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New and Revised Child Abuse and Neglect User Manuals

Since the last update of the Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series in the early 1990s, a number of changes have occurred that dramatically affect the response to child maltreatment, including advances in research, practice, and policy. This third edition of the User Manual Series reflects the increased knowledge and the evolving state of practice and address trends and concerns relevant to today's professionals.

Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers
This manual examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers. It describes the purposes, key decisions, and issues of each stage of the CPS process and strategies for casework supervision, training, and support.
The Role of Educators in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect
This manual examines the roles that teachers, school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, special education professionals, administrators, and other school personnel have in helping maltreated children, including recognizing, reporting, and preventing child abuse and neglect.
The Role of First Responders in Child Maltreatment Cases: Disaster and Nondisaster Situations
This manual, written for first-response professionals, such as emergency medical technicians, child protective services caseworkers, and law enforcement officers, discusses the various types and signs of child maltreatment they may encounter in their work, what they and their agencies can do to respond to suspected child maltreatment in emergencies and disasters, and how to prepare for such situations.
The Role of Professional Child Care Providers in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect
This manual examines the roles and responsibilities of child care providers in preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding to child abuse and neglect within and outside early childhood programs and child care settings. It also presents an overview of prevention efforts, reporting laws, and the ways child care providers can care for and support maltreated children and their families.
Working with the Courts in Child Protection
This provides an overview of the judicial processes that relate to child abuse and neglect cases. It introduces concepts and terminology associated with the courts, describes the key court processes, and presents practical information to help child protective services caseworkers and other nonlegal professionals prepare for court litigation.
Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence (2nd ed.)
Research shows that children exposed to domestic violence are at increased risk of being abused or neglected. This manual discusses the intersection of child maltreatment and domestic violence with a focus on child protection practice.
Child Neglect: A Guide for Prevention, Assessment and Intervention
This manual provides detailed information on neglect, including its definition, causes, impact, assessment, prevention and intervention strategies, and more.
Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
Research shows that children exposed to domestic violence are at increased risk of being abused or neglected. This manual discusses the intersection of child maltreatment and domestic violence with a focus on child protection practice.
Community Partnerships: Improving the Response to Child Maltreatment
This manual discusses the importance of using a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to serving children and families. It also outlines the benefits of diverse community partnerships, the steps necessary to establish and sustain these cooperative partnerships, and ways in which child protective services can adapt their practices to engage and encourage community involvement in child protection.
A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice
This manual provides child protective services workers and other child welfare and related professionals with an overview of child maltreatment, including the definition, scope, causes, and consequences of child abuse and neglect. It also briefly discusses prevention efforts and the child protection process, from identification and reporting through investigation, assessment, service provision, and case closure.
The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children
In recognition of the important role fathers play in the welfare and development of their children, this manual builds on the information presented in earlier user manuals in this series as it relates specifically to fathers. It was written to help child protective services caseworkers work effectively with, support, and strengthen the role of fathers in their children's lives.
Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
This manual examines parental substance use disorders, their impact on children, and how child welfare and related professionals can best serve and support families affected by substance use disorders. It also highlights the importance of collaboration between child protective services caseworkers and alcohol and drug abuse treatment providers in the examination, screening, assessment, and treatment of substance use disorders.

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