Child Abuse and Culture

Working with Diverse Families

Lisa Aronson Fontes

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2005
• ISBN:
  9781606237618
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Psychotherapy
• Index: Psychology

This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. Numerous workable strategies and concrete examples are presented to help readers address cultural concerns at each stage of the assessment and intervention process. Professionals and students learn new ways of thinking about their own cultural viewpoints as they gain critical skills for maximizing the accuracy of assessments for physical and sexual abuse; overcoming language barriers in parent and child interviews; respecting families' values and beliefs while ensuring children's safety; creating a welcoming agency environment; and more.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• About the Author
• Foreword
• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Chapter 1 - Multicultural Orientation to Child Maltreatment Work
• Chapter 2 - Working with Immigrant Families Affected by Child Maltreatment
• Chapter 3 - Assessing Diverse Families for Child Maltreatment
• Chapter 4 - Interviewing Diverse Children and Families about Maltreatment
• Chapter 5 - Physical Discipline and Abuse
• Chapter 6 - Child Sexual Abuse
• Chapter 7 - Working with Interpreters in Child Maltreatment
• Chapter 8 - Child Maltreatment Prevention and Parent Education
• Chapter 9 - Improving the Cultural Competency of Your Child Maltreatment Agency or Organization
• A Final Wish
• References
• Index
• About Guilford Publications
• From the Publisher