Randell Alexander

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Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, Volume 1 (eBook, ePUB)

Definitions of Abuse and Prevention

Beschreibung

464 pages, 15 images, 41 contributors STM Learning's all-new reference, Research and Practices in Child Maltreatment Prevention, begins with a broad and comprehensive first volume - Definitions of Abuse and Prevention. This first of two volumes defines in detail various types of child abuse, the history of child abuse prevention, contemporary prevention models, and emergent risk factors for the abuse of children. Researchers and field professionals in medicine, law, social work, and associated fields will enjoy the benefit of an up-to-date, peer-reviewed survey of contemporary models in child protection and the prevention of child maltreatment. Expert contributors in medicine, social work, and public health have collaborated to make this all-new textbook an essential tool for their colleagues in child abuse prevention.

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Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: STM Learning, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Altersempfehlung: 18
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781936590469
• Artikelnr.: 60956155