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Informationen zum Autor David Royse is an Emeritus Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Royse has an extensive publication record with his work appearing in Children and Youth Services Review, Child Abuse & Neglect, Social Work in Health Care, and Child Welfare, among others. He is the author of several research methodology books as well as Child Welfare and Child Protection with Austin Griffiths (Cognella). Klappentext Children and Emotional Abuse is a research-informed learning resource for students in social work about the dynamics and consequences of psychological abuse-especially as it occurs in dysfunctional families and affects children and adolescents. Emotional abuse is still not widely understood or recognized. Helping professionals need to recognize emotional abuse, understand the damage it does, the theories that account for it, and be prepared to help children and families where the abuse often occurs along with physical and sexual abuse. Zusammenfassung Children and Emotional Abuse is a research-informed learning resource for students in social work about the dynamics and consequences of psychological abuse—especially as it occurs in dysfunctional families and affects children and adolescents. Emotional abuse is still not widely understood or recognized. Helping professionals need to recognize emotional abuse, understand the damage it does, the theories that account for it, and be prepared to help children and families where the abuse often occurs along with physical and sexual abuse. This text will draw upon current peer-reviewed literature and evidence-based studies and summarize essential information to prepare students for careers in helping professions. Each chapter will also contain brief vignettes to illustrate some of the key points. This book is for courses in child welfare and child abuse/neglect, as well as other social work courses that focus on children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Preface 5 Chapter 1: 6 Introduction 6 Case Example 1 7 Case Example 2 8 Case Example 3 8 Case Example 4 9 What is Emotional Abuse? 10 Case Example 5 17 Case Example 6 19How is Child Neglect Defined? 22 Types of Child Neglect 24 Physical and Emotional Neglect 28 Case Example 7 29 Case Example 8 30 Case Example 9 31 The Prevalence of Emotional Abuse 34 Child Neglect Estimates 39 Additional Estimates 40 Targeted Youth in Care 41 Other Sources of Information 43 The Problem with Prevalence Estimates 44 Multiple Victimizations, Poly-Victimization, Multicategory Abuse 46 A Final Note About Prevalence 47 Key Chapter Takeaways 48 Glossary 49 Class Discussion Questions 49 Chapter 2: Underlying Causes of Emotional Abuse 51 Family Characteristics Associated with Child Maltreatment 53 Perpetrator Characteristics 54 Other Studies Examining Risk Factors 55 Case Examples 10 62 Case Examples 11, 12, 13 63 Theories Accounting for Child Maltreatment 65 Attachment Theory 65 Ecological Model 70 Intergenerational Transmission Theory 75 Biological Theories 79 Social Learning 80 Not All Doom and Gloom 82 Final Chapter Note 84 Key Chapter Takeaways 86 Glossary 86 Class Discussion Questions 88 Chapter 3: The Effects of Emotional Abuse 89 Studies of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) 90 Mental Disorder/Mental Health 92 Alcohol Dependence/Substance Use 101 Physical Health 105 Obesity 106 Eating Disorders 107 Cancer 108 Ischemic Heart Disease 112 Educational Achievement 112 Violence 117 The Double Whammy 121 Key Chapter Takeaways 122 Glossary 124 Class Discussion Questions 125 Chapter 4: Assessment of Emotional Abuse 126 Poor vs. Dysfunctional Parenting 126 Overview of the Basic CPS Investigative Process 130 Behaviors/Issues Defining Abuse/Neglect Types 135 Case Example 14 139 Categories of Emotional Abuse 142 Assessing Emotional Abuse in Children from Behavioral and Developmental Features 145 Investigative Asses...
