PSY 357 - Child Abuse: Social Policy and Clinical Interventions

Institution:

Antioch University-System Administration

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Description:

This course focuses on child abuse and its contemporary manifestations and consequences as one of the most serious social problems in the United States today. Issues to be addressed include the cultural and historical implications of current definitions of child abuse, identification of abused children, current treatment approaches and child welfare policies designed to protect children, to combat abuse and to intervene with troubled families. A secondary theme of the course is the role of the social work profession in policies designed to prevent and ameliorate child abuse. SOCIAL SCIENCE DOMAIN

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.antioch.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 769-1372

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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