Description
Book SynopsisDr. Cynthia Crosson-Tower is a Professor Emerita, at Fitchburg State University, where she taught for 24 years also founding and serving as the Director of the Child Protection Institute there. She has consulted to schools, churches and social agencies and maintains a private practice, Harvest Counseling and Consultation, specializing in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, especially in survivors of abuse and perpetrators of sexual abuse. She provides supervision to other professionals, and offers workshops and training both nationally and internationally for educators and other human service professionals.
Dr. Crosson-Tower is a national expert on child abuse and neglect and the author of numerous books and publications including Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect, Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective, When Children Are Abused: An Educator's Guide to Intervention, Sec
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Children: Our Most Important Resource
- Chapter 2 . The Changing Family
- Chapter 3 . Children and Families in Poverty - by Lynne Kellner and Kathleen Craigen
- Chapter 4 . The Impact of Violence and Addiction on Children
- Chapter 5 . Children Against the Backdrop of War: Addressing the Needs of Military Families
- Chapter 6 . Trauma-Sensitive Educational Settings - by Laura M. Garofoli
- Chapter 7 . Child Abuse and Neglect: Protecting Children When Families Cannot
- Chapter 8 . Family Preservation or Child Placement? Serving the Child’s Best Interests - by Lynne Kellner and Cynthia Crosson-Tower
- Chapter 9 . Juvenile Court Justice: Promoting the Rights and Welfare of Children and Families - by Catherine C. Sinnott
- Chapter 10 . Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting - by Lynne Kellner
- Chapter 11 . Children in Family Foster Care
- Chapter 12. The Adoption of Children
- Chapter 13. Children in Residential Settings
- Chapter 14. Our Children’s Future
