Description
Book SynopsisDetect and put a stop to child abuse!For mental health professionals, social workers, legal professionals, and policy makers, Maltreatment in Early Childhood: Tools for Research-Based Intervention examines strategies and ideas for professional training in child protection in the United States. Derived from presentations at the San Diego Conference Responding to Child Maltreatment, this book addresses current assessment issues, the intersection of child maltreatment and other social problems, the history of child protection, and the intricacies of courtroom testimonies, and provides guidance for case management. Through insight into research and case studies, Maltreatment in Early Childhood explores effective approaches to child-friendly services, multivictim cases, therapy, and victim recantation to help you assist sexually abused children or children who have witnessed domestic abuse.Addressing a variety of challenges that face all those involved with youth in need
Table of ContentsContents
- About the Contributors
- Introduction
- Child Maltreatment and Protection in the United States
- Interviewing Techniques
- Secret-Keeping Behaviors in Black and White Children as a Function of Interviewer Race, Racial Identity, and Risk for Abuse
- Questioning Children Who May Have Been Sexually Abused: An Integration of Research into Practice
- Statement Validity Analysis: Its Application to a Sample of Dutch Children Who May Have Been Sexually Abused
- Forensic Issues
- Addressing Challenges and Controversies in Child Sexual Abuse Interviewing: The Forensic Evaluation Protocol and Research Project
- Victim Recantation in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Team Approach to Prevention, Investigation, and Trial
- Overcoming Obstacles to Just Evaluation and Successful Prosecution of Multivictim Cases
- Child Abuse and Divorce: Competing Priorities and Agendas and Practical Suggestions
- Intervention in Child Maltreatment Cases
- Sandtray Play with Traumatized Children: A Comparison Study
- Multiple Risks for Children Exposed to Parental Violence: Family Factors, Psychological Maltreatment, and Trauma
- Women with Children in Violent Relationships: The Choice of Leaving May Bring the Consequence of Custodial Challenge
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
