Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Child maltreatment : what is it? Definitions of abuse
  • The impact of child maltreatment. The impact of child maltreatment on attachment security
  • The impact of physical abuse
  • The impact of sexual abuse
  • The impact of psychological maltreatment
  • The impact of exposure to family violence
  • The impact of neglect
  • The impact of multiple forms of child maltreatment
  • Comparative studies of the impact of abuse and neglect
  • The impact of marginal maltreatment
  • The impact of mediating factors
  • Risk assessment. Problems and strategies for assessing violence
  • Historical or developmental factors
  • Personal or dispositional factors
  • Clinical or symptom factors
  • Current situation and contextual factors
  • Final remarks
  • Formulating risk management strategies. Introduction
  • Treatment outcome literature : a brief review
  • Parenting training interventions
  • Comprehensive and ecobehavioral programs
  • Child-centered services and treatment interventions
  • Facilitating parent-child relationships
  • Individual therapy and long-term therapy with parents
  • Abuse-focused interventions
  • Parents with mental retardation
  • Substance abuse
  • Mental health interventions
  • Relapse prevention
  • Facilitating motivation for positive change
  • Final remarks
  • Putting it all together. Child maltreatment risk assessments : a specialized evaluation area
  • Forensic versus clinical evaluations
  • Components of the evaluation report
  • Conducting and writing quality evaluations
  • Professional issues.