The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment
By: editors, John Briere ... [et al.].
Contributors: Briere, John.; American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
Publisher: Sage Publications; SAGE Publications, Inc
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 449
Subjects: Child abuse -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Child abuse -- Prevention -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children handbook on child maltreatment
Description: Regardless of your discipline, if you share the common task of addressing the complex issues involved in effectively responding to child maltreatment, this handbook compiles the knowledge you need!.

A resource of unparalleled thoroughness, The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment provides critical information for those who dedicate their working lives to alleviating the causes and consequences of child abuse and neglect. Written in engaging but straightforward language and committed to practical application, this comprehensive handbook covers physical and sexual abuse, all forms of neglect, and psychological maltreatment.

Experts in a variety of specialized areas have designed each chapter to inform professionals in mental health, law, medicine, law enforcement, and child protective services of the most current empirical research and literature available as well as strategies for intervention and prevention.

Ensure that everyone affected by child maltreatment receives the best possible professional response. Use The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment to continue your professional education, as a reference guide, or in training programs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"Published in cooperation with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children."