Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect - Cynthia Crosson-Tower

This best-selling text offers a comprehensive look at child maltreatment, incorporating history, case vignettes, and the author's own experience as a child protection worker. Highlights of the Sixth Edition

• More emphasis on abuse by clergy, particularly the recent crisis in the Roman Catholic Church.
• Current research and new material update sections relating to reporting laws and using multidisciplinary teams for intervention and treatment.
• Expanded material on ritualistic abuse, children witnessing domestic violence, and adolescent sex offenders.
• Real-life case vignettes throughout the book introduces students to real people with real needs.

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Tytuł: Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect
Autor:

Cynthia Crosson-Tower

Data wydania: lipiec 2006
Wydawca: Allyn & Bacon
Liczba stron: 464
ISBN: 0205489893
EAN: 9780205489893
Wymiary: 237 x 181 x 22