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BL
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954950
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b709320
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| Main Entry
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Fontes, Lisa Aronson.
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| Title & Author
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Child abuse and culture : : working with diverse families /\ Lisa Aronson Fontes.
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| Publication Statement
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New York ;London :: Guilford,, 2008.
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239 pages
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| ISBN
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1593856431
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: 9781593856434
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| Notes
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Originally published: 2005.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Multicultural orientation to child maltreatment work. Orienting concepts -- Ecosystemic framework -- Treating clients fairly -- Poverty -- Child maltreatment -- Working with families -- Research and clinical literature on culture and child maltreatment -- Remembering the difficulty of the material and the sacredness of our work -- Working with immigrant families affected by child maltreatment. Social stressors for immigrant families -- Family life, child behavior, and discipline -- Immigrants and the child welfare system -- Domestic violence -- Basic U.S. immigration definitions -- Suggestions for improving cultural competence with immigrants -- Assessing diverse families for child maltreatment. What constitutes a suspicion, and what's culture got to do with it? -- Is it maltreatment? Is the child at risk? -- Once again: how culture matters -- Assessment instruments and structured decision making -- Interviewing diverse children and families about maltreatment. Before the interview or first session -- Building rapport and establishing trust -- During the interview -- Closure and preparation for the next steps -- Physical Discipline and Abuse. Research on group differences -- Corporal punishment and physical abuse -- Culture in discipline and abuse -- Child-raising norms -- Intervening with families who use harsh corporal punishment -- Supporting nonviolent parenting -- Prevention programming -- Child sexual abuse. Shame in child sexual abuse -- Cultural aspects of shame in child sexual abuse -- Counteracting shame -- Working with interpreters in child maltreatment. When to use an interpreter -- Finding an interpreter -- Informal interpreters -- Preparing interpreters -- Cultural asides and other reasons to pause an interview -- The interpreter's role -- The interpreted conversation -- The emotional cost of interpreting in child abuse situations -- Child maltreatment prevention and parent education. Child maltreatment prevention -- The parents' best interests -- Addressing physical abuse: parent groups and classes -- Improving the cultural competency of your child maltreatment agency or organization. Why should agencies change? -- Concluding thoughts -- A final wish -- References -- Index.
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| Abstract
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Highly readable and accessible, this book provides a framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. It offers vital knowledge and tools to help professionals from any background play a more positive, effective role in the lives of diverse children and families.
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| Subject
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Child abuse, Cross-cultural studies.
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Child welfare workers.
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Interviewing in child abuse.
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Child abuse.
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Child welfare workers.
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Interviewing in child abuse.
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Child Abuse.
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Child Welfare.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.7/653
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| LC Classification
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HV6626.5.F66 2008
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