Description |
xxiv, 440 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Child abuse -- United States.
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Abused children -- Services for -- United States.
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Social work with children -- United States.
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LC no. |
2004008990 |
ISBN |
020540183X |
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