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A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice
User Manual Series (2003)

Author(s):  Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (HHS) Goldman, Salus, Wolcott, Kennedy

Year Published:  2003

You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 - Purpose and Overview 2 - What Are the Philosophical… 3 - What Is Child Maltreatment? 4 - What Is the Scope of the… 5 - What Factors Contribute to… 6 - What Are the Consequences of… 7 - What Can Be Done to Prevent… 8 - What Laws and Policies Guide… 9 - What Does the Child Protection… 10 - Who Should Be Involved in… 11 - How Can Organizations Work… Endnotes Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Appendix B - Resource Listings Appendix C - Child Abuse…

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Written for new child protective services (CPS) caseworkers, professionals working with children and families, other professionals and concerned community members, this manual addresses the definition, scope, causes, and consequences of child abuse and neglect. It presents an overview of prevention efforts and the child protection process from identification and reporting through investigation and assessment to service provision and case closure. This manual is intended to accompany each profession-specific manual in the User Manual Series. Appendices include a glossary of terms, resource listings of selected national organizations concerned with child maltreatment, and State toll-free child abuse reporting numbers. 150 references.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 - Purpose and Overview

2 - What Are the Philosophical Tenets of Child Protection?

3 - What Is Child Maltreatment?

4 - What Is the Scope of the Problem?

5 - What Factors Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect?

6 - What Are the Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect?

7 - What Can Be Done to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect?

8 - What Laws and Policies Guide Public Intervention in Child Maltreatment?

9 - What Does the Child Protection Process Look Like?

10 - Who Should Be Involved in Child Protection at the Community Level?

11 - How Can Organizations Work Together to Protect Children?

Endnotes

Appendix A - Glossary of Terms

Appendix B - Resource Listings

Appendix C - Child Abuse Reporting Numbers

You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 - Purpose and Overview 2 - What Are the Philosophical… 3 - What Is Child Maltreatment? 4 - What Is the Scope of the… 5 - What Factors Contribute to… 6 - What Are the Consequences of… 7 - What Can Be Done to Prevent… 8 - What Laws and Policies Guide… 9 - What Does the Child Protection… 10 - Who Should Be Involved in… 11 - How Can Organizations Work… Endnotes Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Appendix B - Resource Listings Appendix C - Child Abuse…

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Updated on December 10, 2007