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Betrayal Trauma: The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse
Betrayal Trauma: The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse
by Jennifer Freyd
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This book lays bare the logic of forgotten abuse. Psychologist Jennifer Freyd's breakthrough theory explaining this phenomenon shows how psychogenic amnesia not only happens but, if the abuse occurred at the hands of a parent or caregiver, is often... (read more)

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Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence
Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence
by Robin Karr Morse
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Although violent behavior has typically been traced to adolescence, "Ghosts from the Nursery" points to the cradle years as the genesis of this problem.... (read more)

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Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect : Issues and Research (91 Edition)
Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect : Issues and Research (91 Edition)
by Raymond H. (ed.) Starr
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It is now commonly recognized that child abuse and neglect can be fully understood only through the use of longitudinal research methods--difficult, expensive, and time-consuming though their application may be. This book reviews the findings from... (read more)

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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
by Alice Miller
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Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answer—and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.Far too many of us had to... (read more)

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Heavy Hands (5TH 14 Edition)
Heavy Hands (5TH 14 Edition)
by Gosselin
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The authoritative introduction to family violence issues.   Heavy Hands, Fifth Edition, provides an authentic introduction to the crimes of family violence, covering offenders and offenses, impact on victims, and responses of the criminal justice... (read more)

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Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society's Betrayal of the Child
Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society's Betrayal of the Child
by Alice Miller
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This groundbreaking classic of child-rearing, originally published in 1984, exploded Freud's notions of "infantile sexuality" and helped bring to the world's attention the brutal reality of child abuse.... (read more)

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Domestic Violence : Casebook (05 Edition)
Domestic Violence : Casebook (05 Edition)
by Jerry Johnson
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Each title in the Allyn & Bacon Johnson & Grant Casebook Series presents three to four in-depth cases in a different topic area, prefaced by an introduction to generalist social work practice. Allyn & Bacon Casebook Series for Domestic... (read more)

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Children in the Global Sex Trade (05 Edition)
Children in the Global Sex Trade (05 Edition)
by Davidson
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This compelling new book explores the complexities of the global child sex industry, but without falling into cliché and melodrama. Julia O'Connell Davidson draws attention to the multitude of ways in which children become implicated in the sex... (read more)

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Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects (Sage Series on Race and Ethnic Relations)
Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects (Sage Series on Race and Ethnic Relations)
by John N Briere
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This book is the best this practitioner has seen for its practical definitions and concrete suggestions. At the same time, it reviews what research there is and notes the many areas in need of further study. . . . The controversial use of hypnosis for... (read more)

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Child Abuse (09 Edition)
Child Abuse (09 Edition)
by Heidi Williams
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Threatened Children : Rhetoric and Concern About Child-victims (90 Edition)
Threatened Children : Rhetoric and Concern About Child-victims (90 Edition)
by Joel Best
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Child abuse, incest, child molestation, Halloween sadism, child pornography: although clearly not new problems, they have attracted more attention than ever before. Threatened Children asks why. Joel Best analyzes the rhetorical tools used by child... (read more)

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Child Abuse and Neglect (09 Edition)
Child Abuse and Neglect (09 Edition)
by Monica Mccoy
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Child abuse and neglect are examined in this new book - the latest research, what it entails, and how to recognize and report it. Federal law mandates the reporting of suspected child maltreatment by many professionals. This book will appeal to those who... (read more)

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The Battered Child
The Battered Child
by Mary Edna Helfer
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First published in 1968, The Battered Child quickly became a landmark work. Our awareness of child abuse today is due in no small part to the remarkable impact of its first and subsequent editions. The new edition of this classic text continues the... (read more)

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Online Learning
Online Learning
by Nada Dabbagh
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"...its major strength is that it coordinates research with practical concerns about online learning in a systematic way." — David VanEsselstyn, Ph.D., Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus "The ...text provides more in-depth coverage of online... (read more)

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Recognition of Child Abuse for the Mandated Reporter (3RD 02 Edition)
Recognition of Child Abuse for the Mandated Reporter (3RD 02 Edition)
by Angelo P. Giardino
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Completely updated, this widely acclaimed practical reference helps professionals fulfill their legal and ethical responsibility to report child abuse with a high level of confidence and effectiveness. Written by experts from multiple disciplines, this... (read more)

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Child Maltreatment (3RD 12 Edition)
Child Maltreatment (3RD 12 Edition)
by Cindy L. Miller-perrin
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Child Maltreatment, Third Edition, by Cindy Miller-Perrin and Robin Perrin, is a thoroughly updated new edition of the first textbook for undergraduate students and beginning graduate students in this field. The text is designed to provide a... (read more)

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Child Pornography
Child Pornography
by Maxwell Taylor
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-225) and index.... (read more)

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Preventing Child Maltreatment (09 Edition)
Preventing Child Maltreatment (09 Edition)
by Kenneth A. Dodge
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Many child abuse prevention programs have targeted factors within the family, such as parenting skills. This book describes the next wave of prevention: the promotion of safer, healthier childrearing environments in entire communities. The contributors... (read more)

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Child Maltreatment: An Introduction
Child Maltreatment: An Introduction
by Cindy L Miller Perrin
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<p>Praise for the <em>First Edition</em>:</p><p><em>"Child Maltreatment: An Introduction is the only textbook currently available that is suitable for undergraduate students and provides a comprehensive introduction to... (read more)

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Burned Alive: A Survivor of an "Honor Killing" Speaks Out
Burned Alive: A Survivor of an "Honor Killing" Speaks Out
by Souad
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When Souad was seventeen she fell in love. In her West Bank village, as in so many others, sex before marriage is considered a grave dishonor to one's family and is punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of meting... (read more)

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