The Emotionally Abused and Neglected Child: Identification, Assessment and Intervention [Paperback]

Dorota Iwaniec (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0471955795 | ISBN-13: 978-0471955795 | Edition: 1

Emotional abuse and neglect are at the core of all types of child maltreatment, and have the most harmful effects on the physical and psychological development and well-being of children. Yet they are considered to be the most difficult to deal with by those who have the responsibility to protect and intervene in effective ways. In this book the author explores the concept of a damaged child, and asks what are the different types of injury, ranging from active to passive, physical to emotional, that stop children from reaching their full potential?psychologically and physically? The author questions whether emotional ?damage? to a child can be repaired and answers questions such as:

• Is some injury irreversible?
• What therapeutic techniques are available to deal with emotional abuse?
• Can the abusers as well as the abused be helped to change?

Case studies are provided to illustrate the features of emotional abuse, and chapters are devoted to the assessment and prediction of emotional abuse, effects of emotional abuse as the child grows up, intervention and treatment and working with the family as a whole.

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From the Publisher

A precise and explicit examination regarding the concept of a damaged child. Describes therapeutic techniques available to help deal with emotional abuse. Discusses the question of whether abusers as well as the abused can be helped to change. Deals with the assessment and prediction of emotional abuse as the child develops, intervention and treatment and working with the family as a whole. Numerous case studies illustrate the traits of emotional damage.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471955795
• ISBN-13: 978-0471955795
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,917,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Promising Title, Disappointing Contents, March 22, 2000

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Vashti Benning (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Emotionally Abused and Neglected Child: Identification, Assessment and Intervention (Paperback)

This book seemed to fall between two stools. It wasn't a user-friendly self-help book because it wasn't written in an accessible way but neither was it a serious academic text because it relied too much on a few case studies without the back-up of any harder evidence. I was disappointed.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Emotionallyabusedandneglectedchild by dorota Iwaniec, December 24, 2008

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Marylou - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Emotionally Abused and Neglected Child: Identification, Assessment and Intervention (Paperback)

This book helps me understand the dynamics of neglect and abuse when I am working with families as a behavioral specialist and teacher. It is an outstanding and well written book, the author has captured a great deal of information and strategies that are helpful to families and therapist.It has given me insight on how damaged our children are,not only physically but emotionally. Leaving me with the question can there be help for them in our life time?.