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Understanding Abusive Families
James Garbarino
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Description for Understanding Abusive Families
Hardcover. An up-to-date analysis of the factors contributing to abuse This newly revised edition of a classic in the field of child abuse and neglect presents effective guidelines for prevention, protection, and rehabilitation. Compelling and compassionate, this book explores why and how families become abusive. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
An up-to-date analysis of the factors contributing to abuse
This newly revised edition of a classic in the field of child abuseand neglect presents effective guidelines for prevention,protection, and rehabilitation.
Compelling and compassionate, this book explores why and howfamilies become abusive. It then offers both the wisdom andspecific clinical interventions that will aid in the understandingof abuser and victim.
Understanding Abusive Families offers cutting-edge information andprescriptions for change reagrding:
* the patterns of incidence and prevalence
* the community context of child abuse and the issue of ... Read more
An up-to-date analysis of the factors contributing to abuse
This newly revised edition of a classic in the field of child abuseand neglect presents effective guidelines for prevention,protection, and rehabilitation.
Compelling and compassionate, this book explores why and howfamilies become abusive. It then offers both the wisdom andspecific clinical interventions that will aid in the understandingof abuser and victim.
Understanding Abusive Families offers cutting-edge information andprescriptions for change reagrding:
* the patterns of incidence and prevalence
* the community context of child abuse and the issue of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787910051
SKU
V9780787910051
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About James Garbarino
JAMES GARBARINO is director of the Family Life Development Centerand professor of human development at Cornell University. He is theauthor of Raising Children in a Socially Toxic Environment (1995)from Jossey-Bass. JOHN ECKENRODE is associate director of the Family Life DevelopmentCenter and professor of human development at Cornell University.
Reviews for Understanding Abusive Families
"A well-written, carefully edited book that offers a new way ofconceptualizing child abuse. It is a book well suited for collegecourses, training programs, and practicing clinicians and should berequired reading for politicians and policy makers." (PsychiatricServices) "In an accessible style that incorporates clinical vignettes toillustrate concepts, these authors have made an important andlasting contribution to our understanding ... Read more