First Responder Pocket Guide (Paperback)

Rasul T. Freelain

ISBN 13: 9798999892010

Published by Ace in the Soul(tm) Publishing, 2025

About this Item

Paperback. This book introduces First Responders to the topic of child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA) and highlights the surprisingly common problem of young people who steal from. threaten, victimize, and attack their parents, grandparents, and/or other family members. It also offers intervention strategies and resources designed to help professionals better protect victimized adults while engaging more safely and effectively with abusive youth. The First Responder Pocket Guide to Child-to-Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) highlights the problem of youth who abuse their parents, grandparents, and/or other family members. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9798999892010

Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Responder Pocket Guide (Paperback)
• Publisher: Ace in the Soul(tm) Publishing
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798999892010
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

This book introduces First Responders to the topic of child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA) and highlights the surprisingly common problem of young people who steal from. threaten, victimize, and attack their parents, grandparents, and/or other family members. It also offers intervention strategies and resources designed to help professionals better protect victimized adults while engaging more safely and effectively with abusive youth.

About the Author

Sgt. Rasul T. Freelain (Ret.) served twenty years with the Oak Park Police Department in Illinois. During his career, he gained extensive experience working with violent adolescents and troubled families while in various roles, including sergeant, detective, gang enforcement officer, school resource officer, and patrol officer. Freelain holds a B.A. in English and M.A. in Educational Policy Studies, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has been honored as a Student Laureate by the state's Governor. He is certified by C.I.T. (Crisis Intervention Team) International as a coordinator and teaches for the Illinois C.I.T. Training Unit. Currently, he is working to bring increased awareness to the problem of child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA).