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. Preface Acknowledgments Richard D. Krugman 1. The More We Learn, the Less We Know: A Brief History of the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect Brett Drake and Melissa Jonson-Reid 2. Defining and Estimating Child Maltreatment Todd I. Herrenkohl, Moo-Hyun Kim, and Jean Anderson 3. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Poverty and Other Forms of Adversity Steven J. Holochwost and Sara R. Jaffee 4. The Neurobiological Embedding of Child Maltreatment: A Systems Perspective Howard Dubowitz and Kim Oates 5. The State of Child Maltreatment and Child Protection Worldwide Yanghee Lee and Sangwon Kim 6. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Child Rights: Obligations Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Jon R. Conte and Viola Vaughan-Eden 7. Child Sexual Abuse David J. Kolko and Olga V. Berkout 8. Physical Abuse of Children Martha Farrell Erickson, Madelyn H. Labella, and Byron Egeland 9. Child Neglect Stuart N. Hart, Marla R. Brassard, Amy J. L. Baker, and Zoe A. Chiel 10. Psychological Maltreatment of Children Jennifer Wheeler 11. Psychological Assessment of the Child and the Family Joshua B. Kay 12. Legal Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect Monica M. Fitzgerald and Lucy Berliner 13. Mental Health Interventions in Child Maltreatment Lisa Schelbe, Jennifer M. Geiger, Shamra Boel-Studt, and Francie J. Julien-Chinn 14. Foster Care J. Bart Klika, Shawna Lee, and Joyce Y. Lee 15. Prevention of Child Maltreatment Darcey Merritt, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, and Tori Negash 16. Effective Program Models for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Rochelle F. Hanson, Jason M. Lang, Jenifer Goldman Fraser, Jenifer R. Agosti, George S. Ake III, Katelyn M. Donisch, and Abigail H. Gewirtz 17. Trauma-Informed Care: Definitions and Statewide Initiatives Kathleen Coulborn Faller 18. Comprehensive Family Assessments in Child Welfare Karen J. Saywitz, Thomas D. Lyon, and Gail S. Goodman 19. When Interviewing Children: A Review and Update Elisabeth Pollio, Elizabeth Gravallese, and Esther Deblinger 20. Group Therapy for Children Who Have Experienced Abuse Laura G. Kirsch and Amanda M. Fanniff 21. Treatment of Sexual Offenders Lisa Aronson Fontes 22. Child Maltreatment Services for Culturally Diverse Families Charles Wilson and Donna M. Pence 23. Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Maltreatment Tricia D. Gardner, Betty Wade Coyle, and Theresa Covington 24. Child Death Review in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Process to Better Count, Understand, Respond to, and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Index About the Editors About the Contributors |