Overview
STM Learning’s all-new reference, Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, begins with a broad and comprehensive first volume- Definitions of Abuse and Prevention. This first of two volumes defines in detail various types of child abuse, the history of child abuse prevention, contemporary prevention models, and emergent risk factors for the abuse of children. Expert contributors in medicine, social work, and public health have collaborated to make this all-new textbook an essential tool for their colleagues in child abuse prevention. Researchers and field professionals in medicine, law, social work, and associated fields will enjoy the benefit of an up-to-date, peer-reviewed survey of contemporary models in child protection and the prevention of child maltreatment.
Full Product Details
Author: Randell Alexander ,
Sandra Alexander ,
Neil B. Guterman ,
Sharon W Cooper
Publisher: STM Learning
Imprint: GW Medical
Dimensions:
Width: 17.70cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.333kg
ISBN: 9781878060396
ISBN 10: 1878060392
Pages: 800
Publication Date: 28 February 2017
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention is an in-depth and conceptually rich 2-volume set that reviews the history, present, and potential future of child maltreatment prevention. Prevention should be a top priority for every professional, agency, and institution addressing child maltreatment. Without the unified vision and effort of everyone involved in mitigating the terrible toll of child maltreatment, we risk the perception, and perhaps even the reality, of becoming a child abuse industry, merely processing victims and perpetrators rather than effecting the revolutionary social movement to ensure a better future for children, families, and societies that I, and most of my colleagues, envision. With more than 80 contributors representing business, child advocacy, counseling, economics, education, government, law, medicine, psychology, public health, social science, and social work, these 2 volumes are the most current and comprehensive resource addressing child maltreatment prevention. Every private and public agency, educational department, hospital, library, and most professionals involved in the child maltreatment field should have ready access to this information, whether it be on their bookshelves or online. Thanks to Randy Alexander for leading this effort and to all the contributors for their dedication to a brighter tomorrow. David L. Corwin, MD Professor and Director of Forensic Services Pediatrics Department University of Utah School of Medicine Board Chair Academy on Violence and Abuse Vice-President American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Salt Lake City, Utah Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, Volume 1: Definitions of Abuse and Prevention will fill a void in the library of any professional concerned with child welfare. The authors offer a dynamic perspective on the issue, taking into account changes in culture, public policy, the economy, technology, and other issues affecting children and families. So doing, they define the impact these changes can have on parenting, child safety, and service delivery systems. The multidisciplinary nature of child welfare professions is evident in the credentials of the contributing authors and the various conceptual frameworks utilized in defining and analyzing information about various types of maltreatment. Practitioners from any allied profession will find practical resources in this volume. From syntheses of critical research on preventing different types of child maltreatment to calls to action to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, this volume has the potential to define the agenda and elevate education and practice in maltreatment prevention. Janet F. Rosenzweig, MS, PhD, MPA Executive Director American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Lecturer University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention is an in-depth and conceptually rich 2-volume set that reviews the history, present, and potential future of child maltreatment prevention. Prevention should be a top priority for every professional, agency, and institution addressing child maltreatment. Without the unified vision and effort of everyone involved in mitigating the terrible toll of child maltreatment, we risk the perception, and perhaps even the reality, of becoming a child abuse industry, merely processing victims and perpetrators rather than effecting the revolutionary social movement to ensure a better future for children, families, and societies that I, and most of my colleagues, envision. With more than 80 contributors representing business, child advocacy, counseling, economics, education, government, law, medicine, psychology, public health, social science, and social work, these 2 volumes are the most current and comprehensive resource addressing child maltreatment prevention. Every private and public agency, educational department, hospital, library, and most professionals involved in the child maltreatment field should have ready access to this information, whether it be on their bookshelves or online. Thanks to Randy Alexander for leading this effort and to all the contributors for their dedication to a brighter tomorrow. David L. Corwin, MD Professor and Director of Forensic Services Pediatrics Department University of Utah School of Medicine Board Chair Academy on Violence and Abuse Vice-President American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Salt Lake City, Utah Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, Volume 1: Definitions of Abuse and Prevention will fill a void in the library of any professional concerned with child welfare. The authors offer a dynamic perspective on the issue, taking into account changes in culture, public policy, the economy, technology, and other issues affecting children and families. So doing, they define the impact these changes can have on parenting, child safety, and service delivery systems. The multidisciplinary nature of child welfare professions is evident in the credentials of the contributing authors and the various conceptual frameworks utilized in defining and analyzing information about various types of maltreatment. Practitioners from any allied profession will find practical resources in this volume. From syntheses of critical research on preventing different types of child maltreatment to calls to action to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, this volume has the potential to define the agenda and elevate education and practice in maltreatment prevention. Janet F. Rosenzweig, MS, PhD, MPA Executive Director American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Lecturer University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention is an in-depth and conceptually rich 2-volume set that reviews the history, present, and potential future of child maltreatment prevention. Prevention should be a top priority for every professional, agency, and institution addressing child maltreatment. Without the unified vision and effort of everyone involved in mitigating the terrible toll of child maltreatment, we risk the perception, and perhaps even the reality, of becoming a child abuse industry, merely processing victims and perpetrators rather than effecting the revolutionary social movement to ensure a better future for children, families, and societies that I, and most of my colleagues, envision. With more than 80 contributors representing business, child advocacy, counseling, economics, education, government, law, medicine, psychology, public health, social science, and social work, these 2 volumes are the most current and comprehensive resource addressing child maltreatment prevention. Every private and public agency, educational department, hospital, library, and most professionals involved in the child maltreatment field should have ready access to this information, whether it be on their bookshelves or online. Thanks to Randy Alexander for leading this effort and to all the contributors for their dedication to a brighter tomorrow. David L. Corwin, MD Professor and Director of Forensic Services Pediatrics Department University of Utah School of Medicine Board Chair Academy on Violence and Abuse Vice-President American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Salt Lake City, Utah Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, Volume 1: Definitions of Abuse and Prevention will fill a void in the library of any professional concerned with child welfare. The authors offer a dynamic perspective on the issue, taking into account changes in culture, public policy, the economy, technology, and other issues affecting children and families. So doing, they define the impact these changes can have on parenting, child safety, and service delivery systems. The multidisciplinary nature of child welfare professions is evident in the credentials of the contributing authors and the various conceptual frameworks utilized in defining and analyzing information about various types of maltreatment. Practitioners from any allied profession will find practical resources in this volume. From syntheses of critical research on preventing different types of child maltreatment to calls to action to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, this volume has the potential to define the agenda and elevate education and practice in maltreatment prevention. Janet F. Rosenzweig, MS, PhD, MPA Executive Director American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Lecturer University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Author Information
Randell Alexander is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida and the Morehouse School of Medicine. He currently serves as chief of the Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics and interim chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. In addition, he is the statewide medical director of child protections teams for the Department of Health's Children's Medical Services and is part of the International Advisory Board for the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. He has also served as vice chair of the US Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the boards of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and Prevent Child Abuse America. Randell Alexander has served on state child death review committees in Iowa, Georgia, and Florida, and two regional child death review committees. He is an active researcher, lectures widely, and testifies frequently in major child abuse cases throughout the country.
