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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814583903321

Autore

Wiehe Vernon R

Titolo

Working with child abuse and neglect : a primer / / Vernon R. Wiehe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1996

ISBN

1-4833-2771-X

1-4522-4868-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 245 p.)

Collana

Interpersonal violence ; ; v. 15

Disciplina

616.858223

Soggetti

Child abuse - Prevention

Child abuse - Treatment

Child abuse

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The problem -- The scope of child maltreatment -- Historical perspective -- Factors associated with child maltreatment -- The path of intervention -- Interviewing skills -- Child abuse and neglect treatment -- Child maltreatment prevention -- Treatment evaluation -- Instruments.

Sommario/riassunto

How do you intervene in abusive and neglectful families, or prevent maltreatment in families at risk? How can you find the answers you need in the overwhelming array of information now available? This volume helps readers focus by evaluating a wealth of references to current published literature and pinpointing the practical applications that put these findings into action.