Library Guides: Social Service Worker: Child Abuse

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Child Abuse by Rajeev Seth; Srivastava; Jagadeesh N; Shaibya Saldanha
Publication Date: 2020

This book provides an introduction of child abuse, its various forms and adverse health effects, concise chapters on clinical recognition and response to physical, sexual, emotional abuses and neglect. It contains a brief approach to trauma-informed care, medico-legal aspects, multidisciplinary team and case based approach to learning.

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TED Talks: How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime (Video Duration 16 minutes)
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.
Recognizing Child Abuse: Neglect and Emotional Abuse (Video Duration 18 minutes)
After watching this program, viewers will be able to clearly define what constitutes neglect and emotional abuse, give several examples of neglect and emotional abuse and their effects on children.