The Fourth Edition of The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment provides readers with the most up-to-date theory, research, and best practices in the field of child abuse and neglect.
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Jon R. Conte, Ph.D. is the Joshua Children’s Foundation Distinguished Scholar on Child Sexual Abuse and Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle. He is the Editor of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence and Trauma, Violence, and Abuse: The Review Journal. The founding President of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, he currently serves on the APSAC Board as President Emeritus for Life. He maintains a private forensic practice specializing in issues of abuse, trauma, and psychotherapy.