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Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

Seventh Edition

Cynthia Crosson-Tower

 

Basic Approach:

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.

 

The author covers the history of child welfare, gives an overview of functional and dysfunctional families, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered by abuse and neglect.  In addition, Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect explains case management procedures and focuses on how various professionals become involved in the child protection process and how treatment is undertaken.  The text concludes with a discussion of prevention and a consideration of the future.

 

New to this edition:

• Revised chapters on child sexual abuse reflect the latest theories regarding perpetration.
• New sections have been added on resiliency and on juvenile sexual offenders.
• New sections discussing topics of recent concern such as abuse by clergy and the crisis in the Roman Catholic Church, the use of multidisciplinary teams, and children witnessing domestic violence.
• New material on child resiliency helps students focus on the deficit in parent functioning, as well as how a child’s strengths can be developed to achieve a better prognosis.

What reviewers are saying:

 “I found the Crosson-Tower text to be superior in both breadth and depth of the topics covered. Combined with the positive responses I have received from my students I would not consider using any other text.” ---  William M. McGuigan, Pennsylvania State University

 

 

 “This text provides a wealth of useful information.  Many of the students advise me that they will not return or sell back their books at the end of the quarter because it is a good reference for them while they are working within their profession.”   -- Theresa Johnson, Ohio University

 

 

 “This text is easily readable, and it clearly presents a basic overview of child welfare issues.  Clarity is one of the greatest strengths of the book, as is the broad range of the discussion on child welfare topics.”   --- Toni Chance, University of Maryland

 

 

 

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“I found the Crosson-Tower text to be superior in both breadth and depth of the topics covered. Combined with the positive responses I have received from my students I would not consider using any other text.”

— William M. McGuigan, Pennsylvania State University'

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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Each chapter ends with “Summary,” “Review Questions,” “Suggested Readings,” “Web Exploration,” and “References.”

Preface.

Assessing Websites.

1. The Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective.

2. The Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights.

3. Maltreatment and the Developing Child.

4. The Neglect of Children.

5. The Physical Abuse of Children.

6. The Sexual Abuse of Children.

7. Incest: Familial Abuse.

8. Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse, Misuse, and Exploitation.

9. Psychological Maltreatment of Children.

10. Intervention: Reporting and Investigation.

11. Intervention: Case Management and Roles of Other Professionals.

12. The Legal Response to Child Abuse and Neglect.

13. Treatment: Physical Abuse and Neglect.

14. Treatment: Sexual Abuse.

15. Foster Care as a Therapeutic Tool.

16. The Social Worker and the System.

17. Adults Abused as Children.

18. Prevention.

19. Toward a Better Tomorrow.

Index.