The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment (eBook)

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The More We Learn, the Less We Know: A Brief History of the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect - Richard D. Krugman
2. Defining and Estimating Child Maltreatment - Brett Drake and Melissa Jonson-Reid
3. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Poverty and Other Forms of Adversity - Todd I. Herrenkohl, Moo-Hyun Kim, and Jean Anderson
4. The Neurobiological Embedding of Child Maltreatment: A Systems Perspective - Steven J. Holochwost and Sara R. Jaffee
5. The State of Child Maltreatment and Child Protection Worldwide - Howard Dubowitz and Kim Oates
6. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Child Rights: Obligations Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - Yanghee Lee and Sangwon Kim
7. Child Sexual Abuse - Jon R. Conte and Viola Vaughan-Eden
8. Physical Abuse of Children - David J. Kolko and Olga V. Berkout
9. Child Neglect - Martha Farrell Erickson, Madelyn H. Labella, and Byron Egeland
10. Psychological Maltreatment of Children - Stuart N. Hart, Marla R. Brassard, Amy J. L. Baker, and Zoe A. Chiel
11. Psychological Assessment of the Child and the Family - Jennifer Wheeler
12. Legal Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect - Joshua B. Kay
13. Mental Health Interventions in Child Maltreatment - Monica M. Fitzgerald and Lucy Berliner
14. Foster Care - Lisa Schelbe, Jennifer M. Geiger, Shamra Boel-Studt, and Francie J. Julien-Chinn
15. Prevention of Child Maltreatment - J. Bart Klika, Shawna Lee, and Joyce Y. Lee
16. Effective Program Models for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment - Darcey Merritt, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, and Tori Negash
17. Trauma-Informed Care: Definitions and Statewide Initiatives - Rochelle F. Hanson, Jason M. Lang, Jenifer Goldman Fraser, Jenifer R. Agosti...
18. Comprehensive Family Assessments in Child Welfare - Kathleen Coulborn Faller
19. When Interviewing Children: A Review and Update - Karen J. Saywitz, Thomas D. Lyon, and Gail S. Goodman
20. Group Therapy for Children Who Have Experienced Abuse - Elisabeth Pollio, Elizabeth Gravallese, and Esther Deblinger
21. Treatment of Sexual Offenders - Laura G. Kirsch and Amanda M. Fanniff
22. Child Maltreatment Services for Culturally Diverse Families - Lisa Aronson Fontes
23. Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Maltreatment - Charles Wilson and Donna M. Pence
24. Child Death Review in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Process to Better Count, Understand, Respond to, and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities - Tricia D. Gardner, Betty Wade Coyle, and Theresa Covington
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors