Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference and a Comprehensive Phtographic Reference Identifying Potential Child Abuse

Child Maltreatment A Clinical Guide and Photographic Reference, Second Edition, is the essential deskside reference for anyone who is involved in the identifying, interpreting, and reporting of child abuse caseslaw enforcement, medical professionals, social workers, attorneys, and others. This two-volume set is the most comprehensive available on child maltreatment and abuse. Authored by a nationally recognized expert with contributions from more than 40 seasoned professionals in the various areas of child abuse, all chapters in Child Maltreatment, Second Edition have been updated with the latest research, statistics, and terminology available. Detailed case studies provide you with an informed, clinical understanding of child abuse. More than 1000 full-color images illustrate types of abuse cases routinely encountered. This reference provides every tool you will need to effectively identify and report child abuse.

• oral injuries
• developmental influences
• arttherapy
• psychopathology and the role of the child psychiatrist
• child fatality review teams, failure to thrive, and forensic findings
• more than 225 new photographs and 250 new pages have also been added

The world's best selling encyclopedia of child abuse: VOLUME 1: A Clinical Guide and Reference, and VOLUME 2: A Comprehensive Photographic Reference Identifying Potential Child Abuse are an invaluable resource for all professionals in human and social services, medical and mental health, juvenile and family court, juvenile probation, law enforcement, treatment centers, hospitals, and youth/family service agencies. From sexual abuse to emotional trauma . . . from radiology diagnostics to patient interview formats . . . from making the report to appearing in court, Child Maltreatment goes far beyond any reference work you have to equip you for your role as a mandated reporter in a suspected case of child abuse. Descriptive captions and explicit case histories show you what forensic techniques will help reconstruct an incident and confirm suspected abuse. And while other references give only passing mention to the interview process in sexual abuse cases, you will see how top interviewers delicately separate fact from fantasy. Nearly! 1,000 color photos and x-rays, documented case histories from the files of over 40 leading practitioners in the field, and pages of peer-reviewed commentary and statistical information will give you an understanding only years of clinical work could rival.