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Treatment of Child Abuse: Common Ground for Mental Health, Medical, and Legal Practitioners
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Overview
Acclaimed as a milestone resource by the Journal of Child and Family Studies, Treatment of Child Abuse has been updated and expanded with ten completely new chapters. The second edition adds the expertise of co-editors Rochelle F. Hanson, Ph.D., and John Sargent, M.D., along with chapters from many new contributors.
The second edition is organized by various modes of therapy, different settings for therapies, and the individualized needs of victims correlating to types of abuse and neglect. The contributors describe evidence-based and evidence-supported treatments for traumatized children and adolescents, information on research and theory underlying the interventions, and explanations of treatment protocols. The contributors focus particular attention on special populations and cultural differences. Entire sections focus on medical care and legal interventions necessary for abused youth.
New and expanded material includes information on• Bullying• Sanctuary Model of trauma-informed care• Long-term medical management• Appropriate use of psychopharmacology• Importance of self-care for professionals
Treatment of Child Abuse is an important resource for mental health professionals, family physicians, pediatricians, emergency department physicians, physician assistants, and nurses, as well as child advocate professionals, social workers, and lawyers.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781421412726 |
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Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Publication date: | 06/15/2014 |
Edition description: | second edition |
Pages: | 392 |
Product dimensions: | 8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.20(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Rochelle F. Hanson, Ph.D., is a professor at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of trauma and the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices.
John Sargent, M.D., is director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center. He is an experienced clinician in all aspects of child and adolescent psychiatry with a special interest in developing clinical systems of care for poor and underserved children.
Table of Contents
List of ContributorsForewordPrefacePart I: Initial Contact with the Abused ChildChapter 1. Identification, Mandated Reporting Requirements, and Referral for Mental Health Evaluation and TreatmentChapter 2. Psychosocial Assessment in Child MaltreatmentPart II: Evidence- Based TreatmentsChapter 3. Trauma- Focused Cognitive Behavioral TherapyChapter 4. Parent- Child Interaction Therapy in Child Welfare SettingsChapter 5. SafeCare: A Prevention and Intervention Program for Child Neglect and Physical AbuseChapter 6. Evidence- Based Practices for Working with Physically Abusive Families: Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral TherapyChapter 7. Empowering Families: Combined Parent- Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Families at Risk for Child Physical AbuseChapter 8. Early Intervention for Abused Children in the School SettingChapter 9. Family Foster Care for Abused and Neglected ChildrenChapter 10. Kinship CarePart III: Special Populations and Special TopicsChapter 11. The Sanctuary Model: Rebooting the Organizational Operating System in Group Care SettingsChapter 12. Cultural Considerations for Assessment and Treatment in Child Maltreatment CasesChapter 13. Trauma Systems Therapy: An Approach to Creating Trauma- Informed Child Welfare SystemsChapter 14. The Abused Student Cornered: School Bullying amidst TraumaChapter 15. Cognitive Processing Therapy with AdolescentsChapter 16. Risk Reduction through Family TherapyChapter 17. Children and Adolescents with Sexual Behavior ProblemsPart IV: Short- and Long- Term Medical TreatmentChapter 18. Medical Management of Sexual Abuse: A Therapeutic ApproachChapter 19. Treatment of Physical Child AbuseChapter 20. Intervening with Families When Children Are NeglectedChapter 21. Failure to Thrive and MaltreatmentPart V: Education, Training, Dissemination, and Implementation in CommunitiesChapter 22. Innovative Methods for Implementing Evidence- Supported Interventions for Mental Health Treatment of Child and Adolescent Victims of ViolenceChapter 23. Statewide Efforts for Implementation of Evidence- Based ProgramsChapter 24. Creating a Culture of Wellness for Providers in Harm's WayChapter 25. The Importance of Therapist and Family Engagement in Treatment ImplementationChapter 26. The Roles of Web- Based Technology in the Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence- Based Treatments for Child AbuseChapter 27. Education of Emergency Department PhysiciansChapter 28. Education of Physicians in Residency TrainingChapter 29. Education of Community PhysiciansChapter 30. Child Abuse Pediatricians: Treating Child Victims of MaltreatmentChapter 31. Training Child Psychiatry Fellows to Provide Trauma-Informed CarePart VI: New DirectionsChapter 32. PsychopharmacologyChapter 33. Treatment Implications of Gene- Environment Interplay in Childhood TraumaChapter 34. Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth in Abused and Neglected ChildrenPart VII: Legal IssuesChapter 35. Legal Issues Related to Child Maltreatment and Its TherapyIndexWhat People are Saying About This
I believe this book will provide assistance and inspiration to all those who have dedicated their professional careers to improving the lives of abused children. Most importantly, I hope that this book will encourage all of us to continue pursuing new ways to ameliorate and prevent the unnecessary tragedy of child abuse.
I believe this book will provide assistance and inspiration to all those who have dedicated their professional careers to improving the lives of abused children. Most importantly, I hope that this book will encourage all of us to continue pursuing new ways to ameliorate and prevent the unnecessary tragedy of child abuse.—Walter F. Mondale, United States Senator and 42nd Vice President of the United States
This book will be a significant addition to the library of every professional who treats abused children. The format successfully highlights important issues in treatment and provides clear and practical information with many references to the current literature.
Ann S. Botash, M.D., SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse