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The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment
About this book
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 professionalsāboth emerging and seasonedāacross disciplines, but part of the same movement dedicated to improving the lives of maltreated children.Ā
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Yes, you can access The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment by J. Bart Klika,Jon R. Conte in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Education Counseling. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The More We Learn, the Less We Know: A Brief History of the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 2 Defining and Estimating Child Maltreatment
- 3 Child Maltreatment in the Context of Poverty and Other Forms of Adversity
- 4 The Neurobiological Embedding of Child Maltreatment: A Systems Perspective
- 5 The State of Child Maltreatment and Child Protection Worldwide
- 6 Child Maltreatment in the Context of Child Rights: Obligations Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 7 Child Sexual Abuse
- 8 Physical Abuse of Children
- 9 Child Neglect
- 10 Psychological Maltreatment of Children
- 11 Psychological Assessment of the Child and the Family
- 12 Legal Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect
- 13 Mental Health Interventions in Child Maltreatment
- 14 Foster Care
- 15 Prevention of Child Maltreatment
- 16 Effective Program Models for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
- 17 Trauma-Informed Care: Definitions and Statewide Initiatives
- 18 Comprehensive Family Assessments in Child Welfare
- 19 When Interviewing Children: A Review and Update
- 20 Group Therapy for Children Who Have Experienced Abuse
- 21 Treatment of Sexual Offenders
- 22 Child Maltreatment Services for Culturally Diverse Families
- 23 Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Maltreatment
- 24 Child Death Review in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Process to Better Count, Understand, Respond to, and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities
- Index
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors