Stopping child maltreatment before it starts
Subtitle: emerging horizons in early home visitation services
By: Neil B. Guterman.
Series: Sage sourcebooks for the human services ;; v. 42; Sage sourcebooks for the human services series :; v. 42.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Home-based family services -- United States; Child abuse -- United States -- Prevention
Description: "Beginning with a discussion of the nature and etiology of physical child abuse and neglect, Guterman examines the mechanisms by which child protective and early home visitation services have traditionally operated. The book explores best practice principles by providing a detailed "inside tour" of those practices that have been empirically linked with positive outcomes in serviced families. Guterman also discusses in detail ways that home visitation may more adequately address the problem of family substance abuse in reducing child maltreatment risk."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-236).
Table of contents: title: The darkness of maltreatment, the rays of light in prevention; title: Child maltreatment and early childhood; title: The paradox of child protection, the promise of home visitation; title: Inside early home visitation : core elements of service; title: Making the connection with families : who receives and benefits from home visitation services?; title: Combating dual abuse : addressing substance abuse in home visitation to prevent maltreatment; title: Tapping social networks in home visitation; title: Empowering parents in home visitation; title: Revisiting home visiting.