Main description:

This eye-opening monograph challenges professionals across disciplines to take a more thorough and focused approach to addressing child physical abuse at the practice and policy levels. Positing child physical abuse as a public health crisis (as opposed to a more vague "social" one), the authors use empirical findings and clinical insights to advocate for wide-scale reforms in screening, assessment, responses, treatment, and prevention. The book's social/ecological perspective delves into root causes of physical maltreatment, analyzes the role of family and community risk and support factors, and notes forms of discomfort keeping many professionals from meeting the issue head-on. From there, chapters describe coordinated multidisciplinary efforts for intervention and prevention with the potential to avert all forms of child abuse.

Included in the coverage:

* Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)

* The non-verbal child: obtaining a history for caregiver(s)

* Clinical perspectives on multidisciplinary collaboration

Corporal punishment and risk for child physical abuse

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and risk for child physical abuse

Evolution of child maltreatment prevention

Complementary dynamic prevention approach

Child Physical Abuse sets out the scope of this ongoing crisis for a wide audience including healthcare providers, child advocates, clinical social workers, public health officials, mental health providers, legislative staff professionals, and members of the lay public, with clear guidelines for effective long-term solutions.

Contents:

Part 1: Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Models and Frameworksa. Scope of the problem
i. Epidemiologic data 1. Child Maltreatment 2014 2. National Incidence Study (NIS-4) datab. Etiology and models i. Ecological model ii. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)c. Cost of care i. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ii. Prevent Child Abuse Americad. Mandated reportinge. Multidisciplinary team approachf. Consequences i. Widom's longitudinal datag. Growing field of prevention: Calls for prevention i. Victor I. Vieth ii. Blair L. Sadler

Part 2: Health Care
Chapter 2: Clinical Practicea. History/Interviewb. Physical examinationc. Lab/Imaging evaluationd. Differential diagnosis and "mimics"e. Multidisciplinary team processf. Outcomes
Chapter 3: Related Professions a. Child protectionb. Law enforcement/courtsc. Mental healthd. Educatione. Advocacy

Part 3: Policy
Chapter 4: Legislation/Regulation Landscapea. Federal model legislation and regulationb. State legislation and regulation
Chapter 5: Policy Directiona. Focus on family and communitiesb. Connection to corporal punishmentc. Initiatives i. Child fatalities: Protect Our Kids (POK) Commission ii. Foster care: Reformd. Prevention i. Public health approach ii. Emerging evidence-based approach
Chapter 6: Looking Towards the Futurea. Where do we go from here? i. Response to cases that have occurred ii. Prevention of cases before they occurb. On the horizon i. Connection to domestic violence ii. Connection to ACEsc. Focus on health promotion i. Strong families ii. Healthy communities