Understanding child abuse and neglect
By: Cynthia Crosson-Tower
Edition: Ninth edition.
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780205399697; 9780205961139
Subjects: Social work with children; Child abuse; Abused children; Child Abuse; Social Work; Services for
Description: | BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: |

| Chapter 1:     The Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective |

| Chapter 2:     The Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights |

| Chapter 3:     Maltreatment and the Developing Child |

| Chapter 4:     The Neglect of Children |

| Chapter 5:     The Physical Abuse of Children |

| Chapter 6:     The Sexual Abuse of Children |

| Chapter 7:     Intrafamilial Abuse |

| Chapter 8:     Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse, Misuse, and Exploitation |

| Chapter 9:     Psychological Maltreatment of Children |

| Chapter 10:   Intervention: Reporting, Investigation and Case Management |

| Chapter 11:   The Legal Response to Child Abuse and Neglect |

| Chapter 12:   Treatment: Physical Abuse and Neglect |

| Chapter 13:   Treatment: Sexual Abuse |

| Chapter 14:   Foster Care as a Therapeutic Tool |

| Chapter 15:   Adults Abused as Children |

| Chapter 16:   Working in Child Protection |
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-432) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. The Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective; title: Children as Property; title: Issues of Life and Death; title: Issues of Dependence; title: Issues of Discipline; title: Child Labor; title: Sexual Values, Attitudes, and Exploitation; title: Early History; title: The Nineteenth Century; title: The Twentieth Century; title: The Incest Taboo; title: History; title: Reasons for Taboo; title: Legal and Social Prohibition; title: Recent History of Helping the Abused and Neglected Child; title: Further Efforts on Behalf of Children; title: Professional Awareness and Response to the Movement to Protect Children and Families; title: Child Protection Today; title: Current Framework; title: The Role of Child Protective Services; title: Child Rearing, Maltreatment, and Public Opinion; title: Summary; title: 2. The Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights; title: The Definition and Function of the Family; title: The Family as a System; title: Subsystems and Boundaries; title: Roles; title: Communication; title: Bonding and Attachment; title: Rituals; title: Minority Family Systems^^^^; title: African American Families; title: Hispanic American Families; title: Asian and Pacific Islander Families; title: Native American Families; title: The Challenges of Developing Cultural Awareness; title: Changing Families; title: Family Problems and Dysfunction; title: The Family and Child Maltreatment; title: Parents' Rights; title: Children's Rights; title: Impact on the Child Protection Movement; title: Summary; title: 3. Maltreatment and the Developing Child; title: Developmental Stages; title: Pregnancy and Birth; title: Birth to One Year; title: One to Four Years; title: Four to Eight Years; title: Eight to Twelve Years; title: Adolescence; title: Development, Maltreatment, and Resiliency; title: Summary; title: 4. The Neglect of Children; title: The Neglect of the Concept of Neglect; title: Definition and Measurement of Neglect; title: Causes of Neglect; title: Economic Causes; title: Ecological Causes; title: Personalistic Individual Causes; title: Problems in Intervention; title: Neglected Children; title: Symptoms and Effects of Neglect; title: Neglectful Parents; title: Efforts to Explain the Behavior of Neglectful Parents^^^^; title: Substance-Abusing Families; title: Domestic Violence and Neglect; title: Plight of the Parent and the Social Worker; title: Summary; title: 5. The Physical Abuse of Children; title: Causes of Physical Abuse; title: Interactional Variables; title: Environmental/Life Stress Variables; title: Social/Cultural/Economic Variables; title: Risk Assessment and Physical Abuse; title: Child Risk and Protective Factors; title: Parental Risk and Protective Factors; title: Family System Risk and Protective Factors; title: Symptoms of Physical Abuse; title: Physical Symptoms; title: Behavioral Indicators of Abuse; title: Abusive Parents; title: Parents' Unlearned Tasks from Childhood; title: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy; title: Abusive Parents and Adolescents; title: The Impact of War on Family Violence; title: Domestic Violence and Other Abuse Within the Family; title: Inter-partner Domestic Violence; title: Abuse by Siblings; title: Abuse by Peers; title: Bullying and Peer Violence; title: Summary; title: 6. The Sexual Abuse of Children; title: Two Groups' Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse; title: Child Protection Movement^^^^; title: Feminist Movement; title: Definition of Child Sexual Abuse; title: Types of Sexual Abuse; title: Intrafamilial Abuse; title: Extrafamilial Abuse; title: Progression of Sexual Abuse; title: Engagement Phase; title: Sexual Interaction and Secrecy Phases; title: Disclosure Phase; title: Suppression Phase; title: Incidence of Sexual Abuse; title: Studies of Abuse; title: Influence of Reporting on Statistics; title: False Allegations Movement; title: Profile of the Abused Child; title: Children at Risk; title: Female Victims; title: Male Victims; title: Degree of Trauma; title: Profile of the Perpetrator; title: Multifactor Theories; title: Single-Factor Theories; title: Process Models; title: Which People Become Perpetrators?; title: Female Abusers; title: Juvenile Sexual Offenders; title: Summary; title: 7. Intrafamilial Abuse; title: Intrafamilial Abuse as a Problem Today; title: Societal Contributions to Incest; title: Father; title: Daughter Incest; title: Family Patterns; title: Profiles of the Family; title: Father; title: Son Incest; title: Family Dynamics; title: Effects of Father-Son Incest; title: Mother; title: Daughter Incest; title: Family Dynamics; title: Effects of Mother^^^^; title: Daughter Incest; title: Mother; title: Son Incest; title: Family Dynamics; title: Effects of Mother-Son Incest; title: Brother; title: Sister Incest; title: Family Dynamics; title: Effects of Brother-Sister Incest; title: Homosexual Sibling Incest; title: Incest with Uncles, Grandfathers, and Cousins; title: Why Incest Stops; title: Summary; title: 8. Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse, Misuse, and Exploitation; title: Dynamics and Characteristics of Sexual Abuse Outside the Family; title: Pedophilia; title: Pederasty; title: Sexual Abuse by Clergy; title: Motivation of Perpetrators; title: Crisis in the Catholic Church; title: Impact on Victims; title: Addressing Clerical Perpetrators; title: Sexual Abuse in Day Care Settings; title: Types of Day Care Abuse; title: Reactions and Resulting Changes; title: Sex Rings; title: Child Pornography, Sexual Deviance, and the Internet; title: Child Pornography; title: Possessors of Child Pornography; title: Children at Risk; title: Sexting; title: Child Prostitution; title: Profile of Prostitutes; title: Lifestyle; title: The Impact of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act; title: Missing Children^^^^; title: Toward a Total Team Approach; title: Summary; title: 11. The Legal Response to Child Abuse and Neglect; title: The Legal Rights of Parents and Children; title: Types of Court Intervention; title: Juvenile Court; title: Criminal Court; title: The Impact of Court on Children; title: Sex Offender Registration; title: The Media and the Court; title: Summary; title: 12. Treatment: Physical Abuse and Neglect; title: Preparing to Provide Treatment; title: Providing Treatment; title: Client Resistance; title: Client Response; title: Eligibility Criteria; title: Limited Community Resources; title: Treatment Methods; title: Who Provides Treatment?; title: Duration of Treatment; title: Family-Centered Services; title: Shared Family Care; title: Treatment of Physically Abusive Families; title: Treatment of the Abused Child; title: Treatment of the Parents; title: Treatment of the Siblings; title: Treatment of Neglectful Families; title: Equilibrium Maintenance; title: Disequilibrium Techniques; title: Summary; title: 13. Treatment: Sexual Abuse; title: Issues Surrounding Treatment; title: Assumptions About the Treatment of the Sexually Abusive Family^^^^; title: Treatment Models; title: Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Programs; title: Treatment Methods; title: Issues Addressed in Family Treatment; title: Phases of Treatment; title: Treatment of Specific Family Members; title: The Child and Adolescent; title: The Mother or Nonabusing Parent; title: The Perpetrator; title: Treatment of Juvenile Offenders; title: Is Treatment Effective?; title: Preservation of Incestuous Families; title: Parents of Children Abused Outside the Home; title: Summary; title: 14. Foster Care as a Therapeutic Tool; title: Problems with Foster Care; title: Alternatives to Foster Care; title: Therapeutic Potential in Foster Care; title: The Role and Importance of the Biological Parents; title: The Role of Foster Parents; title: Other Placement for Abused or Neglected Children; title: Residential Treatment; title: Adoptive Placement; title: Summary; title: 15. Adults Abused as Children; title: Society's Misconceptions; title: Myth #1; title: Myth #2; title: Myth #3; title: Reasons for Adults' Disclosure; title: Relationships; title: Pressures of Adulthood; title: Loss, Depression, or Trauma^^^^; title: Residual Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect; title: Effects from the Neglecting Family; title: Trust; title: Anger; title: Relational Imbalances; title: Low Self-Esteem; title: Impaired Social Skills; title: Substance Abuse; title: Physical Problems; title: Effects from the Physically Abusing Family; title: Trust; title: Anger; title: Relational Imbalances; title: Low Self-Esteem; title: Coping Skills; title: Long-Term Effects of Domestic Violence; title: Effects from a Sexually Abusing Family; title: Betrayal; title: Traumatic Sexualization; title: Stigmatization and Self-Esteem; title: Powerlessness; title: Anger; title: Relational Imbalances; title: Multiple Victimization; title: Effects from Extrafamilial Abuse; title: A Word About Resiliency; title: Treatment of Adults Who Were Abused as Children; title: Repressed Memories; title: Individual Therapy; title: Group Therapy; title: Self-Help Groups; title: Writers Groups; title: Legal Actions; title: Therapists' Responses to Working with Survivors; title: Summary; title: 16. Working in Child Protection; title: A Day in the Life of Today's Protective Worker^^^^; title: Skills and Qualifications Needed for Child Protection; title: Knowledge; title: Authority and Sanction; title: Ethics; title: Professionalism; title: Ethnic Competence; title: Personal Traits; title: Effectively Juggling Tasks and Responsibilities; title: Dealing with Frustrations and Pressures; title: Facing the Challenges of Working in Child Protection; title: An Eye Toward Prevention; title: Prevention Efforts in Schools; title: Life Skills Training; title: Preparation for Parenthood; title: Self-Protection Training; title: Educational Services for the Community; title: Schools Helping At-Risk Families; title: Prevention Efforts with Families; title: Evaluating Home Visitation Programs; title: Parent/Child Screening and Prevention; title: Culturally Sensitive Prevention; title: Effective Prevention; title: Working Toward a Better Tomorrow; title: Rethinking Child Protection; title: Creating a Unified Response; title: Looking Within, Between, and Beyond Agencies; title: Beyond Child Protection: The Need for Societal Changes; title: Reversing the Trend Toward Socially Impoverished Families; title: Supporting Parenting^^^^; title: Realigning Societal Values; title: What Does the Future Hold?; title: Research Needs; title: Summary.