Understanding Child Maltreatment An Ecological and Developmental Perspective

by Scannapieco, Maria; Connell-Carrick, Kelli

• ISBN13: 9780195156782
• ISBN10: 0195156781
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Child maltreatment professionals from all disciplines struggle to find better ways of understanding and treating the families and children affected by maltreatment. Since the mid-1960s, the "battered child syndrome," and recent high-profile abuse cases, a plethora of research and literatureon child maltreatment has emerged, yet this is the first volume to offer a comprehensive integrated analysis for understanding, assessing, and treating child maltreatment within the ecological framework in a developmental context. This framework systematically organizes and integrates the complexempirical literature in child maltreatment and development, including the often-overlooked period of adolescence. Viewing child maltreatment from an ecological perspective, this volume identifies the risk and protective factors correlated with abuse and neglect. The authors present a comprehensive assessment framework, addressing the multiple developmental and environmental factors unique to each case. Thisframework fully considers risk and protective factors and their relationship to individuals, families, and environmental elements, presenting a much-needed perspective for today's child protective services workers. Understanding Child Maltreatment is the first of its kind. While most books broadlyaddress the developmental consequences of maltreatment, this volume goes further by proposing assessment and intervention strategies based on a deep understanding of each stage of a child's development. Interventions center on the caregiver and the family, with particular attention to parentingskills and the challenges the child may experience within his or her developmental stage. Each chapter emphasizes empirically based interventions and includes a case illustration that guides readers in applying these concepts to their own practice. Providing a comprehensive, nuanced perspective onmaltreatment, this book will be invaluable to students, researchers, and professionals.

Table of Contents

History and Definition of Child Maltreatment	3	(19)
Theoretical Overview of Understanding Child Maltreatment	22	(22)
Infancy and Toddlerhood: Child Development and Maltreatment	44	(28)
Infancy and Toddlerhood: Ecological and Developmental Assessment of Maltreatment and Intervention	72	(27)
Early Childhood: Child Development and Maltreatment	99	(16)
Early Childhood: Ecological and Developmental Assessment of Maltreatment and Intervention	115	(26)
Middle Childhood: Child Development and Maltreatment	141	(16)
Middle Childhood: Ecological and Developmental Assessment of Maltreatment and Intervention	157	(32)
Adolescence: Child Development and Maltreatment	189	(19)
Adolescence: Ecological and Developmental Assessment of Maltreatment and Intervention	208	(37)
Appendix: Cultural Responsiveness Guide References	245	(2)
References	247	(44)
Index	291