1749 pages, 1925 images, 93 contributors, Hardcover
This update, third edition 2-volume set is an essential deskside reference, including new chapters, images, and contributors that provide a detailed and thorough discussion of topics related to the identification, interpretation, investigation, and prosecution of child maltreatment.
The Child Maltreatment Clinical Guide includes critical new findings on subjects such as cultural aspects, federal funding opportunities, abuse within faith-based settings, DNA evidence, forensic evidence collection, expert testimony, and prosecutorial issues. This reference also includes updated information on the prevalence of child maltreatment and what prevention efforts can be made to decrease its occurrence. The accompanying
Child Maltreatment Photographic Reference provides vivid new photos and images of child neglect, tools and tips for photodocumentation, and effective prevention efforts. This reference illustrates normal and abusive findings of the common, as well as less common presentations of child maltreatment.
Tabella dei contenuti
Volume I: A Clinical Guide and Reference
1. Overview of Child Maltreatment
2. Skeletal and Visceral Radiological Imaging
3. Head Injury
4. Bruises and Burns in Child Maltreatment
5. Ophthalmic Manifestations
6. Oral Injuries
7. Thoracoabdominal Injuries
8. The Chemically Abused Child
9. Neglect and Abandonment
10. Failure to Thrive: A Reconceptualization
11. Sexual Abuse: Overview
12. Sexual Abuse: Issues Related to Interviewing Children
13. Sexual Abuse: The Medical Examination
14. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
15. Psychological Maltreatment
16. Developmental Aspects of the Young Child
17. Psychopathology and the Child Psychologist
18. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
19. Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approaches
20. Drawing in Short-Term Assessment and Investigation
21. Role of the School
22. Risk of the Internet
23. Risk of Abuse in Faith Communities
24. Cultural Aspects
25. Children With Special Needs
26. Foster Care: Healthcare Issues
27. Family Abduction
28. Pediatric Screening for Intimate Partner Violence
29. Interpersonal Violence
30. The Role of Law Enforcement
31. Legal Issues
32. Preparing a Case for Court
33. Preparing to Give Expert Testimony
34. Role of the Medical Examiner in Fatal Cases
35. Child Fatality Review Team
36. Forensic Evidence Collection
37. DNA Evidence
38. Multidisciplinary Teams
39. Role of Physician and Nurse Education
40. Opportunities for Federal Funding and Collaboration
41. Public Child Welfare
42. Role of the Social Worker
43. Prevention
Volume II: A Comprehensive Photographic Reference Identifying Potential Child Abuse
Section 1. Physical Abuse
Section 2. Sexual Abuse
Section 3. Neglect
Section 4. Criminal and Psychological Investigations
Section 5. Evaluation, Equipment, and Demonstrations
Section 6. Resources for Child Care Professionals
Circa l’autore
Randell Alexander is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida and the Morehouse School of Medicine. He currently serves as chief of the Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics and interim chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. He is the statewide medical director of child protections teams for the Department of Health’s Children’s Medical Services and is part of the International Advisory Board for the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. He has also served as vice chair of the US Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the boards of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and Prevent Child Abuse America. He is an active researcher, lectures widely, and testifies frequently in major child abuse cases throughout the country.
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