THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PUBLISHED TO INTRODUCE THE CHILD WELFARE WORKER TO THE LITERATURE ON THE PROBLEM OF CHILD ABUSE SO THAT SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE TO ADDRESS THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF PRACTIONERS, AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITIES. MAJOR CATEGORIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE; (2) SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; (3) INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES; (4) SEXUAL MOLESTATION; (5) INCEST; (6) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION; (7) RAPE; (8) TREATMENT AND PREVENTION; (9) THE LAW AND THE COURTS; AND (10) THE FUTURE. TYPES OF MATERIALS INCLUDED ARE BOOKS AND ARTICLES FROM JOURNALS AND NEWSPAPERS. PUBLICATION DATES RANGE FROM 1857 TO 1977. MOST OF THE MATERIALS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE 1970'S. NO ANNOTATIONS ARE PROVIDED. (MLC)