The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment

The most comprehensive resource for individuals working within the child welfare system and for students preparing to work in child welfare and child protective services.

The third edition of this best-selling handbook covers all aspects of child maltreatment, including physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. The third edition will undergo a major overhaul by reorganizing the content categories according to each form of abuse. The previous two editions divided up the content by psychological, psychosocial, medical and legal aspects of abuse. Through the review process we learned that many reviews would prefer the organization to be grouped by each form of neglect (physical, sexual, emotional) rather than by the corresponding aspects. In addition, the third edition will have new and updated chapters, including the history of child protection, prevention, reporting, foster care and adoption, the criminal justice system, cultural competence and interviewing. The entire book will have a focus on evidence based practices which will be discussed in all parts. In addition, each part will contain a similar structure covering definitions, legal aspects, interventions and treatment. This edition is poised to be the most successful edition yet and will include contributions for the leading experts in each corresponding area.

Preface Acknowledgments Part I. The Child Protection System in the United States Chapter 1. A Short History of Child Protection in America, by John E. B. Myers Chapter 2. Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, by Deborah Daro Chapter 3. Child Protection System, by Diane DePanfilis Chapter 4. Juvenile Court, by John E. B. Myers Chapter 5. Foster Care and Adoption, by John E. B. Myers Chapter 6. Criminal Prosecution of Child Maltreatment, by John E. B. Myers Part II. Neglect Chapter 7. Child Neglect, by Martha Farrell Erickson and Byron Egeland Chapter 8. Psychological Maltreatment, by Stuart N. Hart, Marla R. Brassard, Howard A. Davidson, Erin Rivelis, Vielka Diaz, and Nelson J. Binggeli Chapter 9. Neglect of Children's Health Care, by Howard Dubowitz Chapter 10. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence, by Sandra A. Graham-Bermann and Kathryn H. Howell Part III. Physical Abuse Chapter 11. Medical Evaluation of Physical Abuse, by Robert M. Reece Chapter 12. Child Physical Abuse: Interventions for Parents Who Engage in Coercive Parenting Practices and Their Children, by Melissa K. Runyon and Anthony J. Urquiza Part IV. Child Sexual Abuse Chapter 13. Child Sexual Abuse: Definitions, Prevalence, and Consequences, by Lucy Berliner Chapter 14. Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: Implications for Interviewing, by Thomas D. Lyon and Elizabeth C. Ahern Chapter 15. Medical Issues in Child Sexual Abuse, by Martin A. Finkel Chapter 16. Mental Health Treatment for the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse, by Elisabeth Pollio, Esther Belinger, and Melissa K. Runyon Chapter 17. Treatment of Adolescent and Adult Sex Offenders, by Laura G. Kirsch, Amanda M. Fanniff, and Judith V. Becker Chapter 18. Preventing Sexual Abuse: Community Protection Policies and Practice, by Elizabeth J. Letourneau and Jill S. Levenson Part V. Investigation and Substantiation of Neglect and Abuse Chapter 19. Child Abuse and Neglect Investigation, by Donna M. Pence Chapter 20. Interviewing Children, by Karen J. Saywitz, Thomas D. Lyon, and Gail S. Goodman Chapter 21. Legal Issues in Child Abuse and Neglect Practice, by John E. B. Myers Proving Child Maltreatment in Court, by John E. B. Myers Author Index Subject Index About the Editor About the Contributors