A resource of unparalleled thoroughness, the handbook - published in cooperation with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) - provides critical information for those who dedicate their working lives to alleviating the causes and consequences of child abuse and neglect. Written in engaging and straightforward language, and committed to practical application, this comprehensive volume 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 protection services of the most current empirical research and literature available.

Preface - David Finkelhor Introduction - David Finkelhor PART ONE: OVERVIEW: ASPECTS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT - Martha Farrell Erickson and Bryon Egeland Child Neglect - David J Kolko Child Physical Abuse - Lucy Berliner and Diana M Elliott Sexual Abuse of Children - Stuart N Hart, Marla R Brassard and Henry C Karlson Psychological Maltreatment - Susan J Kelley Ritualistic Abuse of Children PART TWO: PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT - William N Friedrich An Integrated Model of Psychotherapy for Abused Children - Mark Chaffin et al Treating Abused Adolescents - John Briere A Self-Trauma Model for Treating Adult Survivors of Severe Child Abuse - Patricia M Crittenden Research on Maltreating Families

Implications for Intervention - William D Murphy and Timothy A Smith Sex Offenders against Children

Empirical and Clinical Issues PART THREE: MEDICAL ASPECTS - Carole Jenny Medical Issues in Sexual Abuse - Charles F Johnson Physical Abuse

Accidental versus Intentional Trauma in Children - Howard Dubowitz and Maureen Black Medical Neglect PART FOUR: LEGAL ASPECTS - Kenneth V Lanning Criminal Investigation of Sexual Victimization of Children - Bill Walsh Criminal Investigation of Physical Abuse and Neglect - Josephine A Bulkley et al Child Abuse and Neglect Laws and Legal Proceedings - Karen J Saywitz and Gail S Goodman Interviewing Children In and Out of Court

Current Research and Practice Implications - John E B Myers Expert Testimony PART FIVE: PREVENTING AND REPORTING ABUSE - Deborah Daro Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect - Gail L Zellman and Kathleen Coulborn Faller Reporting of Child Maltreatment PART SIX: ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF SERVICE - Patricia Schene Child Abuse and Neglect Policy

History, Models and Future Directions - David L Chadwick Community Organization of Services Needed to Deal with Child Abuse - Veronica D Abney Cultural Competency in the Field of Child Maltreatment - Richard D Krugman Epilogue