Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect 9th ed 2014 Crosson-Tower torrent

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TITLE: Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect, 9th edition (2014)
AUTHOR: Cynthia Crosson-Tower
ISBN-13: 9780205399697
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COURSE: undergraduate as well as graduate courses in social work, human services, psychology, and sociology or in counseling, family studies, and education programs

DESCRIPTION: A comprehensive look at child maltreatment. "Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect", 9th edition, provides a comprehensive look at children’s services. This title explains case management procedures and focuses on how various professionals become involved in the child protection process and in turn how treatment is undertaken. This title concludes with an overview of functional and dysfunctional families, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered by abuse.

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:
- Be familiar with the full range of services for children from the least
intrusive to the most comprehensive.
- Understand the effect that various services will have on children and families.
- Have a sense of what it might be like to serve children in various agency
settings.

BRIEF CONTENTS:
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1 The Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective
2 The Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights
3 Maltreatment and the Developing Child
4 The Neglect of Children
5 The Physical Abuse of Children
6 The Sexual Abuse of Children
7 Intrafamilial Abuse
8 Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse, Misuse, and Exploitation
9 Psychological Maltreatment of Children
10 Intervention: Reporting, Investigation and Case Management
11 The Legal Response to Child Abuse and Neglect
12 Treatment: Physical Abuse and Neglect
13 Treatment: Sexual Abuse
14 Foster Care as a Therapeutic Tool
15 Adults Abused as Children
16 Working in Child Protection
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