Emotional Abuse of Children Essential Information [Hardcover]

Children and Emotional Abuseis a research-informed learning resource for students in social work about the dynamics and consequences of psychological abuseespecially as it occurs in dysfunctional families and affects children and adolescents. Emotional abuse is still not widely understood or recognized. Helping professionals need to recognize emotional abuse, understand the damage it does, the theories that account for it, and be prepared to help children and families where the abuse often occurs along with physical and sexual abuse. This text will draw upon current peer-reviewed literature and evidence-based studies and summarize essential information to prepare students for careers in helping professions. Each chapter will also contain brief vignettes to illustrate some of the key points. This book is for courses in child welfare and child abuse/neglect, as well as other social work courses that focus on children.

Table of Contents Preface 5 Chapter 1: 6 Introduction 6 Case Example 1 7 Case Example 2 8 Case Example 3 8 Case Example 4 9 What is Emotional Abuse? 10 Case Example 5 17 Case Example 6 19How is Child Neglect Defined? 22 Types of Child Neglect 24 Physical and Emotional Neglect 28 Case Example 7 29 Case Example 8 30 Case Example 9 31 The Prevalence of Emotional Abuse 34 Child Neglect Estimates 39 Additional Estimates 40 Targeted Youth in Care 41 Other Sources of Information 43 The Problem with Prevalence Estimates 44 Multiple Victimizations, Poly-Victimization, Multicategory Abuse 46 A Final Note About Prevalence 47 Key Chapter Takeaways 48 Glossary 49 Class Discussion Questions 49 Chapter 2: Underlying Causes of Emotional Abuse 51 Family Characteristics Associated with Child Maltreatment 53 Perpetrator Characteristics 54 Other Studies Examining Risk Factors 55 Case Examples 10 62 Case Examples 11, 12, 13 63 Theories Accounting for Child Maltreatment 65 Attachment Theory 65 Ecological Modl³#