Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-432) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective -- Children as Property -- Issues of Life and Death -- Issues of Dependence -- Issues of Discipline -- Child Labor -- Sexual Values, Attitudes, and Exploitation -- Early History -- Nineteenth Century -- Twentieth Century -- Incest Taboo -- History -- Reasons for Taboo -- Legal and Social Prohibition -- Recent History of Helping the Abused and Neglected Child -- Further Efforts on Behalf of Children -- Professional Awareness and Response to the Movement to Protect Children and Families -- Child Protection Today -- Current Framework -- Role of Child Protective Services -- Child Rearing, Maltreatment, and Public Opinion -- Summary -- 2. Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights -- Definition and Function of the Family -- Family as a System -- Subsystems and Boundaries -- Roles -- Communication -- Bonding and Attachment -- Rituals -- Minority Family Systems -- African American Families -- Hispanic American Families -- Asian and Pacific Islander Families -- Native American Families -- Challenges of Developing Cultural Awareness -- Changing Families -- Family Problems and Dysfunction -- Family and Child Maltreatment -- Parents' Rights -- Children's Rights -- Impact on the Child Protection Movement -- Summary -- 3. Maltreatment and the Developing Child -- Developmental Stages -- Pregnancy and Birth -- Birth to One Year -- One to Four Years -- Four to Eight Years -- Eight to Twelve Years -- Adolescence -- Development, Maltreatment, and Resiliency -- Summary -- 4. Neglect of Children -- Neglect of the Concept of Neglect -- Definition and Measurement of Neglect -- Causes of Neglect -- Economic Causes -- Ecological Causes -- Personalistic Individual Causes -- Problems in Intervention -- Neglected Children -- Symptoms and Effects of Neglect -- Neglectful Parents -- Efforts to Explain the Behavior of Neglectful Parents -- Substance-Abusing Families -- Domestic Violence and Neglect -- Plight of the Parent and the Social Worker -- Summary -- 5. Physical Abuse of Children -- Causes of Physical Abuse -- Interactional Variables -- Environmental/Life Stress Variables -- Social/Cultural/Economic Variables -- Risk Assessment and Physical Abuse -- Child Risk and Protective Factors -- Parental Risk and Protective Factors -- Family System Risk and Protective Factors -- Symptoms of Physical Abuse -- Physical Symptoms -- Behavioral Indicators of Abuse -- Abusive Parents -- Parents' Unlearned Tasks from Childhood -- Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy -- Abusive Parents and Adolescents -- Impact of War on Family Violence -- Domestic Violence and Other Abuse Within the Family -- Inter-partner Domestic Violence -- Abuse by Siblings -- Abuse by Peers -- Bullying and Peer Violence -- Summary -- 6. Sexual Abuse of Children -- Two Groups' Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse -- Child Protection Movement -- Feminist Movement -- Definition of Child Sexual Abuse -- Types of Sexual Abuse -- Intrafamilial Abuse -- Extrafamilial Abuse -- Progression of Sexual Abuse -- Engagement Phase -- Sexual Interaction and Secrecy Phases -- Disclosure Phase -- Suppression Phase -- Incidence of Sexual Abuse -- Studies of Abuse -- Influence of Reporting on Statistics -- False Allegations Movement -- Profile of the Abused Child -- Children at Risk -- Female Victims -- Male Victims -- Degree of Trauma -- Profile of the Perpetrato -- Multifactor Theories -- Single-Factor Theories -- Process Models -- Which People Become Perpetrators? -- Female Abusers -- Juvenile Sexual Offenders -- Summary -- 7. Intrafamilial Abuse -- Intrafamilial Abuse as a Problem Today -- Societal Contributions to Incest -- Father-Daughter Incest -- Family Patterns -- Profiles of the Family -- Father-Son Incest -- Family Dynamics -- Effects of Father-Son Incest -- Mother-Daughter Incest -- Family Dynamics -- Effects of Mother-Daughter Incest -- Mother-Son Incest -- Family Dynamics -- Effects of Mother-Son Incest -- Brother-Sister Incest -- Family Dynamics -- Effects of Brother-Sister Incest -- Homosexual Sibling Incest -- Incest with Uncles, Grandfathers, and Cousins -- Why Incest Stops -- Summary -- 8. Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse, Misuse, and Exploitation -- Dynamics and Characteristics of Sexual Abuse Outside the Family -- Pedophilia -- Pederasty -- Sexual Abuse by Clergy -- Motivation of Perpetrators -- Crisis in the Catholic Church -- Impact on Victims -- Addressing Clerical Perpetrators -- Sexual Abuse in Day Care Settings -- Types of Day Care Abuse -- Reactions and Resulting Changes -- Sex Rings -- Child Pornography, Sexual Deviance, and the Internet -- Child Pornography -- Possessors of Child Pornography -- Children at Risk -- Sexting -- Child Prostitution -- Profile of Prostitutes -- Lifestyle -- Impact of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act -- Missing Children -- Summary -- 9. Psychological Maltreatment of Children -- Psychological Maltreatment Defined -- Roots of Psychological Maltreatment -- Characteristics of the Psychologically Maltreated Child -- Family Dynamics -- Difficulty in Detecting and Treating Psychological Abuse -- Ritualistic Abuse -- Summary -- 10. Intervention: Reporting, Investigation, and Case Management -- Culturally Sensitive Intervention -- Understanding the Intervention Process -- Reporting -- Investigation and Assessment -- Family Reactions -- Home Visiting -- Assessing Risk and Protective Factors -- Children -- Caregivers -- Perpetrators -- Incidence and Environment -- Exploring Causes and Services -- Handling Emergencies -- Assessment Interviewing -- Interviewing Adults -- Interviewing Children -- Custody of the Children -- Other Professionals Involved in the Intervention Process -- Medical Team -- Legal Team -- Educational Team -- Mental Health Team -- Clergy and Church Staff -- Community -- Toward a Total Team Approach -- Summary -- 11. Legal Response to Child Abuse and Neglect -- Legal Rights of Parents and Children -- Types of Court Intervention -- Juvenile Court -- Criminal Court -- Impact of Court on Children -- Sex Offender Registration -- Media and the Court -- Summary -- 12. Treatment: Physical Abuse and Neglect -- Preparing to Provide Treatment -- Providing Treatment -- Client Resistance -- Client Response -- Eligibility Criteria -- Limited Community Resources -- Treatment Methods -- Who Provides Treatment? -- Duration of Treatment -- Family-Centered Services -- Shared Family Care -- Treatment of Physically Abusive Families -- Treatment of the Abused Child -- Treatment of the Parents -- Treatment of the Siblings -- Treatment of Neglectful Families -- Equilibrium Maintenance -- Disequilibrium Techniques -- Summary -- 13. Treatment: Sexual Abuse -- Issues Surrounding Treatment -- Assumptions About the Treatment of the Sexually Abusive Family -- Treatment Models -- Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Programs -- Treatment Methods -- Issues Addressed in Family Treatment -- Phases of Treatment -- Treatment of Specific Family Members -- Child and Adolescent -- Mother or Nonabusing Parent -- Perpetrator -- Treatment of Juvenile Offenders -- Is Treatment Effective? -- Preservation of Incestuous Families -- Parents of Children Abused Outside the Home -- Summary -- 14. Foster Care as a Therapeutic Tool -- Problems with Foster Care -- Alternatives to Foster Care -- Therapeutic Potential in Foster Care -- Role and Importance of the Biological Parents -- Role of Foster Parents -- Other Placement for Abused or Neglected Children -- Residential Treatment -- Adoptive Placement -- Summary -- 15. Adults Abused as Children -- Society's Misconceptions -- Myth #1 -- Myth #2 -- Myth #3 -- Reasons for Adults' Disclosure -- Relationships -- Pressures of Adulthood -- Loss, Depression, or Trauma -- Residual Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect -- Effects from the Neglecting Family -- Trust -- Anger -- Relational Imbalances -- Low Self-Esteem -- Impaired Social Skills -- Substance Abuse -- Physical Problems -- Effects from the Physically Abusing Family -- Trust -- Anger -- Relational Imbalances -- Low Self-Esteem -- Coping Skills -- Long-Term Effects of Domestic Violence -- Effects from a Sexually Abusing Family -- Betrayal -- Traumatic Sexualization -- Stigmatization and Self-Esteem -- Powerlessness -- Anger -- Relational Imbalances -- Multiple Victimization -- Effects from Extrafamilial Abuse -- Word About Resiliency -- Treatment of Adults Who Were Abused as Children -- Repressed Memories -- Individual Therapy -- Group Therapy -- Self-Help Groups -- Writers Groups -- Legal Actions -- Therapists' Responses to Working with Survivors -- Summary -- 16. Working in Child Protection -- Day in the Life of Today's Protective Worker -- Skills and Qualifications Needed for Child Protection -- Knowledge -- Authority and Sanction -- Ethics -- Professionalism -- Ethnic Competence -- Personal Traits -- Effectively Juggling Tasks and Responsibilities -- Dealing with Frustrations and Pressures -- Facing the Challenges of Working in Child Protection -- Eye Toward Prevention -- Prevention Efforts in Schools -- Life Skills Training -- Preparation for Parenthood -- Self-Protection Training -- Educational Services for the Community -- Schools Helping At-Risk Families -- Prevention Efforts with Families -- Evaluating Home Visitation Programs --

Contents note continued: Parent/Child Screening and Prevention -- Culturally Sensitive Prevention -- Effective Prevention -- Working Toward a Better Tomorrow -- Rethinking Child Protection -- Creating a Unified Response -- Looking Within, Between, and Beyond Agencies -- Beyond Child Protection: The Need for Societal Changes -- Reversing the Trend Toward Socially Impoverished Families -- Supporting Parenting -- Realigning Societal Values -- What Does the Future Hold? -- Research Needs -- Summary.