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Stopping Child Maltreatment Before it Starts
Emerging Horizons in Early Home Visitation Services
- Neil B. Guterman - New York University, Silver School of Social Work, University of Chicago, USA, Columbia University School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, University of Michigan, USA, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Israel
January 2001 | 264 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Early prevention of child maltreatment is most commonly delivered through home visitation services, with the goal of promoting a positive start in parenting to avert potential child abuse and neglect. Stopping Child Maltreatment Before It Starts introduces best practice principles for early home visiting, examining the contexts out of which these strategies arise.
This book will also appeal to practitioners and policy makers in the child abuse and neglect field.
Preface
The Darkness of Maltreatment, the Rays of Light in Prevention
Child Maltreatment and Early Childhood
The Paradox of Child Protection, the Promise of Home Visitation
Inside Early Home Visitation
Making the Connection with Families
Combating Dual Abuse
Tapping Social Networks in Home Visitation
Empowering Parents in Home Visitation
Revisiting Home Visiting
". . .excellent summary of the home visitation field. . .provides a rich discussion of the model’s historical roots, expanded empirical evidence, and future challenges."
University of Chicago
