The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
Group Author: Briere John.
Published: Sage Publications,
Publisher Address: Thousand Oaks
Publication Dates: c1996.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiii, 449 p.: ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0803955960 (acid-free paper)
9780803955967 (acid-free paper)
0803955979 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780803955974 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Index Number: C913
CLC: C913.5-62
Call Number: C913.5-62/A512
Contents: "Published in cooperation with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Child neglect -- Child physical abuse -- Sexual abuse of children -- Psychological maltreatment -- Ritualistic abuse of children -- An integrated model of psychotherapy for abused children -- Treating abused adolescents -- A self-trauma model for treating adult survivors of severe child abuse -- Research on maltreating families : implications for intervention -- Sex offenders against children : empirical and clinical issues -- Medical issues in sexual abuse -- Physical abuse : accidental versus intentional trauma in children -- Medical neglect -- Clinical investigation of suspected child abuse -- Child abuse and neglect laws and legal proceedings -- Interviewing children in and out of court : current research and practice implications -- Expert testimony -- Preventing child abuse and neglect -- Reporting of child maltreatment -- Child abuse and neglect policy : history, models, and future directions -- Community organization of services needed to deal with child abuse -- Cultural competency in the field of child maltreatment.