Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

by Cynthia Crosson-Tower

This best-selling book offers a comprehensive look at child maltreatment, incorporating history, case vignettes, and the author's own experience as a child protection worker. The author covers the history of child welfare, an overview of families that are both functional and dysfunctional, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered by abuse and neglect. Every type of maltreatment is discussed, from neglect and physical abuse to sexual abuse, domestic violence, and emotional abuse. The book explains case management procedures and focuses on how various professionals become involved in the child protection process and how treatment is undertaken. The book concludes with a discussion of prevention and a consideration of the future. For social workers or others dealing with victims of child abuse.

Genres: Social Work, School, Education

464 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1988

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the tenth edition-it’s a great intro in working with populations that have been traumatized as children, and has a slant towards the side of social work. I found it helpful for my class on counseling victims and perps of family trauma and abuse.

[Jason Lewis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent content; errors abound. Crosson-Tower, get a better editor.

[Jamie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really think that this book could have helped me to understand better.

[The Book Junkie Reads . . . · Rating 4 out of 5]

Required reading, but I really enjoyed learning this subject matter. It gave me a new perspective on abuse and neglect in America.

[Ashley McKinney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm going to school for Social Work, so this was a good and informational read for me. I recommend it for readers looking for information associated with child abuse and neglect.