The Tender Years

by Richard P. Barth, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Jill Duerr Berrick, et al.

Infants and young children are the fastest growing group entering the child welfare system; yet social service systems are typically not designed for this group and therefore cannot serve their special developmental needs. This book examines the impact of child abuse and neglect on preschool children and the handling of this population's needs by the child welfare system. An overview of child development theory and child abuse reporting patterns is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195114531
• ISBN13: 9780195114539
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"