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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. Highlights of the Sixth Edition More emphasis on abuse by clergy, particularly the recent crisis in the Roman Catholic Church. Current research and new material update sections relating to reporting laws and using multidisciplinary teams for intervention and treatment. Expanded material on ritualistic abuse, children witnessing domestic violence, and adolescent sex offenders. Real-life case vignettes throughout the book introduces students to real people with real needs. Don't Miss These Special Value-Pack Options Research Navigator™ for the Helping Professions Research Navigator™can be your best friend when you're facing a large research project. Especially helpful with the toughest challengegetting startedResearch Navigator™offers a comprehensive, step-by-step walk-through of the research process, along with access to some of the most respected source databases available. Access toResearch Navigator™a $15 valueis FREE when packaged with any new Social Work textbook! If your text did not come packaged withResearch Navigator™, look for it in your bookstore or visit http://www.researchnavigator.com today to purchase immediate access. The Career Center Do you need help transitioning from being a student to becoming a professional? WithThe Career Center, you can register to receive eight 30-minute career counseling sessionsa total of four hours of career consultant time! Qualified career specialists will help you establish, or reestablish, yourself in today's competitive global economy. Access toThe Career Centera $25 valueis FREE when packaged with any new Social Work text. You can also purchase access by calling 1-800-435-4164, Sunday through Thursday, 5 pm to 12 am. Visit http://www.ablongman.com/careercenter/ for more information.Crosson-Tower, Cynthia is the author of 'Understanding Child Abuse And Neglect-with Myhelpinglab ' with ISBN 9780205489893 and ISBN 0205489893.
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