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Our understanding of child maltreatment has increased markedly since the radiologist Caffey first noticed a correlation between multiple long bone fractures and subdural hematoma in infants (Bross and Mathews, Child Maltreatment, 1, 39–50, 2013). This was followed by Kempe’s contribution, which focused attention on the battered child syndrome in the 1960s (Kempe et al., Child Maltreatment, 1, 23–38, 2013). Currently, the literature recognizes four major types of maltreatment: physical abuse, physical neglect, emotional maltreatment, and sexual abuse (Tickett et al., Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(1), 3–20, 2011).

Child physical abuse and neglect, the twin foci of this chapter are often co-terminal but independent entities with separate, though similar, etiologies and trajectories (Pecora et al., Child and Family Social Work, 2012). In reviewing the empirical literature on the treatment of physical abuse and neglect, one should make frequent distinctions between the two, (e.g., physical abuse as event, neglect as condition; physical abuse as commission, neglect as omission). However, the two are dealt with simultaneously here, as many studies have combined both types of maltreatment because of unclear definitions. In addition, physical abuse and neglect are often comorbid manifestations (Stith et al., Aggression and Violent Behavior, 14(1), 13–29, 2009).

This chapter outlines the incidence, risk, definition, and history of child maltreatment. The chapter also looks at related risk factors such as maternal depression, household composition, maternal age, socioeconomic status (SES), social isolation, and substance abuse. The chapter concludes with descriptions of effective social work interventions including child and parent interventions as well as ecobehavioral interventions.

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Holosko, M., Bostur, J. (2015). Child Maltreatment. In: Wodarski, J., Holosko, M., Feit, M. (eds) Evidence-Informed Assessment and Practice in Child Welfare. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12045-4_11

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