Unlike many other medical conditions, child abuse is preventable. Family support programs can provide parenting information and training, develop family skills, offer social support, and provide psychotherapeutic assistance before abuse occurs.
See also Child abuse Mary McNulty
Further Reading
Ackerman, Robert J., and Dee Graham. Too Old to Cry: Abused Teens in Today’s America. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, 1990.
Helfer, Ray E., M.D., and Ruth S. Kempe, M.D., eds. The Battered Child. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1987.
Arbetter, Sandra. “Family Violence: When We Hurt the Ones We Love,” Current Health 22, November 1995, p. 6.
Further Information
National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse. 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 663-3520.
Nancy Bayley
1899-1994 American developmental psychologist known for her “Scales of Mental and Motor Development.”
Nancy Bayley was a pioneer in the field of human development. She devoted her life to documenting and measuring intellectual and motor development in infants, children, and adults. Her studies of the rates of physical and mental maturation have greatly influenced our understanding of developmental processes. Her “Bayley Scales of Mental and Motor Development” are used throughout the world as standardized measurements of infant development. Bayley was the recipient of numerous honors and awards throughout her career. In 1966, she became the first woman to win the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Taken from : The Gale Encyclopedia Of Psychology 2ND Edition - Bonnie Strickland
