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Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, Volume Two: Societal, Organizational, and International Approaches
Contributor(s): Alexander, Randell (Author)
ISBN: 187806083X     ISBN-13: 9781878060839
Publisher: STM Learning
OUR PRICE:   $80.75  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Self-help | Abuse
- Medical | Pediatrics
- Medical | Diagnosis
Dewey: 362.76
LCCN: 2016055589
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 7" W x 10" (1.65 lbs) 430 pages
 
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STM Learning's Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, Volume 2: Societal, Organizational, and International Approaches provides in-depth examinations of prevention models across social spheres. This comprehensive second volume includes chapters on the roles of community, corporate business, government, nonprofits, and research organizations in child abuse prevention.

Written by and for multidisciplinary professionals in medicine, law, social work, and public health, this all-new title is a vital resource for those working to prevent child abuse in all its forms. Readers across fields will benefit from an expansive collection of studies in the most up-to-date best practices in child abuse prevention and child safety.

Contributor Bio(s): Alexander, Randell: - Randell Alexander is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida and the Morehouse School of Medicine. He currently serves as chief of the Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics and interim chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. He is the statewide medical director of child protections teams for the Department of Health's Children's Medical Services and is part of the International Advisory Board for the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. He has also served as vice chair of the US Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the boards of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and Prevent Child Abuse America. He is an active researcher, lectures widely, and testifies frequently in major child abuse cases throughout the country.