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Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse: a Practical Guide by The fourth edition of this best-selling reference is a valuable resource to clinicians and child advocates serving children and families affected by suspicions of child sexual abuse. Fully updated and revised by leading experts on child abuse, this resource covers what a complete and comprehensive medical evaluation entails, when to seek an examination, the importance of conducting a medical history, how discrepancies between a child's history and physical findings can be explained, how the child's medical record should be structured, what types of documentation should be expected, and how a medical diagnosis is formulated. To clarify points of diagnosis, 25 illustrations and 142 color photos and case studies are included. NEW TOPICS INCLUDE Telemedicine and the child sexual abuse medical evaluation Human trafficking International issues in child sexual abuse Child pornography and the risks of the Internet Mental health therapy Child Sexual Exploitation: Recognition and Prevention Considerations Enhanced focus on findings that mimic sexual abuse and on developmental considerations Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse is an invaluable resource for medical professionals, child protection workers, mental health clinicians, investigators, and the courts.
The Clinician's Guide to Geriatric Forensic Evaluations by The Clinician's Guide to Geriatric Forensic Evaluations provides practical guidance to clinicians performing forensic evaluations on older adults. The book begins with how geriatric forensic evaluations differ from those done on non-geriatric adults. DSM-5 criteria for neurocognitive disorders are discussed and differentiated from the previous criteria in DSM-IV. Coverage includes assessing decision-making capacity/competence and evaluating undue influence, elder abuse, and financial exploitation. Each chapter opens with a case study and then highlights specific assessment techniques, best practices, and common pitfalls to avoid. The book additionally covers forensic report writing, court testimony, and when to refer to an outside independent expert. Samples of geriatric forensic reports are provided. Provides practical information on performing geriatric forensic evaluations Identifies DSM-5 criteria for neurocognitive disorders Includes assessing decision-making capacity/competence, undue influence, elder abuse, and financial exploitation Features assessment strategies, case studies, best practices, and pitfalls to avoid Advises on report writing and court testimony
Elder Abuse by Elder Abuse: Forensic, Legal and Medical Aspects focuses on the psychological, financial and physical abuse and neglect that is widespread in elder abuse across socioeconomic levels. It provides expert information on forensic and legal topics that professionals need to understand to confront these crimes. The topics included are those most important in the detection and prosecution of elder abuse. Identification and epidemiology are discussed, as are types and presentations of abuse. Written at a level for both professionals and students who wish to gain a broader understanding of specific forensic topics in elder maltreatment, this book is an ideal source.
Child Sexual Abuse Assessment by 200 pages, 153 images, 7 contributors Child Sexual Abuse Assessment provides self-directed exercises that guide readers through the process of identifying documented injuries and developing a plan of action for evidence collection and subsequent medical care unique to each case. Readers will have the opportunity to analyze case histories of child sexual abuse and accompanying photographs of the patients' physical examinations. Features and Benefits: --Portable and convenient -- Authored by nationally recognized experts in forensic nursing -- Ideal for self-directed study or group instruction -- Diverse case histories and full-color exam photos for a broad survey of sexual assault response -- Written for sexual assault examiners at every level of experience, from novice to advanced
Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment 2e by 166 pages, 90 images, 15 contributors Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment, Second Edition allows readers will have the opportunity to analyze 15 case histories of sexual assault and accompanying photographs of the patients' physical examinations. Self-directed exercises will guide readers through the process of identifying documented injuries and developing a plan of action for evidence collection and subsequent medical care unique to each case. Features and Benefits: -- 15 diverse case histories and full-color exam photos for a broad survey of sexual assault response -- Authored by nationally recognized experts in forensic nursing -- Ideal for self-directed study or group instruction -- Portable and convenient -- Written for sexual assault examiners at every level of experience, from novice to advanced
Child Abuse: Overview and Evaluation by Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach. Physicians play a critical role in identifying, evaluating, and treating children with a diagnosis of suspected or confirmed child maltreatment. Get practical and essential evidence-based guidelines and AAP references for evaluating and treating sentinel injuries, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. Improve relationship-building with community partners in child welfare, behavioral health, and home visitation programs to provide better ongoing, crucial care of children and their families. Read the latest findings on the key factors in medical evaluation of abuse and neglect and learn more about protecting children who are most at-risk for maltreatment. 
Child Abuse and Neglect by Child Abuse and Neglect: Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact and Management provides an overview of all aspects of child abuse and neglect, approaching the topic. from several viewpoints. First, child abuse is considered from both victimization and offending perspectives, and although empirical scholarship informs much of the content, there is applied material from international experts and practitioners in the field--from policing, to child safety and intelligence. The content is presented to align with university semester timetables in three parts, including 1) Typologies, methods and platforms for abuse, 2) Impacts and prevention, and (3) Issues surrounding recognition and management of child abuse. This book fills a void in the available university-level classroom-targeted literature, promoting the inclusion of child abuse as a standalone subject within university curricula. As such, readership includes undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and wider scholarship, as well as practitioners; including those from psychology, criminology, criminal justice and law enforcement. Presents an up-to-date approach that tackles child abuse from several viewpoints Includes typologies, risk and protective factors, recognition, responses, biopsychosocial outcomes, public policy, prevention, institutional abuse, children and corrections, treatment and management, and myths and fallacies Provides information on significant advances in knowledge areas, such as disclosure, the neurological effects of child abuse and neuroplasticity, and online and virtual child abuse
Manual Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment by 138 pages, 112 images, 19 contributors Manual Nonfatal Strangulation Assessment for Health Care Providers and First Responders is designed to standardize anatomic nomenclature, as it relates to the head and neck, for both new and experienced sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) and sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFEs), first responders, medical residents and physicians, nursing students, and nurse practitioners, including nurse midwives, women's health nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, and forensic nurse practitioners. It will present peer-reviewed strangulation case studies with a clear history, photographic representation and confirmation of anatomical landmarks and injuries, discussions about existing conditions and their influence, identification of injury, evidence-based collection techniques, and treatment based on current standards of practice. Offering this workbook to first responders and health care providers will help fulfill their need for basic, peer-reviewed information and will contribute to continuing competence in care for strangulation patients.
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