Confronting child maltreatment through recreation

"Recreation professionals, as well as physicians, educators, psychologist, social workers, social philosophers, and practically all professionals concerned with human growth and development, recognize recreation's role in the intervention, prevention, and treatment of one of our society's most hideous maladies - child abuse. This book is a helpful guide to the many who need to know how to combat child abuse through recreation and many new topics are presented in this Second Edition."--BOOK JACKET.