Understanding Abusive Families Author:James Garbarino An up-to-date analysis of the factors contributing to abuse This newly revised edition of a classic in the field of child abuse and neglect presents effective guidelines for prevention, protection, and rehabilitation.Compelling and compassionate, this book explores why and how families become abusive. It then offers both the wisdom and... more » specific clinical interventions that will aid in the understanding of abuser and victim. Understanding Abusive Families offers cutting-edge information and prescriptions for change reagrding:
the patterns of incidence and prevalence
the community context of child abuse and the issue of social support
psychological and sexual maltreatment
child abuse in institutional families
the special issues involved in adolescent maltreatment