{"product_id":"early-prediction-and-prevention-of-child-abuse-isbn-9780471491224","title":"Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse","description":"This comprehensive handbook is a thoroughly up-to-date referencefor all those involved in child protection work and is based on thehighly successful Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abusefirst published in 1988.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With a focus on evidence based practice, the handbook has foursections: Prevalence and Prediction; Primary and SecondaryPrevention; Helping Victims and Helping Offenders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The contributors have been selected from both practitioner andresearch backgrounds and all are experts in their fields. Asessential purchase for professionals in any work related to childprotection and to students and trainees in a range of disciplinesincluding social work; psychiatry; psychology; paediatrics; nursingand health.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * An updated and expanded edition of Early Prevention of ChildAbuse, which is considered a key text in the field\u003cbr\u003e * Highly qualified and respected contributors\u003cbr\u003e * Contains information on offenders as well as victims, thusoffering an important new dimension Recognising Changes in Incidence and Prevalence (SusanCreighton);\u003cbr\u003e Predicting Fatal Child Abuse and Neglect (Peter Reder \u0026amp; SylviaDuncan;\u003cbr\u003e Predicting Physical Maltreatment (Catherine Hamilton \u0026amp; KevinBrowne);\u003cbr\u003e Predicting Emotional Child Abuse and Neglect (Danya Glaser \u0026amp;Vivian Prior);\u003cbr\u003e Predicting Sexual Child Abuse and Neglect (Chris Hobbs \u0026amp; JaneWynne);\u003cbr\u003e An Ecological Analysis of the Etiology of Child Maltreatment (JayBelsky \u0026amp; Peter Stratton);\u003cbr\u003e If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Integrity and Fragmentation in theTreatment of Child Abuse and Neglect (Patricia Crittenden);\u003cbr\u003e Educating and Changing Parents: Strengthening the Primary SafetyNet for Children (Deborah Daro);\u003cbr\u003e Promoting Positive Parenting as an Abuse Prevention Strategy(Matthew Sanders and Warren Cann);\u003cbr\u003e Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect with Prenatal and Infancy HomeVisiting by Nurses (David Olds, et al.);\u003cbr\u003e To or for whom: a Social Policy Perspective on Child Abuse andChild Protection (David Gough);\u003cbr\u003e The Traumatic Impact of Abuse Experiences: Treatment Issues (LucyBerliner);\u003cbr\u003e Continuities and Discontinuities in the IntergenerationalTransmission of Child Maltreatment: Implications for Breaking theCycle of Abuse (Byron Egeland, et al.);\u003cbr\u003e The Role of Family Therapy following Physical and Sexual Abuse(Helga Hanks \u0026amp; Peter Stratton);\u003cbr\u003e Helping Emotionally Abused and Neglected Children and AbusiveCarers (Dorota Iwaniec, et al.);\u003cbr\u003e The Contribution of Children's Services to the Protection ofChildren (Roger Bullock \u0026amp; Michael Little);\u003cbr\u003e Preventing the Victim to Offender Cycle (Arnon Bentovim);\u003cbr\u003e Risk Assessment for Offenders (Caroline Friendship \u0026amp; DavidThornton);\u003cbr\u003e Treating Domestic Violent Offenders (Kevin Browne et al.);\u003cbr\u003e Treating Adult Sexual Offenders (Dawn Fisher \u0026amp; TonyBeech);\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Future Directions for Child Abuse Prevention (MargaretA Lynch \u0026amp; Kevin Browne) \"...the principles for practice throughout this book apply tochildren everywhere and I strongly recommend it.\" (British Journalof Psychiatry, August 2003)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...much more than an update...\" (Journal of ChildPsychology and Psychiatry, Vol.44, No.6, 2003)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...of value for a range of professionals...\"(Int'l Jnl of Adolescent Med \u0026amp; Health, Vol.3, No.15,2003) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin D. Browne\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.Sc., C.Psychol., C.Biol., is Professor of Forensic Psychology and Child Health and Director of Education in the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelga Hanks\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eEarly Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stratton\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eEarly Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Hamilton-Giachritsis\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eEarly Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e  This new, ground-breaking handbook presents the most recent approaches to the prediction and prevention of child abuse and neglect, being a thorough update of the successful original volume. The book helps identify which families are most at risk of abusing their children and what immediate action needs to be taken in the best interests of the child. It also considers the types of intervention that are necessary to prevent child abuse and neglect occurring and the advances made in the assessment and treatment of both victims and offenders.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarly Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e brings together an international field of experts from a range of disciplines whose contributions are arranged in four sections. The first section looks at the prevalence of child maltreatment and how different forms of abuse can be predicted, the second section examines what is needed for successful primary and secondary prevention, with the last two sections reviewing effective ways of helping children and families, and treating offenders, respectively. The book concludes by considering those sections of society that have identifiable needs but may be outside and\/or excluded from routine interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis timely volume is vital for professionals, practitioners, policy-makers and managers dealing with child protection from both an offender and victim perspective. It is also an essential resource for students in social care, social work, criminology, psychology, psychiatry, law, paediatrics, nursing, community health, police, probation and social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989095923941,"sku":"NP9780471491224","price":112.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471491224.jpg?v=1761782777","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/early-prediction-and-prevention-of-child-abuse-isbn-9780471491224","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}