Child Abuse: Quick Reference for Healthcare, Social Service and Law Enforcement Professionals - Softcover

Monteleone MD, James A.

9781878060280: Child Abuse: Quick Reference for Healthcare, Social Service and Law Enforcement Professionals

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878060287 ISBN 13: 9781878060280

Publisher: G.W. Medical Publishing, 1998

Sized for the on-the-go professional to carry in a pocket or a briefcase, Child Abuse
Quick-Reference is the perfect comprehensive field guide for identifying child abuse and
documenting an investigation.
Now frontline professionals can quickly access the information they need to identify and
report children who are at risk or have suffered abuse with the pocket-sized Child Abuse
Quick-Reference. Law enforcement, medical professionals, social workers, prosecuting
attorneys, teachers, and others can all benefit from this easy-to-use reference which explains
what to look for and what steps to take in identifying and reporting physical, sexual,
and emotional abuse. Provided lists describe indications of the widest range of
possible abuses.
Written by experts in various fields of child maltreatment, this practical guidebook walks
you through each step involved in an intervention. Explicit instructions are provided for
performing thorough examinations, assessing lab and radiologic studies, conducting
effective interviews, and writing competent reports that will survive courtroom scrutiny.
Every topic is designed to equip you with the tools needed to effectively handle the
complexities of todays child abuse cases.

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From the Publisher:

With an ever-increasing caseload, you - the front-line professional working in a hospital, medical office, mental health service, child-protective agency, law enforcement agency, or prosecutor's office - must act quickly and decisively to identify and report children who are at risk or who have suffered actual abuse. With so much at stake and no margin for error, you need a ready reference that's thorough, yet won't slow you down.

Now you can get the information you need quickly, anytime and anywhere, with our pocket-sized Child Abuse Quick-Reference. The ultimate in user-friendly field guides, it focuses on what to look for and what steps to take in identifying and reporting physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Lists describe the indicators of the widest range of possible abuses, from common to unusual manifestations. Also described are conditions that can be mistaken for abuse, from accidental and genetic to religious and cultural causes, to help you avoid reporting mistakes.

Written by acknowledged experts in pediatrics, radiology, emergency medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, psychology, art therapy, law and law enforcement, teaching, and social work, this practical guidebook walks you through each step involved in an intervention. You'll be given explicit instructions for performing thorough examinations, assessing lab and radiologic studies, doing effective interviews, and turning what you've seen into competent reports that will stand up under courtroom scrutiny. Always, the language is straightforward and to-the-point, geared for the nonmedical, as well as the medical, professional.

About the Author:

James A. Monteleone, M.D. is board certified in pediatrics, with a subboard in pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Monteleone received his medical degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1962, where he now serves as an attending physician and Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Monteleone is also a noted lecturer and author on the topic of child maltreatment. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Dr. Monteleone serves as the chair or advisor to several area groups devoted to the protection of children, including the Child Abuse Management Committee, Children's Advocacy Center and the St. Louis Child Death Review Board.

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