The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment

by Myers, John; Berliner, Lucy; Briere, John; Hendrix, C.; Reid, Theresa; Jenny, Carole

• ISBN13: 9780761919926
• ISBN10: 0761919929
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-12
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

A resource of unparalleled thoroughness, The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment, Second Edition provides critical information for those who dedicate their working lives to alleviating the causes and consequences of child abuse and neglect. Written in engaging but straightforward language and committed to immediate application, this comprehensive handbook covers physical and sexual abuse, all forms of neglect, and psychological maltreatment. Experts in a variety of specialized areas have designed each chapter to inform professionals in mental health, law, medicine, law enforcement, and child protective services of the most current empirical research and literature available as well as strategies for intervention and prevention. The new edition includes a thorough update on existing chapters that are retained; more detailed discussion of parent-child attachment issues and law enforcement aspects; more coverage of special topics such as Munchausen by proxy syndrome, child fatalities, and children's mental health services; more content on interviewing, especially of very young children; and more coverage of community approaches to prevention.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
Introduction	xi
David Finkelhor
PART ONE: ASPECTS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT	1	(138)
Child Neglect	3	(18)
Martha Farrell Erickson
Byron Egeland
Child Physical Abuse	21	(34)
David J. Kolko
Sexual Abuse of Children	55	(24)
Lucy Berliner
Diana M. Elliott
Psychological Maltreatment	79	(26)
Stuart N. Hart
Marla R. Brassard
Nelson J. Binggeli
Howard A. Davidson
Child Maltreatment in the Context of Substance Abuse	105	(14)
Susan J. Kelley
Child Abuse in the Context of Domestic Violence	119	(12)
Sandra A. Graham-Bermann
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome	131	(8)
Teresa F. Parnell
PART TWO: PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT	139	(94)
An Integrated Model of Psychotherapy for Abused Children	141	(18)
William N. Friedrich
Treating Sexually Abused Abolescents	159	(16)
Debra B. Hecht
Mark Chaffin
Barbara L. Bonner
Karen Boyd Worley
Louanne Lawson
Treating Adult Survivors of Severe Childhood Abuse and Neglect: Further Development of an Integrative Model	175	(30)
John Briere
Adults, Adolescents, and Children Who Sexually Abuse Children: A Developmental Perspective	205	(28)
Mark Chaffin
Elizabeth Letourneau
Jane F. Silovsky
PART THREE: MEDICAL ASPECTS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT	233	(70)
Medical Issues in Child Sexual Abuse	235	(14)
Carole Jenny
Physical Abuse: Accidental Versus International Trauma in Children	249	(20)
Charles F. Johnson
Neglect of Chilren's Health	269	(24)
Howard Dubowitz
Maureen Black
Child Fatalities	293	(10)
Robert W. Block
PART FOUR: LEGAL ASPECTS	303	(126)
The Legal System and Child Protection	305	(24)
John E.B. Myers
Criminal Investigation of Sexual Victimization of Children	329	(20)
Kenneth V. Lanning
Interviewing Children in and out of Court: Current Research and Practice Implications	349	(30)
Karen J. Saywitz
Gail S. Goodman
Thomas D. Lyon
Expert Testimony	379	(24)
John E.B. Myers
Paul Stern
Risk Management for Professionals Working With Maltreated Children and Adult Survivors	403	(26)
John E.B. Myers
PART FIVE: PREVENTION AND SERVICE DELIVERY	429	(96)
Child Abuse Prevention: Accomplishments and Challenges	431	(18)
Deborah Daro
Anne Cohn Donnelly
Preventing and Reporting Abuse	449	(28)
Gail L. Zellman
C. Christine Fair
Cultural Competency in the Field of Child Maltreatment	477	(10)
Veronica D. Abney
Mental Health Services for Children Reported to Child Protective Services	487	(22)
John Landsverk
Ann F. Garland
Laurel K. Leslie
Community Organization of Services to Deal With and End Child Abuse	509	(16)
David L. Chadwick
Name Index	525	(33)
Subject Index	558	(17)
About the Editors	575	(2)
About the Contributors	577