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Understanding child abuse and neglect

Author: Cynthia Crosson-Tower
Publisher: Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 7th edView all editions and formats
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Crosson-Tower, Cynthia.
Understanding child abuse and neglect.
Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, c2008
(OCoLC)608209861
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Cynthia Crosson-Tower
ISBN: 0205503268 9780205503261
OCLC Number: 150902303
Description: 451 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The maltreatment of children from a historical perspective --
The family : roles, responsibilities, and rights --
Maltreatment and the developing child --
The neglect of children --
The physical abuse of children --
The sexual abuse of children --
Incest : familial abuse --
Extrafamilial sexual abuse, misuse, and exploitation --
Psychological maltreatment of children --
Intervention : reporting and investigation --
Intervention : case management and roles of other professionals --
The legal response to child abuse and neglect --
Treatment : physical abuse and neglect --
Treatment : sexual abuse --
Foster care as a therapeutic tool --
The social worker and the system --
Adults abused as children --
Prevention --
Toward a better tomorrow.
Responsibility: Cynthia Crosson-Tower.

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