Overview

In this comprehensive three-volume set, experts from around the globe provide an understanding of child abuse knowledge and healing, detailing current therapeutic practices and policy issues. This riveting three-volume set examines classic, current, and emerging research on child neglect and abuse in countries all over the world, covering regions that include Africa, Asia, the Arab world, Latin America, Europe, and our own backyards and bedrooms in North America. The entries put maltreatment of children in the global spotlight and explain the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for children in each setting, addressing the laws, social and cultural perceptions, and differences regarding child abuse and neglect worldwide. The chapters provide a glimpse into the historical and cultural context of abuse in regions of the world and identify the most ineffective as well as the most protective or promising responses to child maltreatment worldwide. Professionals from entry level to expert will find materials that will expand their understanding and practice with, and on behalf of, abused children and the adults in their lives. Provides a global perspective on child abuse comprised of contributions from distinguished multidisciplinary authors who include many of the best-known researchers and therapists in the field Covers important topics ranging from Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) to non-Western approaches to treatment of child trauma Examines the emergence of child maltreatment as a focused interest in different historical, cultural, and national contexts within regional chapters, while also providing readers with an understanding of professional responses to child maltreatment in a broad context Examines child maltreatment incidence today in the United States, Canada, Europe, Spanish-speaking countries, Arab nations, and Asia

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Author:   Jon R. Conte, Ph.D.
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 6.40cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.814kg
ISBN:  

9781440800900

ISBN 10:   1440800901
Pages:   822
Publication Date:   26 March 2014
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Volume 3 Interventions and Treatments 1. Multidisciplinary Response to Child Maltreatment: International Implementation of the Children's Advocacy Center Model Chris Newlin and Cym Doggett 2. The Medical Response to Child Maltreatment Vincent J. Palusci and Dena Nazer 3. Law Enforcement Investigations Involving Child Maltreatment William Marshall 4. Relevant Child Protection and Mental Health Services for Families from Diverse Racial and Ethnic Backgrounds Sarah Maiter 5. Nonabusive Caregivers of Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused Carol A. Plummer and Lois J. Engelbrecht 6. Treating Childhood Trauma: Perspectives from Asian Medicine Cecilia L. W. Chan, Anna W. M. Choi, and Candy H. C. Fong 7. Supporting Children with Trauma through Arts and Movement Rainbow Tin Hung Ho 8. The Prevention of Child Maltreatment and Neglect Vashti Berry, Sarah Blower, Nick Axford, Michael Little, and Dwan Kaoukji 9. Childhood Trauma Worldwide Angèle Fauchier, Monica M. Fitzgerald, and Lorena Hendrix Ending Thoughts Index About the Editor and Contributors

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Jon R. Conte, PhD, is professor at the School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. He is the founding president and lifetime emeritus board member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and a councilor with the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.

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