The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment

Jon R. Conte, Ph.D. is the Joshua Children’s Foundation Distinguished Scholar on Child Sexual Abuse and Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle.  He is the Editor of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence and Trauma, Violence, and Abuse: The Review Journal.  The founding President of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, he currently serves on the APSAC Board as President Emeritus for Life.  He maintains a private forensic practice specializing in issues of abuse, trauma, and psychotherapy.

"Incorporating advanced application into the latest edition of The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment is what students are seeking in order to develop essential skills to enter the child welfare workforce and improve services for children and their families."

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. The More We Learn, the Less We Know: A Brief History of the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect - Richard D. Krugman2. Defining and Estimating Child Maltreatment - Brett Drake and Melissa Jonson-Reid3. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Poverty and Other Forms of Adversity - Todd I. Herrenkohl, Moo-Hyun Kim, and Jean Anderson4. The Neurobiological Embedding of Child Maltreatment: A Systems Perspective - Steven J. Holochwost and Sara R. Jaffee5. The State of Child Maltreatment and Child Protection Worldwide - Howard Dubowitz and Kim Oates6. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Child Rights: Obligations Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - Yanghee Lee and Sangwon Kim7. Child Sexual Abuse - Jon R. Conte and Viola Vaughan-Eden8. Physical Abuse of Children - David J. Kolko and Olga V. Berkout9. Child Neglect - Martha Farrell Erickson, Madelyn H. Labella, and Byron Egeland10. Psychological Maltreatment of Children - Stuart N. Hart, Marla R. Brassard, Amy J. L. Baker, and Zoe A. Chiel11. Psychological Assessment of the Child and the Family - Jennifer Wheeler12. Legal Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect - Joshua B. Kay13. Mental Health Interventions in Child Maltreatment - Monica M. Fitzgerald and Lucy Berliner14. Foster Care - Lisa Schelbe, Jennifer M. Geiger, Shamra Boel-Studt, and Francie J. Julien-Chinn15. Prevention of Child Maltreatment - J. Bart Klika, Shawna Lee, and Joyce Y. Lee16. Effective Program Models for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment - Darcey Merritt, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, and Tori Negash17. Trauma-Informed Care: Definitions and Statewide Initiatives - Rochelle F. Hanson, Jason M. Lang, Jenifer Goldman Fraser, Jenifer R. Agosti...18. Comprehensive Family Assessments in Child Welfare - Kathleen Coulborn Faller19. When Interviewing Children: A Review and Update - Karen J. Saywitz, Thomas D. Lyon, and Gail S. Goodman20. Group Therapy for Children Who Have Experienced Abuse - Elisabeth Pollio, Elizabeth Gravallese, and Esther Deblinger21. Treatment of Sexual Offenders - Laura G. Kirsch and Amanda M. Fanniff22. Child Maltreatment Services for Culturally Diverse Families - Lisa Aronson Fontes23. Multidisciplinary Teams and Child Maltreatment - Charles Wilson and Donna M. Pence24. Child Death Review in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Process to Better Count, Understand, Respond to, and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities - Tricia D. Gardner, Betty Wade Coyle, and Theresa CovingtonIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors