adolescent sex offenders.
Real-life case vignettes throughout the book introduces students to real people with real needs.

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