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Item Nr: B 94465 Title: Protecting Our Children: Understanding and Preventing Abuse and Neglect in Early Childhood
Grade Lvl: T Author: Hirschy, Sharon Hirschy, Sharon Thompson
Length: 270 Prod/Pub: Wadsworth
Copyright: 2010 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 1 Loan Period: 14 days
 
  Designed to help teachers and administrators, social service workers, and parent educators in school and child care settings understand and respond to situations of abuse and neglect of children in their care. The authors describe what constitutes abuse and how to identify, assess, and report suspected abuse and work with children and families to prevent abuse. Illustrates practical strategies for coping with difficult issues, such as working with at risk or potentially abusive parents and discussing sensitive topics like appropriate touching.

  Subjects:
  1314 - ABUSE
  1317 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  282 - CHILD WELFARE
  360 - COUNSELING
  815 - EARLY CHILDHOOD
  195 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR
  672 - LAW
  724 - MENTAL HEALTH
  1422 - PARENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS
  116 - PRESCHOOL/PRESCHOOLERS
  896 - PSYCHOLOGY
  952 - SAFETY EDUCATION
  1009 - SOCIAL WORK
  1410 - VIOLENCE