Professional responsibilities in protecting children : a public health approach to child sexual abuse / edited by Ann Maney and Susan Wells.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Maney, Ann C.
• Wells, Susan J. (Susan Jane)
• National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection (U.S.)
• National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.). Antisocial and Violent Behavior Branch.

Series:

• Sexual medicine ; v. 9.
• Sexual medicine ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Child sexual abuse--United States--Prevention--Congresses.
• Child sexual abuse.
• United States.
• Public health personnel--Professional ethics--United States--Congresses.
• Public health personnel.
• Professional ethics.
• Social workers--Professional ethics--United States--Congresses.
• Social workers--Professional ethics.
• Child care workers--Professional ethics--United States--Congresses.
• Child care workers.
• Child Abuse, Sexual.
• Child Abuse, Sexual--legislation & jurisprudence.
• Ethics, Professional.
• Professional-Patient Relations.

Medical Subjects:

• Child Abuse, Sexual.
• Child Abuse, Sexual--legislation & jurisprudence.
• United States.
• Ethics, Professional.
• Professional-Patient Relations.

Genre:

• Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xv, 222 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Praeger, 1988.

Summary:

This rich collection opens with an overview concerning the professional reporting of child abuse and neglect. Subsequent chapters discuss issues in the failure to report child abuse, the regulation of professional misconduct, the role of professional organizations in protecting the child, sexual abuse in child care, lawsuits and disciplinary proceedings, and strategies for organizations in the protection of children. The editors conclude with an insightful summary and analysis of regulatory agencies. "A brave, harsh, well-researched, well-reasoned, and well-written book. . . . If you happen to have only 15 minutes that you can allot to reading this book, go directly to the last two chapters by Susan Wells. Unless you have the sensitivity of a cucumber or the vertebrae of the jellyfish, your medical practice will never be the same again." American Journal of Psychiatry

Notes:

• Grew out of a symposium held Nov. 22-23, 1985, co-sponsored by the National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection of the American Bar Association and the Antisocial and Violent Behavior Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health.
• Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0275929663

OCLC:

17199881