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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Children's issues, laws and programs
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Children's issues, laws and programs series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-174) and index. |
| Contents |
CHILD NEGLECT: ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION; CHILD NEGLECT: ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ACTS OF OMISSION: AN OVERVIEW OF CHILD NEGLECT; SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM; DEFINING CHILD NEGLECT; TYPES OF NEGLECT; CONSEQUENCES OF NEGLECT; RISK FACTORS; SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS; INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION; TRAINING; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: CHRONIC CHILD NEGLECT; WHAT IS CHRONIC NEGLECT?; SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM; CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES; EFFECTS ON CHILDREN; EFFECTS ON SOCIETY |
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PRACTICE PRINCIPLESCHRONIC NEGLECT CASEWORK; COMPETENCIES AND TRAINING; IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS; EXAMPLES OF PROMISING INTERVENTIONS AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED PROGRAMS; CONCLUSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF HOPE; APPENDIX; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; SUGGESTED CITATION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: CHILD NEGLECT: A GUIDE FOR PREVENTION, ASSESSMENT, AND INTERVENTION; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW; SECTION 2. DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF NEGLECT; WHAT IS NEGLECT?; SECTION 3. IMPACT OF NEGLECT; SECTION 4. RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SECTION 5. ASSESSMENT OF CHILD NEGLECT |
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Section 6. child neglect prevention and interventionappendix a. glossary of terms; appendix b. resource listings of selectednational organizations concerned withchild maltreatment; prevention organizations; appendix c. state telephone numbers forreporting child abuse; appendix d. neglect and the child andfamily services reviews; index |
| Summary |
Each day, the safety and well-being of some children is threatened by child abuse and neglect. Intervening effectively in the lives of these children and their families is not the sole responsibility of any single agency or professional group, but rather is a shared community concern. In the area of neglect, both the field and the community increasingly recognize the impact of many factors such as poverty, unemployment, and housing, as well as individual and family characteristics. This book delves deeper into the root causes, symptoms, and consequences of neglect, as well as the interdiscipli. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Child abuse -- United States.
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Child abuse. |
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United States. |
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Child abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. |
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Child abuse -- Law and legislation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Moss, Franklin, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Child neglect. New York : Nova Science, [2015] 1634827716 (DLC) 2015460403 |
| ISBN |
9781634827720 (ebook) |
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1634827724 |
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1634827716 |
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9781634827713 |
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