Working With Child Abuse and Neglect - A Primer

How do you intervene in abusive and neglectful families, or prevent maltreatment in families at risk? How can you find the answers you need in the overwhelming array of information now available? This volume helps readers focus by evaluating a wealth of references to current published literature and pinpointing the practical applications that put these findings into action.

Condensing the explosion of information about child maltreatment into one provoking yet accessible primer, the author first offers an historical perspective on child maltreatment and an assessment of the scope of the problem. He then discusses theoretical perspectives for understanding the problem and specific treatment and prevention techniques. Informa

Table des matières

The Problem
The Scope of Child Maltreatment
Historical Perspective
Factors Associated with Child Maltreatment
The Path of Intervention
Interviewing Skills
Child Abuse and Neglect Treatment
Child Maltreatment Prevention
Treatment Evaluation

Résumé

How do you intervene in abusive and neglectful families, or prevent maltreatment in families at risk? How can you find the answers you need in the overwhelming array of information now available? This volume helps readers focus by evaluating a wealth of references to current published literature and pinpointing the practical applications that put these findings into action.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Vernon R. Wiehe, Wiehe Vernon R.
• Edition: Sage Publications Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 06.09.1996
• EAN: 9780761903499
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0349-9
• Pages: 264
• Thèmes: Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series; Organizational Science; Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series; Interpersonal Violence: The Pr
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Psychologie, ésotérique, spiritualité, anthroposophie > Psychologie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Psychologie > Psychologie théorique; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Child Sexual Abuse, Child abuse, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services