Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (7th Edition)

Type

Book

Authors

Cynthia Crosson-Tower

ISBN 10

0205503268

ISBN 13

9780205503261

Tags

Child Abuse, Children's Studies, Social Work, Social Services & Welfare, Public Policy

Description

This best-selling text offers a comprehensive look at child maltreatment, incorporating history, case vignettes, and the author's own experience as a child protection worker. The author covers the history of child welfare, gives an overview of functional and dysfunctional families, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered by abuse and neglect. In addition, Child Abuse and Neglect explains case management procedures and focuses on how various professionals become involved in the child protection process and how treatment is undertaken. The text concludes with a discussion of prevention and a consideration of the future. - from Amzon

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