Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect -- by Cynthia Crosson-Tower (Author) (Book - Parent)
"A single-authored textbook (Tower is at Fitchburg State College) presenting all aspects of child maltreatment--symptoms and signs, parental motivations, the social service system." -- Book News, Inc.
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Starting Right: How America Neglects Its Youngest Children & What We Can Do about It -- by Alfred Kahn, Sheila Kamerman (Authors) (Book - Parent/Child)
"This work highlights the particular vulnerability of children under the age of three in the USA. It addresses income, social services and parental care as interlocking components in a new programme...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Prince George's County DSS, Adult Protective Services (Program)
Offers professional services to adults 18 years of age or older who lack the mental or physical capacity to sufficiently provide for their daily needs to protect their health, safety and welfare. An...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Elizabeth H. Bing, Ph.D., Psychologist (Service Provider)
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Offices:Parents Anonymous, Inc (Program)
National headquarters. A nonprofit agency providing support services for parents. May be useful for parents of fussy babies or babies with colic.
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Nobody's Children: Abuse and Neglect, Foster Drift, and the Adoption Alternative -- by Elizabeth Bartholet (Author) (Book - Parent)
"The book's jacket calls this an "intense look at child welfare policies on abuse and neglect." Precisely. Bartholet's subject is too weighty for casual reading and cannot be easily digested, but it...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Visual Diagnosis of Child Physical Abuse -- by The American Academy of Pediatrics (Author) (Book)
"Set of 150 color and halftone slides in plastic pocket pages illustrating common physical, diagnostic, and radiologic findings of physical child abuse. Includes 33 page booklet. For pediatricians."...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Systemic Treatment of Families Who Abuse -- by Eliana Gil (Author) (Book)
"An invaluable guide for enhancing your skills when working with families in which child abuse has occurred. Systemic Treatment of Families Who Abuse addresses both the symptoms and precipitating...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Kristen Grubbs, LISW, Independent Social Worker (Service Provider)
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Offices:Elizabeth G. Albright, L.C.S.W. (Service Provider)
Ages 3 years and up.
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