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Violent Young Children

10 CE Hours
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About the Course

This text uncovers and examines the increase in sexual and violent crimes committed by children under the age of twelve. It gives diagnostic and demographic information for students who may work with violent children. This text will provide anyone who works with child, adolescent, and adult violence insight to the early signs of violence in children and how the proper diagnosis and treatment can help prevent the continuation of violence

This course is based on the book, Violent Young Children created by Morley Glicken, MSW, MPA, DSW

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: Pearson Education Inc.
Publication Date: 2004 Edition

Course Material Author

Morley Glicken, MSW, MPA, DSW

Dr. Glicken is the former Dean of the Worden School of Social Service in San Antonio, California, the founding director of the Master of Social Work Department at California State University, San Bernardino, and the past former Executive Director of Jewish Family Service of Greater Tucson.

Dr. Glicken received his bachelor's degree in Social Work with a minor in Psychology from the University of North Dakota. He holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Washington, Seattle, and the Master of Public Administration and Doctor of Social Work degrees from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity.

Morley Glicken, MSW, MPA, DSW authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about violent young children. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 List demographics of early violence in children under the age of 18 and define differences between male versus female violence rates.
  2. 2 Explore school violence and explain reasons for gang influences in children.
  3. 3 Describe the strong relationship between child abuse and early-onset violence.

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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  • Behavioral Health

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This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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