Patterns of Child Abuse
Subtitle: How Dysfunctional Transactions Are Replicated in Individuals, Families, and the Child Welfare System
Publisher: Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780789015884
Subjects: Sociology; Family & Relationships; Family/Marriage; Abuse - General; Dysfunctional Families; Social Work; Children with Special Needs
First sentence: A social worker at the state Department of Social Services (DSS) asked my opinion about a man, Mr. Avalon, who, several months earlier, had punched his two children because they would not keep quiet.