The booklet describes careers and requirements in various fields concerned with child abuse and neglect. Each full or half page section includes a description of the field's relation to child abuse and neglect, types of responsibilities involved, and personal/academic qualifications. The following fields are considered: social services, medicine, mental health, law, law enforcement, and education. Also stressed is the value of volunteering. Appended are an annotated bibliography of 28 items, a list of the user manual series developed by the National Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, a list of eight suggested fictional accounts of child abuse and neglect appropriate for children, a list of eight audiovisual materials, and a list of 40 professional organizations and associations. (DB)