Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

2014
 |  Abused children
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

Author: Cynthia Crosson-Tower

Publisher: Pearson

ISBN: 020539969X

Category: Abused children

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'Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect,' provides a look at children's services. The text explains case management procedures and focuses on how various professionals become involved in the child protection process and in turn how treatment is undertaken. The text concludes with an overview of functional and dysfunctional families, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered by abuse.

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

1993-02-01
 |  Social Science
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

ISBN: 9780309048897

Category: Social Science

Page: 408

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The tragedy of child abuse and neglect is in the forefront of public attention. Yet, without a conceptual framework, research in this area has been highly fragmented. Understanding the broad dimensions of this crisis has suffered as a result. This new volume provides a comprehensive, integrated, child-oriented research agenda for the nation. The committee presents an overview of three major areas: Definitions and scopeâ€"exploring standardized classifications, analysis of incidence and prevalence trends, and more. Etiology, consequences, treatment, and preventionâ€"analyzing relationships between cause and effect, reviewing prevention research with a unique systems approach, looking at short- and long-term consequences of abuse, and evaluating interventions. Infrastructure and ethicsâ€"including a review of current research efforts, ways to strengthen human resources and research tools, and guidance on sensitive ethical and legal issues. This volume will be useful to organizations involved in research, social service agencies, child advocacy groups, and researchers.

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect in Contemporary Caribbean Society

2011-10-24
 |  Education
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect in Contemporary Caribbean Society

Author: Beatrice E. Kirton

Publisher: Author House

ISBN: 9781467038331

Category: Education

Page: 274

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Child Abuse as a social problem in the Caribbean has only within the past thirty years gained recognition and attention since the emphasis was placed on the more prevalent maternal and child health problems. The phenomenon of child abuse and neglect, however, is not clearly defined due to inadequate surveillance systems within the territories. Studies based on reported cases have established that there are traditional child rearing practices which adversely affect some Caribbean children due to many factors ranging from poverty, inequality, oppression, gender issues, socio-economic disadvantages and loss of values. Because of these deficiencies, various forms of child abuse have been identified particularly in the urban areas which may be considered the outcome of abnormalities in the parent /child relationship and of the society. The Book presents a comprehensive portrayal of the phenomenon of child abuse and neglect in Caribbean society drawing on research and clinical experience. It incorporates history, case scenarios and a variety of effective intervention strategies. In addition, it explains case management procedures focusing on how various professions can become involved in the child protection process; and the need to convey in a different light the changes that need to occur to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect. The Book is written for professionals who work in the best interest of children on a daily basis and intended to offer a good basic introduction to the topic. It is a useful tool for therapists, educators, students, social workers, nurses, police officers. It is intended to stimulate those who read it not only to improve their day-to-day practice in responding to child abuse but will also broaden their perspective about child abuse and neglect. The Book also explains how the needs of children and the relationship between them and their parents are predictive of child abuse and neglect; and examines its nature, causes, recognition and response, its effects on children, the legislation and the social and other obstacles to effective implementation of the Law. The author draws attention to the fact that the majority of this study focuses primarily on people of African descent since little is known about children in other ethnic groups.

Understanding Child Maltreatment

2005-02-10
 |  Family & Relationships
Understanding Child Maltreatment

Author: Both Associate Professors of Social Work Maria Scannapieco

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

ISBN: 9780195156782

Category: Family & Relationships

Page: 310

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This volume examines the impact of child maltreatment at each stage of a child's development, including infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. This book proposes assessment and intervention strategies based on a deep understanding of each stage of a child's development.

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (with MyHelpingLab)

2005-12
 |  Family & Relationships
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (with MyHelpingLab)

Author: Cynthia Crosson-Tower

Publisher:

ISBN: 0205489893

Category: Family & Relationships

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Strong knowledge of child abuse and neglect is critical for any professional planning to work or currently working with children. Cynthia Crosson-Tower is an expert in this field, basing her written work on more than 30 years of experience in almost all areas of children's services, including protective services, foster care, adoption, and court services. The Sixth Edition of Child Abuse and Neglect continues to familiarize the reader with the symptoms of the various types of child maltreatment as well as how one intervenes to protect children. This easy to read book walks the reader through initial intervention from the perspective of a variety of professionals, from the court system to services for abused children outside their own homes. Case examples help professionals get a feel for actual cases and types of intervention. For those just entering or thinking about entering a human services profession that may interact with children, Cynthia has included a chapter that provides a glimpse of what it is like to be a child protection worker.

Understanding Child Sexual Abuse

2013-01-29
 |  Social Science
Understanding Child Sexual Abuse

Author: A. Jones

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9781137020055

Category: Social Science

Page: 282

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This book is the first comprehensive study of child sexual abuse in the Caribbean, exploring issues such as the ontology of childhood, links between slavery, colonialism and present-day gender-based violence, the impact of child sexual abuse on the brain and child protection after natural disasters.

Childhood Betrayed

2015-07-16
 |  Social Science
Childhood Betrayed

Author: Loveleen Kacker

Publisher: Harper Collins

ISBN: 9789350297049

Category: Social Science

Page: 342

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No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child. No slave was ever so much the property of his master as the child is of his parent. Never were the rights of man ever so disregarded as in the case of the child. - Maria MontessoriIn India, where even stones and trees are worshipped, children are routinely beaten, neglected and abused. The daily news is rife with stories of abuse and neglect, often perpetrated in the name of discipline or protection. The Nithari case, female foeticide, instances of child marriage and the sexual abuse of minors - the statistics are frightening. Lakhs of children are robbed of childhood, and India is doing little to remedy that. While the government now acknowledges education and nutrition as the essential entitlements of children, there has been little legislation or initiative to safeguard their most fundamental rights. Child protection is still nowhere on the nation's radar.Loveleen Kacker distilled several years of research to write this cogent and powerful volume on why child abuse and neglect happens and how it affects children in India. She examines physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as neglect and maltreatment, especially of the girl child. Bringing real-life instances and case studies together with Kacker's own work on the rights of children, this is a guide for parents, policy makers, schoolteachers, paediatricians, childcare specialists - indeed, anyone with a stake in the welfare of minors. A timely and much-needed addition to the literature on child rights, Childhood Betrayed is also a call for change - nay a call to arms.

A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect

1994-04-01
 |  Social Science
A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect

Author: Diane Depanfilis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

ISBN: 9780788106460

Category: Social Science

Page: 64

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Addresses community prevention, identification, and treatment efforts. Intended to be used by all professionals involved in child protection: CPS, law enforcement, education, mental health, legal services, health care, and early childhood professionals. Provides general information to anyone who is concerned about the problem of child maltreatment. Glossary, bibliography, and list of resources.

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

1999
 |  Abused children
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

Author: Cynthia Crosson-Tower

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

ISBN: UOM:39015048741121

Category: Abused children

Page: 456

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A textbook for a course within a program of protective or social services education. Reviews the history, effects, symptoms, and incidence of child abuse and neglect; suggests ways of combating it; outlines models of treatment; explores the experiences of adult survivors; and examines current and po