Angelo Giardino & Randell Alexander 
Child Maltreatment 3e, Volume 1 
A Clinical Guide and Reference

1172 pages, 312 images, 77 contributors, Hardcover


Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference, Third Edition includes a variety of information on the identification, evaluation, and response to child abuse. It provides guidelines for the identification of abusive injuries, including abusive head trauma, bruises and burns, ophthalmic and oral injuries, and abusive poisoning. It also offers supporting data on cultural aspects of child maltreatment, the role of the federal government in response to and prevention of child abuse, DNA evidence and forensic evidence collection, and prosecutorial issues.



Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference, Third Edition was written and updated by a team of over 70 researchers and frontline professionals representing every major branch of the multidisciplinary team. With their combined expertise in medicine, law, social work, and more, they designed this new and updated third edition to be a vital resource for their colleagues and the communities they serve. Every professional who encounters abused children in the course of his or her work will benefit from this comprehensive guide to best practices in the response to child maltreatment.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Overview of Child Maltreatment

2. Skeletal and Visceral Radiological Imaging

3. Head Injury

4. Bruises and Burns in Child Maltreatment

5. Ophthalmic Manifestations

6. Oral Injuries

7. Thoracoabdominal Injuries

8. The Chemically Abused Child

9. Neglect and Abandonment

10. Failure to Thrive: A Reconceptualization

11. Sexual Abuse: Overview

12. Sexual Abuse: Issues Related to Interviewing Children

13. Sexual Abuse: The Medical Examination

14. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

15. Psychological Maltreatment

16. Developmental Aspects of the Young Child

17. Psychopathology and the Child Psychologist

18. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

19. Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approaches

20. Drawing in Short-Term Assessment and Investigation

21. Role of the School

22. Risk of the Internet

23. Risk of Abuse in Faith Communities

24. Cultural Aspects

25. Children With Special Needs

26. Foster Care: Healthcare Issues

27. Family Abduction

28. Pediatric Screening for Intimate Partner Violence

29. Interpersonal Violence

30. The Role of Law Enforcement

31. Legal Issues

32. Preparing a Case for Court

33. Preparing to Give Expert Testimony

34. Role of the Medical Examiner in Fatal Cases

35. Child Fatality Review Team

36. Forensic Evidence Collection

37. DNA Evidence

38. Multidisciplinary Teams

39. Role of Physician and Nurse Education

40. Opportunities for Federal Funding and Collaboration

41. Public Child Welfare

42. Role of the Social Worker

43. Prevention

Über den Autor

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.