Child maltreatment risk assessments : an evaluation guide / / Sue Righthand, Bruce Kerr, Kerry Drach

• Autore: Righthand Sue.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.76/5
• Soggetto topico: Child abuse - Prevention; Child abuse - Investigation; Abused children - Health risk assessment; Family assessment; Abusive parents - Behavior modification; Abused children - Rehabilitation
• Altri autori: DrachKerry KerrBruce <1952->
• Note generali: First published: Binghamton, N.Y. : Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Child Maltreatment Risk Assessments An Evaluation Guide; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Child Maltreatment: What Is It?; Definitions of Abuse; Chapter 2. The Impact of Child Maltreatment; The Impact of Child Maltreatment on Attachment Security; The Impact of Physical Abuse; The Impact of Sexual Abuse; The Impact of Psychological Maltreatment; The Impact of Exposure to Family Violence; The Impact of Neglect; The Impact of Multiple Forms of Child Maltreatment; Comparative Studies of the Impact of Abuse and Neglect; The Impact of Marginal Maltreatment ; The Impact of Mediating FactorsChapter 3. Risk Assessment; Problems and Strategies for Assessing Violence; Historical or Developmental Factors; Personal or Dispositional Factors; Clinical or Symptom Factors; Current Situation and Contextual Factors; Final Remarks; Chapter 4. Formulating Risk Management Strategies; Introduction; Treatment Outcome Literature: A Brief Review; Parenting Training Interventions; Comprehensive and Ecobehavioral Programs; Child-Centered Services and Treatment Interventions; Facilitating Parent-Child Relationships; Individual Therapy and Long-Term Therapy with Parents ; Abuse-Focused InterventionsParents with Mental Retardation; Substance Abuse; Mental Health Interventions; Relapse Prevention; Facilitating Motivation for Positive Change; Final Remarks; Chapter 5. Putting It All Together; Child Maltreatment Risk Assessments: A Specialized Evaluation Area; Forensic versus Clinical Evaluations; Components of the Evaluation Report; Conducting and Writing Quality Evaluations; Professional Issues; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Conduct targeted and focused evaluations of child abuse and neglect! Child Maltreatment Risk Assessments: An Evaluation Guide is a professional practice manual designed to assist clinicians in conducting forensic risk assessment in child maltreatment cases. The authors?each with an extensive background in forensic child abuse evaluation?present up-to-date research findings and provide practical, fact-based information on key issues. The book is an essential reference source on procedural issues, treatment options, and risk management strategies necessary to make high-quality, ethical e
• Titolo autorizzato: Child maltreatment risk assessments
• ISBN: 1-136-39167-3; 0-203-04826-1; 1-299-28594-5; 1-136-39160-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826766503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II