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Understanding child abuse and neglect /

Understanding child abuse and neglect / Cynthia Crosson Tower. - 3rd ed. - Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1996. - xiii, 450 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective -- The Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights -- Maltreatment and the Developing Child -- The Physical Abuse of Children -- The Neglect of Children -- The Emotional and Psychological Maltreatment of Children -- The Sexual Abuse of Children -- Incest: Familial Abuse -- Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse, Misuse, and Exploitation -- 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. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX.

0205168140

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Child abuse--United States.
Abused children--Services for--United States.
Social work with children--United States.

HV6626.52 / .T69 1996

362.70973 TOW