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Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

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4 out of 5
Based on 169 Ratings and 38 Reviews

Book Description
This best-selling text 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, gives an overview of functional and dysfunctional families, and contrasts healthy child development with development hampered by abuse and neglect. In addition, Child Abuse and... More
Book Information
PublisherPearson Allyn & Bacon
BindingPaperback (12 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages480
ISBN-100205503268
ISBN-13978-0205503261
Publication Date05/27/2007
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About Cynthia Crosson-Tower (Author) : Cynthia Crosson-Tower is a published author. Some of the published credits of Cynthia Crosson-Tower include Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (7th Edition), Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Per... more
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