Child Abuse and Neglect: A Clinician's HandbookA handbook for clinicians who find themselves confronted by child maltreatment in their work with children and families. The volume comprises separate chapters on all the various major forms of abuse and neglect which come under the broad umbrella of child maltreatment. Their recognition, assessment, management, and treatment are all described. The wider context in which child maltreatment occurs is also addressed to give a broader understanding of the nature and origins of maltreatment. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Failure to thrive | 17 |
Physical abuse | 47 |
Burns and scalds | 77 |
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Child Abuse and Neglect: A Clinician's Handbook, Volume 682 Christopher James Hobbs,Helga G. I. Hanks,Jane M. Wynne No preview available - 1999 |
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