NCJ Number
57167
Date Published
Unknown
Length
313 pages
Annotation
A MODULAR ORIENTATION AND REFERENCE BOOK ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, PREPARED FOR USE BY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE WORKERS IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK IS TO HELP CASEWORKERS REMEMBER WHAT THEY LEARN IN THEIR ORIENTATION COURSE ON PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND TO ASSIST THEM ON THE JOB. THE BOOK PRESENTS IN MODULAR FORMAT INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE, LEGAL FOUNDATION, AND STATUS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN TEXAS AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES; CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN AT VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT (INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE); CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, CASEWORKERS' RESPONSIBILITIES, ETC.); INTAKE PROCEDURES; COURT ACTION; CHILD PLACEMENT DECISIONS AND RESOURCES; RECORDKEEPING AND REPORT WRITING; SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN; AND SEPARATION TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN WHO ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES. THROUGHOUT THE TEXT, EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON GUIDELINES THAT WILL ASSIST CASEWORKERS IN THEIR DEALINGS WITH PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND PERSONS INVOLVED PROFESSIONALLY IN HANDLING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES. CASE STUDIES ILLUSTRATING THE PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS, AND CASEWORK TECHNIQUES OUTLINED IN THE TEXT ARE NUMEROUS AND DETAILED. EACH MODULE CLOSES WITH A LIST OF REVIEW QUESTIONS. THE MODULE ON SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN INCLUDES A GLOSSARY AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. SEE NCJ-52780 FOR A RELATED DOCUMENT. (LKM)