Description |
xii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
Contents |
Mandated Child Abuse Reporting: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Dimensions -- Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Laws: Origins and Evolution -- Development of a Mandatory Reporting System -- An Examination of Current State Statutes -- Table: Abuse Definitions and Reporting Requirements from the 50 States' Statutes -- Legal Responses to Unreported Suspected Child Abuse -- Mandated Reporting as an Ethical Dilemma -- Confidentiality and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse -- Perceived and Actual Effects of Reporting on Service Delivery -- Diluting Professional Roles -- Conflicts Between Reporting Laws and Ethical Standards -- When Professional Hunches Become Reasonable Suspicions: A Report Decision-Making Model -- Reporting Thresholds as Decision-Making Criteria -- Perceived Costs and Benefits of Reporting and Not Reporting -- Indicators of Abuse as Reasonably Suspicious Situations -- Cases of Suspected Child Abuse: Reported and Not Reported -- Unreported Cases of Suspected Child Abuse -- Unreported Indicators of Abuse and Neglect -- Suspected Past Sexual Abuse of an Adolescent Girl -- Suspected Emotional Maltreatment -- Suspected Institutional Abuse of an Adolescent Boy -- Sibling Abuse and Suspected Child Neglect -- A Verbal Disclosure in a Research Setting -- Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrated by a Neighborhood Boy -- Suspected Sexual Abuse in the Midst of a Family Crisis -- Differentiating Punishment From Child Abuse in Reporting Decisions -- A Research Context in Which the Data Indicate Child Abuse |
Summary |
Human services professionals--including psychologists, social workers, teachers, and psychiatrists--are required by law to report known or suspected child maltreatment in all 50 of the US. This ... book provides specific suggestions and guidelines for dealing with this complex issue. [This book] is suitable for the student and for the experienced professional, for the clinical psychologist and for the researcher. It is a rich sourcebook providing a comprehensive review of research findings, ethical issues and current policies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) |
Analysis |
Children Abuse |
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Child abuse - Case studies - United States |
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Child abuse - Law and legislation - United States |
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Child abuse - Reporting - United States |
Notes |
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Child abuse -- Case studies.
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Child abuse -- Law and legislation.
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Child abuse -- Reporting.
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Child Abuse.
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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
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Child Abuse.
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Child Abuse -- legislation & jurisprudence.
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Child Welfare.
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Crime.
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Criminology.
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Domestic Violence.
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Social Problems.
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Social Sciences.
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Social Welfare.
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Sociology.
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Violence.
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SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
Genre/Form |
Legislation.
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Case Reports.
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Author |
American Psychological Association.
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LC no. |
93012611 |
ISBN |
1557981973 |
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