About this eTextbook
The Fourth Edition of this best-selling handbook provides readers with the most up-to-date theory, research, and best practices in the field of child abuse and neglect. Edited by leading experts, the book covers all aspects of child maltreatment, from physical abuse to sexual abuse and neglect, focusing on etiology, consequences, investigation, and treatment and systems. Updates include new content on assessment and mental health interventions, prevention, as well as global perspectives.
Comprehensive and easy to read, the handbook will serve as an invaluable resource for students and professionals—both emerging and seasoned—across disciplines, but part of the same movement dedicated to improving the lives of maltreated children. ISBNs for The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment are 9781506341712, 1506341713 and the print ISBNs are 9781506341705, 1506341705. Additional ISBNs include 9781506341699, 9781506341729.
Publication details
- Author: J. Bart Klika; Jon R. Conte
- Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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