Global Child

268 pp 10 b/w images, 1 table 6.125 x 9.25

978-1-9788-1773-9 paper $49.95S

978-1-9788-1774-6 cloth $140.00SU

January 2023

Human Rights • Anthropology Migration Studies

228 pp 10 b/w images 6 x 9

978-1-9788-0489-0 paper $34.95S

978-1-9788-0490-6 cloth $120.00SU

February 2023

Social Work • Women’s Studies

Multicultural Considerations

Preventing Child Maltreatment in the U.S.: Multicultural Considerations

MILTON A. FUENTES, RACHEL R. SINGER, AND RENEE L. DEBOARD-LUCAS

“This book applies an essential multicultural lens as well as a feminist perspective to our understanding of the definitions and contextual origins of child maltreatment in order to inform prevention efforts. The strengths-based and culturally informed approach to the difficult topic of child maltreatment taken by the authors of this volume make it essential reading for anyone working in the area of child welfare.”

—Elizabeth Gershoff, co-editor of Ending the Physical Punishment of Children: A Guide for Clinicians and Practitioners

This book examines core multicultural concepts (e.g., intersectionality, acculturation, spirituality, oppression) as they relate to child maltreatment in the United States. Specifically, this book examines child maltreatment through the interaction of feminist, multicultural and prevention/wellness promotion lenses. Five case studies, which are introduced early on, are revisited to help the readers make important and meaningful connections between theory and practice.

MILTON A. FUENTES is a professor of psychology at Montclair State University in New Jersey and a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and New York.

September 2022

Social Work • Psychology

Public Health

RACHEL SINGER is a clinical director of an outpatient private practice in Rockville, Maryland that provides treatment to clients of all ages.

RENEE DEBOARD-LUCAS treats trauma in youth and adults at a private practice in Washington, DC.

Violence Against Women and Children