Chapter 1. Introduction to Family Violence
Categories of Family Violence
Family Health Perspective
Family Violence and the NASW Code of Ethics
Social Workers and Family Violence
Chapter 2. Introduction to Child Maltreatment
Theoretical Perspectives of Child Maltreatment
Brief Historical Time Line of Child Welfare Policies
Other Child Welfare Agencies
Other Policies That Affect Child Welfare
Definitions and Types of Child Maltreatment
Prevalence of Child Maltreatment
Chapter 3. Identifying and Investigating Child Maltreatment
Identifying Child Maltreatment
Reporting Child Maltreatment
Legal and Ethical Issues in Reporting
Investigation and Child Protective Services
Chapter 4. The Criminal Justice System and Child Maltreatment
Government Branches and Laws
The Criminal Justice System
Other Professional Roles in Child Maltreatment
Issues in Child Interviewing
Chapter 5. Consequences of Child Maltreatment and Continuum of Care
Consequences of Child Maltreatment
Symptoms Exhibited by Maltreated Children
Services for Maltreated Children
Chapter 6. Assessment and Intervention in Child Maltreatment
Assessments of Maltreated Children
Interventions With Maltreated Children
Additional Interventions With Maltreated Children
Adult Survivors of Childhood Maltreatment
Chapter 7. Introduction to Intimate Partner Violence
Prominent Theoretical Perspectives on IPV
Brief History of IPV Laws and Policies
Prevalence and Incidence of IPV
Chapter 8. Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence
The Battered Woman Syndrome
Chapter 9. The Criminal Justice System and Intimate Partner Violence
Effectiveness of IPV Policies
Chapter 10. Assessment and Intervention With Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Planning/Contracting With the Client
Implementation and Intervention
Social Workers' Professional Use of Self
Chapter 11. Child Witnesses of intimate Partner Violence
The Impact on Child Witnesses
Social Workers in Child Abuse and Partner Violence Systems
Assessment of Child Witnesses
Intervention With Child Witnesses
Chapter 12. Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence
Characteristics of Perpetrators
Typologies of Perpetrators
Assessment With IPV Perpetrators
Intervention/Treatment for Perpetrators
Chapter 13. Intimate Partner Violence Among Diverse and At-Risk Populations
Female Perpetrators of Violence
Persons With Disabilities and IPV
Same Gender-Oriented Partner Abuse
Chapter 14. Introduction to Elder Abuse
Prevalence of Elder Abuse
Key Legislation for Elders and Elder Abuse
Chapter 15. Identifying and Investigating Elder Abuse
Adult Protective Services
Chapter 16. Elder Abuse Assessment and Intervention
Chapter 17. Prevention of Family Violence
Preventing Child Maltreatment
Preventing Intimate Partner Violence
Appendix A. Child Protective Services by State
Appendix B. Adult Protective Services Hotline Numbers by State
Appendix C. Prevention Programs
