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How long does it take to read Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect?

Cynthia Crosson-Tower

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect by Cynthia Crosson-Tower takes about 8 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 13 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2010. 448 pages, about 123,200 words.

17 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 13 hours 41 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 13 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 8 minutes

The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

| BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: | | Chapter 1: The Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective | | Chapter 2: The Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights | | Chapter 3: Maltreatment and the Developing Child | | Chapter 4: The Neglect of Children | | Chapter 5: The Physical Abuse of Children | | Chapter 6: The Sexual Abuse of Children | | Chapter 7: Intrafamilial Abuse | | Chapter 8: Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse, Misuse, and Exploitation | | Chapter 9: Psychological Maltreatment of Children | | Chapter 10: Intervention: Reporting, Investigation and Case Management | | Chapter 11: The Legal Response to Child Abuse and Neglect | | Chapter 12: Treatment: Physical Abuse and Neglect | | Chapter 13: Treatment: Sexual Abuse | | Chapter 14: Foster Care as a Therapeutic Tool | | Chapter 15: Adults Abused as Children | | Chapter 16: Working in Child Protection |

Subjects: Social work with children, Services for, Child abuse, Abused children, Child abuse, prevention, Children, services for

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