Understanding child abuse and neglect - Softcover

Tower, Cynthia Cross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205117678 ISBN 13: 9780205117673

Publisher: ALLYN & BACON @, 1989

Synopsis

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, an overview of families that are both functional and dysfunctional, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered by abuse and neglect. Every type of maltreatment is discussed, from neglect and physical abuse to sexual abuse, domestic violence, and emotional abuse.The text 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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This book is a thorough survey of the area of child abuse and neglect, written by a former protection worker who also teaches extensively in this field. It is “reader friendly” and covers all aspects of child abuse, including physical and sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment.

Review:

Here's what the reviewers are saying...

 

“I found the Crosson-Tower text to be superior in both breadth and depth of the topics covered. Combined with the positive responses I have received from my students I would not consider using any other text.”

— William M. McGuigan, Pennsylvania State University

About this edition

• Publisher: ALLYN & BACON @
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0205117678
• ISBN 13: 9780205117673
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 402