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Download full textSandau-Christopher, Debra – 1988
This handbook on child abuse and neglect was written to assist school personnel, including administrators, teachers, counselors, school nurses, and school social workers in defining abuse and neglect and in developing policy and training programs to best address the abuse issue. Topics addressed include: (1) understanding child abuse and neglect;…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Harris, Lorwen Connie – 1988
The environment in which Texas children grow up is crucial to their future and to the future of the state. Almost 500,000 Texas families were poor in 1985. Poverty sets the stage for numerous childhood maladies: infant mortality, health problems, child abuse, learning disabilities, malnutrition, and mental health problems. As poor children grow up…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Economically Disadvantaged
Community Health Service (DHEW/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1977
Intended for personnel of ambulatory health care facilities, the manual provides guidelines for the detection, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect cases. Provided in the introduction is a statement of purpose, a brief history of child abuse, a definition (from the federal law), and incidence estimates. Identification is discussed…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Role, Guidelines
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHEW/OHD), Washington, DC. – 1976
Intended for public and private agencies working in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment, the manual is designed to assist those responsible for creating public understanding of the problem of child abuse and neglect. Chapters cover the following areas: the value of a public relations program; planning and budgeting a…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Support
State Univ. of New York, Ithaca. Coll. of Human Ecology at Cornell Univ. – 1978
The handbook is designed for community professionals and lay people concerned with child abuse and neglect. Information is presented on six topics: community organizing and community participation in planning for the protection of children, coordinating existing resources and developing a team treatment approach, developing an effective link…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Resources, Community Services
Miller, Pamela R. – 1989
This curriculum guide for junior and senior high child abuse prevention programs is designed for flexibility. Part 1, the introduction, discusses the goals and objectives for using the material, including designing presentations and assessing the needs of students. Part 2 provides a framework for presentations including examples of a 1-day and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Family Violence, High School Students
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHEW/OHD), Washington, DC. – 1977
The self instructional text for Head Start personnel is designed to further refine and enhance the skills of staff members in learning to deal effectively with abuse and neglect problems. Following directions for using the text are units on the following areas: policy, background information, definitions, abusive and neglectful patterns,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Definitions
Valentine-Dunham, Karrie; Gipson, Martin T. – 1980
A brief overview describes a study in which high school students were taught to deal effectively with "critical incidents" in a pre-parenting program. The program described involved pretest; training in anger control, alternative responses to stress, and appropriate responses to behaviors; and posttesting. The study found students could be taught…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Conditioning, Emotional Response
Davis, I. Lorraine; And Others – 1977
The school community resource book on child abuse and neglect is the result of a 12-month project to aid Wisconsin school districts in developing community teams who would in turn work with the schools in setting up a policy and procedure concerned with the identification, reporting, referral, and prevention of child abuse/neglect. Sections…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Demonstration Programs
Adams, Joan C. – 1976
The pamphlet presents an overview of child abuse, including definitions of child abuse and child neglect, causes and treatment processes, and legislation. Some basic approaches to treatment, prevention, and identification are described including the following: parent self-help groups, diagnostic teams, public education, and specialized training of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Schmitt, Barton D. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
Seven difficult developmental phases for parents are colic, awakening at night, separation anxiety, normal exploratory behavior, normal negativism, normal poor appetite, and toilet training resistance. Principles of behavior modification and alternatives to physical punishment are given for each phase as part of the treatment plan for the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Rearing
Salvation Army. New York, NY. – 1978
This Leader's Guide prepared for the Salvation Army's Home League aims at helping community groups (particularly those which are church related) recognize the symptoms of child abuse and determine their course of action in preventing such abuse. Six forms of child abuse are cited: physical abuse, physical neglect, emotional abuse, emotional…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Howard, Maxwell C. – 1976
Intended for use in inservice teacher and professional education, as well as with secondary level students, the curriculum guide is designed as part of Project Protection to promote understanding of the individual and societal problems of child maltreatment in terms of prevention. The document contains six units which deal with the following…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1989
This publication was written by practicing school psychologists and university trainers to aid Wisconsin's schools in their efforts to provide excellent psychological services to students, parents, and staff members. Overviews and selected papers are included in the areas of the professional development of school psychologists in Wisconsin, the…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Discipline, Drug Abuse
Kline, Donald F. – 1977
Intended for such school personnel as teachers, administrators, school board members, school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and parent-teacher organizations, the volume provides basic information on child abuse and neglect. Sections cover the following topics: child abuse and neglect as an historical phenomenon, causes (including characteristics…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Definitions
