The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment

The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment
ISBN-10
0761919929
ISBN-13
9780761919926
Series
The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment
Category
Social Science
Pages
600
Language
English
Published
2001-11-12
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Authors
John E. B. Myers, Lucy Berliner, John Briere

Description

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.

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