Child Abuse Quick Reference
For Health Care, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals
3rd Edition
Published on 30. July 2017
236 pages
978-1-936590-76-6 (ISBN)
Description
490 pages, 174 images, 64 contributors
The Third Edition of Child Abuse Quick Reference is completely revised and expanded, with new and emerging science for the multidisciplinary response to child abuse. It features updated models for the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse as well as three all-new chapters on: nonfatal strangulation in children, pregnancy in sexually abused minors, and prevention of child maltreatment.
With this latest edition, Child Abuse Quick Reference remains the most detailed and convenient field guide to child maltreatment-ideal for professionals working directly with abused children. Medical practitioners, social workers, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and others will find this easy-to-use guide essential to their work on the front lines of prevention and intervention in cases of child maltreatment.
The Third Edition of Child Abuse Quick Reference is completely revised and expanded, with new and emerging science for the multidisciplinary response to child abuse. It features updated models for the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse as well as three all-new chapters on: nonfatal strangulation in children, pregnancy in sexually abused minors, and prevention of child maltreatment.
With this latest edition, Child Abuse Quick Reference remains the most detailed and convenient field guide to child maltreatment-ideal for professionals working directly with abused children. Medical practitioners, social workers, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and others will find this easy-to-use guide essential to their work on the front lines of prevention and intervention in cases of child maltreatment.
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Randell Alexander | Diana K. Faugno | Patricia M. Speck
Child Abuse Quick Reference
For Health Care, Social Service, and Law Enforcement Professionals
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06/2017
3rd Edition
STM Learning
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Persons
Randell Alexander, MD, PhD is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida and the Morehouse School of Medicine and has served on several state child death review committees. He is an active researcher, lectures widely, and testifies frequently in major child abuse cases throughout the country.
Content
1. Introduction to Child Maltreatment
2. Radiology
3. Head Trauma
4. Nonfatal Strangulation in Children
5. Burns and Bruises
6. Ophthalmic Manifestations and Oral Injuries
7. Thoracoabdominal Injuries
8. The Chemically Abused Child (Poisoning)
9. Neglect, Abandonment, and Failure to Thrive
10. Sexual Abuse
11. The Sexual Abuse Interview
12. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
13. Pregnancy
14. Medical Child Abuse
15. Role of Law Enforcement
16. Interdisciplinary Death Investigation
17. DNA and Evidence Collection
18. Prevention
2. Radiology
3. Head Trauma
4. Nonfatal Strangulation in Children
5. Burns and Bruises
6. Ophthalmic Manifestations and Oral Injuries
7. Thoracoabdominal Injuries
8. The Chemically Abused Child (Poisoning)
9. Neglect, Abandonment, and Failure to Thrive
10. Sexual Abuse
11. The Sexual Abuse Interview
12. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
13. Pregnancy
14. Medical Child Abuse
15. Role of Law Enforcement
16. Interdisciplinary Death Investigation
17. DNA and Evidence Collection
18. Prevention
