From a leading expert on interpersonal violence, this book explains what mental health clinicians need to know about the legal system and their role in it, particularly when working with victims of ch
Child abuse and neglect are intractable problems exacting a terrible toll on children and rending the very fabric of our society. What can be done to reduce the suffering? If there were simple solut
Investigating and litigating cases of interpersonal violence is difficult. With child maltreatment and elder abuse, the vulnerability of the victim makes the work emotionally as well as legally taxi
Explains how the legal system works in cases of child maltreatment, for professionals from medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, and related disciplines. Material is detailed and readable, with
This controversial work counters the forces that are discrediting allegations and suppressing recognition of the alarming incidence of child abuse in our society. John Myers brings together the work o
Meyers (U. of the Pacific) collects reprints of twenty articles from SAGE journals published between 1997 and 2010. Intended for use in conjunction with the third edition of ASPC Handbook on Child Mal