Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect 10th Edition, Kindle Edition

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect presents an all-encompassing view of child maltreatment, in its various guises. Author Cynthia Crosson-Tower covers the symptoms of abuse and neglect, and the motivations of those who abuse and neglect children, as well as how the social services system intervenes. The text will give you a sense of what it is like to serve children in various agency settings, and prepare you to better intervene and treat at-risk children and families in your future career.The 10th Edition offers reorganized chapters and a more in-depth look at collaborative intervention and case management. Topics receiving updated coverage include neuroscience, working with families from diverse cultural backgrounds and sex trafficking. The text also offers a new CSWE Core Competencies and Practice Behavior Examples grid, new learning objectives and updated end-of-chapter activities. Read more