Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, Volume 1: Definitions of Abuse and Prevention

by Randell Alexander MD, PhD

Overview

464 pages, 15 images, 41 contributors

STM Learning’s all-new reference, Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, begins with a broad and comprehensive first volume — Definitions of Abuse and Prevention. This first of two volumes defines in detail various types of child abuse, the history of child abuse prevention, contemporary prevention models, and emergent risk factors for the abuse of children.

Researchers and field professionals in medicine, law, social work, and associated fields will enjoy the benefit of an up-to-date, peer-reviewed survey of contemporary models in child protection and the prevention of child maltreatment. Expert contributors in medicine, social work, and public health have collaborated to make this all-new textbook an essential tool for their colleagues in child abuse prevention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936590469
Publisher:	STM Learning, Inc.
Publication date:	01/15/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	464
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
1. Etiology and Risk and Protective Factors in the Context of Primary Prevention
2. A Conceptual Framework for Exploring the Social Determinants of Child Maltreatment
3. Emerging Opportunities in Prevention: Lessons From the Past
4. Promoting the Health and Well-being of Children: The Role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Preventing Child Maltreatment
5. Economic Burden of Child Maltreatment
SECTION II: THE SCIENCE OF PREVENTION
6. Expanding the Definition of Evidence in Child Maltreatment Prevention
7. Does Intervention Work?: Research Designs in Prevention
8. Complexity Science Applications in Child Maltreatment Prevention
9. A Research Agenda to Accelerate the Adoption and Effective Use of Promising Child Maltreatment Prevention Strategies
SECTION III: PREVENTION FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF MALTREATMENT
10. Promising Approaches for Preventing Child Neglect
11. Corporal Punishment and Child Abuse: Policy and Prevention Programs
12. Physical Abuse Prevention
13. Primary Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse
14. Non-Programmatic Approaches to Child Maltreatment Prevention
15. Prevention of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
16. Community Violence Exposure Among Children and Youth: Considering Risk and Protective Factors and Prevention
17. Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Prevention Approaches With Mothers and Fathers
18. Prevention of Psychological Maltreatment
19. Preventing Cyber Sexual Solicitation of Adolescents
SECTION IV: CONCLUSION
20. The Future of Child Abuse Prevention