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Book SynopsisA heartbreaking and inspiring collection of true fostering stories perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Rosie Lewis. Contains previously published stories Too Scared To Cry, The Girl No One Wanted and A Family For Christmas - brought together in this heartwarming and inspiring collection for the first time. *****Maggie Hartley is one of the UK''s most prolific foster mothers. This inspiring collection includes three heartbreaking, true short stories about the children who have passed through Maggie''s care. TOO SCARED TO CRYWhen Ben and Damien arrive on Maggie''s doorstep, the two toddlers are too scared to speak. More disturbingly still, their baby half-brother Noah is completely unresponsive - he doesn''t smile or play or crawl. The three siblings have been conditioned to be seen and not heard, and it''s up to Maggie to unpick what has caused this terrible void. THE GIRL NO ONE WANTEDEleven-year-old L

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Book SynopsisOf all children reported to child protective services for suspected maltreatment in any form, the percentage of substantiated cases of actual physical abuse is quite small. There are a number of dermatological or radiologically demonstrable musculoskeletal lesions that have been, or could be mistaken for, intentional physical abuse by the inexperienced or untrained observer. Child Abuse and Its Mimics in Skin and Bone illustrates the classic manifestations of physical abuse by dermatological and radiological examination as a standard against which the mimickers of physical abuse can be compared. Beginning with a historical perspective on child abuse, the book explores manifestations of superficial and musculoskeletal trauma in children. It examines conditions often mistaken for child abuse, ranging from rubella to leukemia and bowing deformities to vitamin A intoxication, as well as a plethora of dermatological conditions that can mimic signs of physicTable of ContentsThe Concept of Child Abuse in Historical Perspective. Trauma—Inflicted or Accidental? Incidence of Inflicted Trauma. Risk Factors. Suspicion, Substantiation, or Exclusion of Inflicted Trauma. Musculoskeletal Trauma in Infants and Children: Accidental or Inflicted? Part 1: Introduction. Part 2: Radiological Findings in Nonaccidental Trauma. Radiological Mimickers of Physical Child Abuse. Metaphyseal Lesions. Fractures and Bowing. Bowing Deformities. Congenital Indifference to Pain (Hereditary Sensory in Autonomic Neuropathy). False Fractures. Normal Fractures. Dislocations—Nontraumatic, Noninfectious, Nonabusive. Periosteal New Bone Formation. The Spine. The Skull. Dermatological Signs of Physical Abuse. Bruises. Abrasions and Lacerations. Bite Marks. Hair Pulling. Burns. Neither/Nor Lesions. Cultural Remedies, Folk Medicine. Dermatological Mimics of Physical Abuse. Mimics of Bruises. Mimics of Other Pattern Injuries. Burns.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the policy and practice possibilities offered by a social model of child protection. Drawing on developments in mental health and disability studies, it examines the conceptual, political and practice implications of this new framework.Trade Review"This ought to be one of the most important contemporary social work texts. It deserves—it needs—to have influence and impact. Social work with children and families has in so many ways lost its way. This book helps us all to reflect and to re-route for the future." The British Journal of Social Work"This is an excellent book that relates well to practice and addresses contemporary issues of risk, inequality, shame and neoliberalism. It also addresses the relational and strengths-based turn in a sophisticated way." Jameel Hadi, University of Salford“Protecting Children provides an incisive critique of the current system and compelling case examples of the mistreatment of families. The book documents and champions alternative approaches so that families’ lived experience and perspective frame the discussion and interventions. The book is a useful tool for students, practitioners and policy pros.” David Tobis, Maestral International"This insightful and timely contribution to thinking about how we 'do' child protection invites us toward a new 'social model' approach to keeping children safe within families and communities." Joe Smeeton, Director of Social Work Education, University of Salford"Written with a combination of sharp analysis, thorough research and compassion for children, their families and professionals, this book will take you on a revealing tour to the deep roots of our society's care of its most vulnerable citizens." Professor Michal Krumer-Nevo, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev"If you have felt the social justice footprint has been disappearing in the sand of child protection in recent years, this is the book you have been waiting for. In a refreshing challenge to the growing orthodoxy of pathologised casework the authors firmly root child welfare in the social inequalities that shape family life and urge practitioners to rediscover community development and social activism as appropriate responses to child welfare concerns." Sean Holland, Chief Social Worker, Northern IrelandTable of ContentsIntroduction Trouble ahead? Contending discourses in child protection Building better people: policy aspirations and family life Family experiences of care and protection services: the good, the bad and the hopeful A social model for protecting children: changing our thinking? A social model: experiences in practice Domestic abuse: a case study Crafting different stories: changing minds and hearts Concluding thoughts

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Book SynopsisLessons from child protection errors and mistakes in 11 countries in Europe and North America are drawn together in a stimulating study from leading researchers in the field. By comparing and contrasting impacts, responses and responsibilities, it deepens understanding of how child protection systems fail and points to ideas for risk reduction.Table of Contents1 Errors and mistakes in child protection: an introduction Kay Biesel, Judith Masson, Nigel Parton and Tarja Pösö 2 Errors and mistakes in child protection: understandings and responsibilities Kay Biesel and Michelle Cottier 3 England: attempting to learn from mistakes in an increasingly ‘risk averse’ professional context Judith Masson and Nigel Parton 4 The social construction of child abuse in Ireland: public discourse, policy challenges and practice failures Caroline Shore and Fred Powell 5 The level- headed approach on errors and mistakes in Dutch child protection: an individual duty or a shared responsibility? Kirti Zeijlmans, Tom van Yperen and Mónica López López 6 The Finnish approach to errors and mistakes in child protection: trust in practitioners and service users? Essi Julin and Tarja Pösö 7 Errors and mistakes in the Norwegian child protection system Marit Skivenes and Øyvind Tefre 8 The political- administrative and the professional approach to errors and mistakes in Swedish child protection Inger Kjellberg and Staffan Höjer 9 Errors and mistakes in child protection in Switzerland: a missed opportunity of refl ection? Brigitte Müller, Kay Biesel and Clarissa Schär 10 Discourses, approaches and strategies on errors and mistakes in child protection in Germany Heinz Kindler, Christine Gerber and Susanna Lillig 11 Dysfunctions in French child protection Hélène Join- Lambert and Gilles Séraphin 12 Errors and mistakes in child protection: an unspoken issue in Italy? Teresa Bertotti 13 Preventing and responding to errors in US child protection Jill Duerr Berrick and Jaclyn Chambers 14 Dealing with errors and mistakes in child protection: similarities and differences among countries Kay Biesel, Judith Masson, Nigel Parton and Tarja Pösö

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Book SynopsisGrounded in 40 years of clinical practice and research, this book provides a systematic yet flexible evidence-informed framework for treating adult survivors of complex trauma, particularly those exposed to chronic emotional abuse or neglect. Component-based psychotherapy (CBP) addresses four primary treatment components that can be tailored to each client's unique needs--relationship, regulation, dissociative parts, and narrative. Vivid extended case examples illustrate CBP intervention strategies and bring to life both the client's and therapist's internal experiences. The appendix features a reproducible multipage clinician self-assessment tool that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size. See also Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents, Second Edition, by Margaret E. Blaustein and Kristine M. Kinniburgh, which presents a complementary approach also developed at The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute.Trade Review"[CBP] is the latest of the longer-term treatment models and is notable for its sophistication and its flexible approach….It is a most welcome addition to the treatment literature for complex trauma, specifically as it addresses what has previously been an often underidentified component: the insidious and damaging effects of emotional abuse in childhood."--from the Introduction by Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, private practice (retired), Washington, DC; consultant and trainer, trauma psychology and treatment "This excellent book is pivotal in helping therapists reach out to their traumatized clients’ profound sense of annihilation and facilitate healing from emotional abuse and neglect. The authors present a superb account of their treatment model, which masterfully integrates the key components of truly helpful psychotherapy. Reading the appealing, illuminating clinical examples is a great privilege. This volume is a 'must read' for novice and experienced therapists alike, as well as students."--Onno van der Hart, PhD, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (Emeritus), Utrecht University, The Netherlands "CBP brings both wisdom and compassion to the challenge of working therapeutically when on the very edge of--and at times, thrown into--the abyss of dysregulation and dissociation that is complex trauma. The core principles and case studies reflect a deep understanding of the adult survivor’s experience as well as the importance of therapist self-awareness and self-reflection. This book's exploration of the therapeutic process is a valuable counterbalance (and complement) to manualized approaches to complex trauma therapy."--Julian D. Ford, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center "The authors have written a tightly reasoned and empathic book on the psychodynamic treatment of complex trauma. It is especially focused on the therapeutic relationship, the clinician's and client’s internal experience, the role of dissociative 'parts,' and mind–body theories. Although this book diverges to some extent from my own perspective, it offers a balancing force in the face of more manualized, shorter-term models. I salute it for its intelligence and clinical wisdom, and recommend it as a thought-provoking and valuable addition to our current approaches."--John Briere, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California "This book offers a very fine overview of the process of individual therapy with survivors of trauma--although, truth be told, many of its insights apply to therapy with virtually all clients. It will be especially useful for early-career therapists who may not yet fully realize the complexity and importance of their relationship with the client. A major strength of this book is its ongoing exploration of the impact of various aspects of trauma (such as dysregulation) on the therapist and the therapist's responses."--Pamela C. Alexander, PhD, private practice, South Natick, Massachusetts -Table of ContentsForeword, Bessel A. van der Kolk Introduction, Christine A. Courtois I. Overview and Background 1. Component-Based Psychotherapy with Adult Survivors of Emotional Abuse and Neglect, with Hilary B. Hodgdon 2. Into the Abyss: A Series of Moments in the Clinical Process for Client and Therapist II. The Component-Based Psychotherapy Model 3. Client and Therapist Relational Patterns and Contextual Factors, with Margaret E. Blaustein 4. Reaching across the Abyss: A Relational Approach 5. Regulation of Complex Trauma 6. Regulating on the Brink of the Abyss 7. Fragmentation of Self and Dissociative Parts 8. Working with Dissociative Parts in the Depths of the Abyss 9. Constructing a Narrative, Constructing a Self, with Jodie Wigren 10. Transcending the Abyss: Life Narrative and Identity Development III. The Component-Based Psychotherapy Model Integration: Out of the Abyss 11. Tailoring Treatment with CBP: Individualized Adaptations and Effective Pacing 12. Applications of CBP: Revisiting David and Nicole Appendix. Component-Based Psychotherapy: Clinician Self-Assessment, Jana Pressley

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Book SynopsisAn invaluable introduction to the treatment of childhood trauma using CBT from one of the UK's leading authorities

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Book SynopsisEileen Munro, author of the seminal Munro Review, returns in this fully revised and updated third edition. With new chapters on ′Child Protection Agencies as Complex Adaptive Systems′ and ′How organisations can support more effective practice′, this new edition shifts its focus from individual workers to look at the critical role that organisations play in child protection, and how individuals are affected by the complex enterprise of people, processes, cultures and agencies. It remains an essential guide to strengthening analytic and intuitive skills to improve children′s safety. Trade ReviewThis book is a great catalyst for not only practitioners working with children and families but also those studying this area. The continually evolving nature of child protection and working with families and children is central to the approach take n in the text and affords the reader opportunity to consider their role, practice and professional development needs. The books overall design and approach enable professionals and students to consider how effective child Protection might be shaped, facilitated and evaluated while offering a critical yet balanced perspective on the challenges in working is such contexts. -- Dr Tracey WornastTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Child Protection Agencies as Complex Adaptive Systems Chapter 3: Expertise in Child Protection Work Chapter 4: Evaluating complex interventions Chapter 5: The social context Chapter 6: Defining child abuse and neglect Chapter 7: The Challenges of Managing Uncertainty in Practice Chapter 8: The process of assessing risk Chapter 9: Making decisions Chapter 10: How organisations can support effective practice Chapter 11: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis revealing, disturbing, and thoroughly researched book exposes a dark side of faith that most Americans do not know exists or have ignored for a long time-religious child maltreatment. After speaking with dozens of victims, perpetrators, and experts, and reviewing a myriad of court cases and studies, the author explains how religious child maltreatment happens. She then takes an in-depth look at the many forms of child maltreatment found in religious contexts, including biblically-prescribed corporal punishment and beliefs about the necessity of "breaking the wills" of children; scaring kids into faith and other types of emotional maltreatment such as spurning, isolating, and withholding love; pedophilic abuse by religious authorities and the failure of religious organizations to support the victims and punish the perpetrators; and religiously-motivated medical neglect in cases of serious health problems. In a concluding chapter, Heimlich raises questions about children's rights and proposes changes in societal attitudes and improved legislation to protect children from harm. While fully acknowledging that religion can be a source of great comfort, strength, and inspiration to many young people, Heimlich makes a compelling case that, regardless of one's religious or secular orientation, maltreatment of children under the cloak of religion can never be justified and should not be tolerated.

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Book SynopsisVictim. Prostitute. Gangster’s Wife. Survivor.Tara grew up in squalor on the island of Alderney. When she was only four, she was sexually abused by one of her mother’s many lovers, a horror that continued for five long years. As a teenager, desperate to escape the toxic environment at home, she fled to London – but was swiftly drawn into working as a prostitute. She became involved with some of London’s most notorious gangsters – even marrying one – but when she realised the danger she was inflicting on her children, she knew she had to find a way to get out. This is the inspiring story of one woman’s will to survive, and to fight for a better life.

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Book SynopsisSome children face traumatic or difficult events in their lives, and it's essential that they are helped to understand such events and given permission to talk. To do this, helping adults need to be equipped and confident to start these conversations.Conversation Starters for Direct Work with Children and Young People provides guidance and support for any adult who needs to talk to children about difficult issues. The issues covered include domestic abuse and drug use, mental health issues, adoption and fostering, family illness and bereavement, as well as giving evidence in court.Co-authored by the bestselling author of Direct Work with Vulnerable Children and Direct Work with Family Groups, this book combines seasoned practice wisdom with practical examples and activity ideas to enable you to best help the children in your care.Trade ReviewThis book is built on longstanding knowledge and experience. It will provide professionals a suite of resources and ideas that can inform their own practice and add to the emotional toolkit of our most vulnerable young people as they journey through their lives. -- Paul Hunter, Head Teacher, St. Catherine's R.C. Primary School, EdinburghAudrey and Becky have written a thoughtful, practical and sensitive book which will help practitioners to communicate with children and young people. Audrey and Becky are qualified social workers, and draw on their own experiences of engaging with children and young people about subjects which are difficult for adults and children to talk about. Although titled 'conversation' starters, one of the joys of this book is that it doesn't only rely on talk-based encounters, and describes activities which have been road-tested by children and the authors. I will be recommending it to social work students and to practitioners on our post-qualifying Masters in Applied Professional Studies (Child Welfare and Protection). -- Helen Whincup, Lecturer in Social Work, Faculty of Applied Social Science, University of StirlingTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Preparation. 3. Partnership working. 4. Bullying. 5. Domestic Abuse. 6. Divorce and Separation. 7. An absent parent. 8. Problematic alcohol use. 9. Problematic drug use. 10. Foster care. 11. Adoption and Permanence. 12. Mental health problems. 13. Dementia. 14. When someone in the family is unwell. 15. Death and / or Suicide. 16. Giving evidence in court. 17. Imprisonment. 18. Looking after yourself.

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Book SynopsisRichie Barlow recently celebrated his 40th birthday, a landmark date he never thought he would reach. Many were the times – when struggling to survive a desperate childhood and adolescence – that he clinged to a dream of simply making it to 22. Abandoned by his abusive mother and stepfather and placed in an inadequate care system, he was sold into child prostitution and criminality while the state apparatus knowingly failed him. But for the love and hope shared by surrogate parents Pauline and Anna, Richie would have become just another tragic statistic. Yet released back into the world with few coping strategies, he was determined to make his mark and have his mistreatment at the hands of the local authority recognised in order to bring about the change necessary so others would not have to experience the sort of tribulations, tragedy and sorrow he had. Now in a loving relationship, married to Ben, a new family around him and an award winning dog walking business, Richie’s story is one of immense determination and inner strength against the longest odds. It is about hope, reclaiming the past and gaining justice. Harrowing yet uplifting, it is a must read.

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Book Synopsis'Explosive' Belfast TelegraphChilling. Candid. Controversial.This is the voice of one man from within a dark scandal that nestled in the heart of London's Soho in the 1970s.Travelling to the big city to escape The Troubles in his native Northern Ireland, Anthony Daly accepted a job in Foyles Bookshop and began a new life in England. However, his naivety saw him quickly fall foul of predators, looking for young men to blackmail and sexually exploit.After years of hiding the secret of his abuse at the hands of some of the most influential men in the country, Anthony's trauma became harder to contain, as he witnessed revelations of historic abuse coming to light on TV and in newspapers.Then, finally, his lost voice ripped through the safe family life he had built over 40 years.With parallels to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, this is stylishly written and politically explosive. It is the haunting true story of a young man's decent into a hell designed to satisfy the powerful. A world that destroyed the lives of everyone involved.***Previously published as Playland (2018)***'Tony Daly's story goes to the very heart of a corrupt and perverted establishment.' Derry Journal'An extremely powerful and honest read that I just couldn't put down.' Waterstones staff review'A shattering memoir' Robin Jarossi, author of The Hunt for the 60s RipperTrade Review'Tony Daly's horrific story demands to be heard - his journey into the very heart of a corrupt and perverted Establishment is simply off the scale...' Paul Frift, Producer of the ITV drama Victoria

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Book Synopsis'Stella is just like a tiny bird. This is my first impression of her. A quiet little sparrow of a girl.'In her brand-new series 'Thrown Away Children', Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother.The first in the series, Stella's Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an abusive past.Named after the lager that christened her at birth, Stella's life is characterised instability and neglect. Her teenage mother abandons her in the first few weeks of her life, and left in the 'care' of her father, she ends up lying deserted in a house with no food, no water, no clothes, and no warmth.She eventually lands in the care of foster carer Louise, who is determined to change her life for the better. Things seem to be going well - but when Stella has a startling response to having her photo taken, it becomes clear the scars of her abuse run deeper than anyone could have ever guessed.

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Book SynopsisThis long-awaited second edition of our best-selling book has been fully updated by its expert editors, Dr Russell Wate QPM and Nigel Boulton, both former police officers and current specialist consultants in safeguarding. It has been considerably expanded to include new legislation and guidance (including full compliance with Working Together 2018), as well as to tackle contemporary issues that are of much concern to workers in today's safeguarding arena, including: * Lived Experience of Children * Gangs and county lines * Unaccompanied minors * Private fostering * Modern slavery * Edge of care and transitioning * Young carers * GDPR * Safeguarding in non-statutory settings * Harmful cultural practices The book is a vital aid to all those working in the field of child and adult services. It provides a valuable overview of the major and very different areas of public protection practice. It aims to translate the processes, guidelines and language to enable them to have a workable understanding of the varied areas of practice that may impact their own working lives.Table of ContentsProvisional chapters Safeguarding children Complex child abuse Domestic violence and abuse Safeguarding vulnerable adults Sexual violence Exploitation both in Children and in Adults, which will cover some of these bullet points

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Book SynopsisMaike Mullenders was just twenty-one when police broke the devastating news her father had taken his own life. Not only that, but he also left behind a handwritten confession suggesting that he had been ‘physically inappropriate with my daughter’. Maike was painfully aware of her father’s troubled life, but this came as a complete shock – she loved him and had no conscious memory of any sexual abuse. Thrown into personal turmoil, and questioning her identity and place in the world, she spent the next twenty years trying to uncover the truth. Had he broken her trust in the worst way imaginable? Was it a symptom of his mental anguish? Or had he constructed a story to make her hate him so her loss might be more manageable? Through deeply personal counselling sessions, extensive research, yoga and meditation she explored the darkest reaches of her subconscious and unearthed ‘memories’ long buried, yet emerged with an ‘answer’ that enabled her to live again, free from the agonising burden of The Confession. This is Maike’s remarkable journey to hope and peace after her father’s chilling final message pushed her to the brink of insanity.

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Book Synopsis"He had raped me, had me beaten up, drained me of every last shred of self-respect. Surely he would leave me alone now? But that evening, as I was eating with my parents, the phone rang. My blood ran cold…" Christina O’Connor is the main prosecution witness from the Huddersfield Grooming scandal which saw 11 men convicted of a staggering 43 offences against her, including 22 counts of rape. Christina will describe how, from being an innocent child in a normal family, she fell into the clutches of a grooming gang whose abuse of children earned them a total of 257 years in prison. Christina’s helpless parents tried desperately to save their 13 year old daughter as she began playing truant, and was lured into sexual activities with complete strangers, in exchange for pizza, vodka and cannabis. After five years of almost daily rape, Christina committed robberies under duress from the grooming gang and was jailed. She made a complaint to police about the abuse, but no action was taken. She sees the prison term as her salvation; from this moment she turned her life around. Two years after her release, her police statement was found at the back of a filing cabinet, and Operation Tendersea, the investigation into the grooming gang was launched. This is the first time Christina has spoken out. She has waived her right to anonymity and wants the world to hear her voice.

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Book SynopsisToni Maguire''s memoirtells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother''s gentility and her father''s roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child''s near destruction. The first time her father made an improper advance on Toni, she was six years old. Her father warned her not to tell her mother, or anyone else, because they would blame her and wouldn''t love her any more. It had to remain our secret. When she finally built up the courage to tell her mother what had happened, she was told never to speak of the matter again. With no one to turn to, isolated and alone in rural Ireland, the abuse continued unhindered. At14 Toni fell pregnant by her father, and when her state was discovered she was made to have a late abortion which almost killed her. The truth of her childhood could no longer be kept hidden but, just as her father predicted, Toni found herself judged and rejected by her family, teachers, and friends. The blame and anger she was treated with only worsened when her father was sent to prison as a result of his actions. This is the compelling story of her struggle to put the ghost of her childhood to rest, and emerge ultimately triumphant.Trade Review‘Hard to put down …. I truly felt I was living her life alongside her, being taken back in time. I could almost smell the honeysuckle and soda bread but also feel the dread and fear.’ Jane Elliott, author of the No.1 bestseller ‘The Little Prisoner’ 'This memoir is testament to [Toni Maguire's] amazing courage'. Closer magazine. ‘Amazing'. The Mirror.

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Book SynopsisThis standard textbook on battered children updates and adds to the previous editions, while retaining their multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach. It contains chapters on the current treatment and prevention of child abuse, covering paediatrics, psychiatry, and social and legal studies.

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Book SynopsisThis is the autobiography of Anna Michener, who suffered physical and emotional abuse behind closed doors at the hands of her parents and grandmother. The account is of growing up under unspeakable conditions, not of mature reflection but an immediate account of unhealed wounds.

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Book SynopsisMost of us are unaware of child neglect even when we are witnessing it. . . . Neglect is a matter of things undone, of inaction compounded by indifference. Since it goes on at home, it is a very private sin. . . . It is little wonder that most of the public is unaware of poor child caring. Its ignorance is even greater as to how widespread the problem is. But this is not a blissful ignorance. The public may not want to attend to child neglect, but it lives with the distortions of human personality that are left in its wake.from chapter 1 of Damaged Parents Norman Polansky and his colleagues have produced a truly remarkable book. . . . One of the consequences of [the] relative invisibility of child neglect is that we also know less about it. But this book will help to correct that for it contains reports of findings from two systematic efforts to define, measure, classify, and understand child neglect.Thomas M. Young, Social Service Review

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Book SynopsisA gripping verse memoir that offers a compassionate and wrenching account of the author’s experience of childhood sexual abuse.Trade Review"[Because] is a rare and remarkable text. Although it deals unswervingly with abuse, violations of trust and the deeply damaging effect of both of these, it is also literary, powerful and consoling…A deeply achieved record of human truth, earned at cost and beautifully expressed." -- Eavan Boland

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Book SynopsisUntil recently, the topic of female sexual offenders remained under-researched, and many incorrect assumptions and beliefs still surround the subject. This book is organised in to five parts around eleven chapters.Trade Review"The strength of this book is the skill with which Ford leads the reader through difficult and challenging material." (Youth and Policy, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008)Table of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgements xii Introduction 1 Part I: The Nature and Prevalence of Sexual Abuse by Women and Our Understanding of it 1 The Prevalence of Sexual Abuse by Women 7 2 How is Sexual Abuse by Women Conceptualised and Understood? 17 3 The Nature of Child Sexual Abuse Committed by Women 25 Part II: Contextualising Sexual Abuse by Women 4 Potentially Relevant Factors in Sexual Abuse by Women 37 5 Male Coercion of Females into Sexually Abusive Behaviour 47 6 What Might MotivateWomen to Sexually Abuse Children? 57 Part III: The Consequences of Sexual Abuse by Women 7 Is Sexual Abuse by Women Harmful? 69 Part IV: Furthering Our Understanding and Developing Work in this Field 8 Aspects of Female Offending in Need of Further Research 93 9 Intervening with Female Abusers: Treatment Needs, Methods and Outcomes 111 Part V: Widening Our Focus 10 Mothers who are Partners of Male Offenders: are they Collusive and therefore Abusive? 129 11 Female Adolescents and Children who Sexually Abuse 149 Concluding Thoughts 167 References 171 Index 189

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Book SynopsisThis is one of the prestigious NSPCC Wiley Series in Safeguarding Children titles. It takes the form of a reader and is divided into two parts. Part 1 covers the essentials of all work with children and families, and Part 2 offers guidance on the process of safeguarding children.Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii Preface ix The Editors Acknowledgements xv Introduction 1Jenny Gray I Themes and Principles of Safeguarding 11 1 Putting Children and Their Rights at the Heart of the Safeguarding Process 13 2 Working Effectively with Parents 38 3 The Wider Family and Community 62 4 Children Living Away from Home 77 5 Working Effectively in a Multi-Agency Context 112 II The Process of Safeguarding 137 6 Should I Be Worried? 139 7 Approaching Someone for Help 159 8 Carrying Out or Contributing to an Assessment 179 9 Judgements, Decisions and Plans 200 10 Intervention 218 11 Reviewing and Ending Intervention: Achieving the Best Possible Outcomes for Children 252 Index 279

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Book SynopsisA beacon of hope for women and men who fear that they will pass the abuse they have suffered on to their children, partners, or employees. Humane and compassionate but also clear and down to earth, this is a wonderful contribution to the literature on healing. --Lundy Bancroft, author of When Dad Hurts Mom and Why Does He Do That? In this remarkably powerful, wise, and compassionate book, Beverly Engel leads readers step by step through a program that will help survivors of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse in childhood to heal from their wounds so they don''t need to re-enact their abusive pasts. She offers expert advice and strategies to help parents and would-be parents avoid doing to their children what was done to them and helps both abusers and victims in emotionally and physically abusive relationships make vitally important changes in their relationships. --Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Toxic Parents and Emotional Blackmail If you wereTrade ReviewAccording to Engel, "in the past twenty-five years studies on abuse and family assaults strongly suggest that abused children become abusers themselves," yet victims often don't receive any treatment until their repetition of the abuse is already underway. In this clear, empathetic self-help book, Engel aims to stop that cycle by teaching readers to remember the past truthfully, to identify and manage their emotions, and to recognize the characteristics of abusive relationships. An experienced psychotherapist and prolific author (The Emotionally Abused Woman; Loving Him without Losing You, etc.), Engel is also an abuse survivor herself. Her attitude towards her readers is gentle and understanding; she clearly knows firsthand how difficult victim and abuser patterns are to break. Readers are expected to perform a good deal of homework aiming at self-discovery: answering simple questions, writing down their memories, tracing family patterns, etc. Some may argue that Engel presents the most crucial advice--what to do if you've already become abusive--too late in volume, by which point an abuser may have dropped the book. But the middle chapters--on shame and its manifestations, on anger, sorrow and fear--are some of the best, especially when Engel delves into the effects of physical, sexual and emotional abuse on children. Though she deals thoroughly with the psychology of victims, Engel concentrates far more than in her earlier books on trying to reach violent and sexual offenders. Violation begets violation, she says. Parental attitudes and behavior, be they cruel, indifferent or supportive, are passed on to later generations. This book is an excellent choice for readers who come from an abusive past and are struggling to make a brighter future for themselves and their families. (Publishers Weekly Annex on-line, November 15, 2004)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. Part One: Understanding the Legacy of Abuse. 1. What Will Be Your Legacy? 2. Assessing Your Risk Factors. 3. Why We Do to Others (and Ourselves) What Was Done to Us. Part Two: Facing the Truth and Facing Your Feelings. 4. Coming Out of Denial 59 5. Learn to Identify and Manage Your Emotions 72 6. Learn How to Identify and Manage Your Shame 86 7. Managing Your Anger 115 8. Coping with Fear 138 Part Three: Abuse Prevention Strategies. 9. How to Prevent Partner Abuse 157 10. How to Prevent Child Abuse 181 11. If You Have Already Become Abusive 202 12. If You Have Already Been Abused or Established a Victim Pattern. Part Four: Long-Term Strategies to Help You Break the Cycle. 13.Emotionally Separating from Your Parents. 14.Facing the Truth about Your Family Legacy. 15.Breaking into the Dysfunctional Family System. 16.Continue to Heal. Epilogue. Resources. References. Recommended Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisA beacon of hope for women and men who fear that they will pass the abuse they have suffered on to their children, partners, or employees. Humane and compassionate but also clear and down to earth, this is a wonderful contribution to the literature on healing. --Lundy Bancroft, author of When Dad Hurts Mom and Why Does He Do That? In this remarkably powerful, wise, and compassionate book, Beverly Engel leads readers step by step through a program that will help survivors of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse in childhood to heal from their wounds so they don''t need to re-enact their abusive pasts. She offers expert advice and strategies to help parents and would-be parents avoid doing to their children what was done to them and helps both abusers and victims in emotionally and physically abusive relationships make vitally important changes in their relationships. --Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Toxic Parents and Emotional Blackmail If you wereTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE LEGACY OF ABUSE. 1. What Will Be Your Legacy? 2. Assessing Our Risk Factors. 3. Why We Do to Others (and Ourselves) What Was Done to Us. PART TWO: FACING THE TRUTH AND FACING YOUR FEELINGS. 4. Coming Out of Denial. 5. Learn to Identify and Manage Your Emotions. 6. Learn How to Identify and Manage Your Shame. 7. Managing Your Anger. 8. Coping with Fear. PART THREE: ABUSE PREVENTION STRATEGIES. 9. How to Prevent Partner Abuse. 10. How to Prevent Child Abuse. 11. If You Have Already Become Abusive. 12. If You Have Already Been Abused or Established a Victim Pattern. PART FOUR: LONG-TERM STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU BREAK THE CYCLE. 13. Emotionally Separating from Your Parents. 14. Facing the Truth about Your Family Legacy. 15. Breaking into the Dysfunctional Family System. 16. Continue to Heal. Epilogue. Resources. References. Recommended Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe process of interviewing a child can be a daunting experience for both the child and the interviewer. Interviewing Children offers practical advice for understanding the linguistic abilities of children and for applying that knowledge effectively to the evidentiary interview.Table of ContentsTalking and Listening to Children. Establishing Rapport. Free Narrative Phase: Listening to Children. Asking Questions. Interviewing Observed: Child Language and Development. Interviewing Children with Special Needs. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisDeserted by his mother and abandoned by his father at just three months old, Jerry Coyne was sent to live in a Catholic children''s home run by nuns of the order of the Sisters of Nazareth. Life soon settled into a rhythm and then, one day, the beatings started. Harsh, vicious punishments became part of everyday life for the bemused little boy as the nuns attempted to beat the Devil out of him. Jerry began to hide behind bad behaviour and at the age of 12, his defiance resulted in him being sent to a boarding school for boys with behavioural problems. Life then got worse when his housemaster, the man whose job it was to take care of him, began a regime of mental, physical and sexual abuse.Years of self-hatred and guilt led to Jerry suffering from a severe stammer and, eventually, he tried to hang himself. This was the turning point and, after finally finding the courage to go to the authorities, Jerry and numerous other victims came forward and were instrumental in t

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Book SynopsisA Step-by-Step Guide for Working with Violent Clients Renowned family therapist Cloe Madanes presents a therapy of socialaction, a proven model of therapeutic intervention developed forprofessionals who work with violent men. At the very heart of thisapproach is the conviction that the offAnder is fully responsiblefor his actions. As evidence of this core belief, a therapy ofsocial action requires the offAnder to acknowledge his violentactions, demonstrate authentic repentance, make amAnds to thevictim, and find acceptable alternative behaviors.Table of Contents1. A Therapy of Social Action. 2. The Elements of Social Action in Therapy. 3. The Caged Animal. 4. The Knife in Her Heart (with James P. Keim). 5. Steps in the Therapy of Adult Sex Offenders. 6. The Juvenile Sex Offender (with Dinah Smelser and James P.Keim). 7. Abusive Husbands. 8. Judges' and Therapists' Mistakes. 9. The Past.

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Book SynopsisPresents a family systems approach to curing abusive families by a prominent author in the field of treating child abuse. It includes a focused step-by-step programme for assessment, treatment and reunification, with numerous case histories and dramatic examples throughout.Trade Review"Replete with case examples, Eliana Gil's straightforward, nononsense guide to treating some of society's most dangerous familyinteractions is a valuable resource to all clinicians who work withchild abuse.'' --Marcia Sheinberg, director of training, AckermanInstitute for Family Therapy, and director, Ackerman IncestProject "This book is well-written and well-illustrated with clinical casematerial." --Benjamin E. Saunders, Ph.D., National Crime VictimsResearch and Treatment Center, Medical University of SouthCarolina "With its clear, practical style, this is an unusually useful bookfor clinicians at any level of skill, the next best thing to anexperienced supervisor or colleague. Gil does an extraordinary jobof integrating theory, research, and case examples in an area ofclinical practice that can easily be intimidating. The book'sparticular strength lies in its skillful blAnd of narative andclinical dialogue, in which the therapist's voice is consistentlyempathetic, firm, and focused, both inspiring readers to take asimilar approach and at the same time teaching them how." --AdeliaMoore, Ph.D., Connecticut Children's Medical Center School,Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental HealthTable of Contents1. What Makes Child Abuse Treatment Unique. 2. Assessment. 3. Principles of Treatment. 4. Beginning Treatment. 5. Assessing Family Readiness for Reunification(with MonicaRoizner-Hayes). 6. Treatment Failures. Appendix: Checklist for Reunification of Incestuous Families.

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Book SynopsisOffering an approach that focuses on the origins of mental health rather than the beginnings of mental illness, this book outlines how men and women can recognize the resilient traits they possess and foster the strength to overcome tragedy. An inspiring and invigorating book! I recommAnd it to the courageous women and men who struggle each day to overcome their own cruel pasts, to the therapists who work with them, and to anyone interested in the relationship between adult development and mental health.''''--Robert Kegan, Harvard University and the Massachusetts School of Professional PsychologyTrade Review"A deeply moving book: inspirational, celebratory, incredibly optimistic, practical, powerful, and beautifully written." "Excellent. . . . There are many new titles about optimal personality development but few are as well researched or as inspiring as Higgins' Resilient Adults." "An inspiring and invigorating book! I recommAnd it to the courageous women and men who struggle each day to overcome their own cruel pasts, to the therapists who work with them, and to anyone interested in the relationship between adult development and mental health.'' (Robert Kegan, Harvard University and the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology) "There are many new titles out about optimal personality development but few are as well researched or inspiring as Higgens's Resilient Adults. Thse survivors' own stories provide hope and valuable lessons to those hurt by life's experiences and for those who seek to understand and help them. It is written with informed intelligence and poetic passion. Recommended for its practical picture of mental health."Table of Contents1. The Challenge of Resilience. 2. Two Portraits: Shibvon and Dan. 3. The Locus of Hope: A Developmental Approach to Early Love. 4. The Later Loci of Hope: Adolescent "Adoptive'' Relationships as Developmental Opportunities. 5. Faith and Vision. 6. Social and Political Activism: Healing Pathways. 7. "Struggling Well'': The Sea Beyond the Sirens. 8. Recommendations from the Resilient.

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Book SynopsisThe sexual abuse of children is an area of increasing concern to social services agencies, lawmakers, and the general public. Recent reforms of the legislation in this area have been influenced by the emerging field of children’s rights. Terrence Sullivan takes a critical look at the reforms and raises provocative questions about who is empowered by developments and who is not.The Canadian constitution potentially offers an important vehicle in advancing individuals rights. Sullivan reviews the emergence of child abuse and child sexual abuse as a ‘new’ object of social inquiry and regulation within the context of childhood sexuality, which has historically been subject to extensive regulation in the hand of professionals. He explores the rise of child sexual vulnerability on the public agenda, and tracks the role and influence of specialized professional knowledge in stimulating and steering legislative reform.Sullivan concludes that court decision

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Book SynopsisBeautifully rendered and rippling with family dysfunction, secrets, deaths, drunks, and old resentments, Shonda Buchanan's memoir is an inspiring story that explores her family's legacy of being African Americans with American Indian roots and how they dealt with not just society's ostracization but the consequences of this dual inheritance.

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Book SynopsisAn accessible resource to help those in organisational settings ensure that they have taken all possible steps to safeguard the children and young people they are responsible for. Draws on up to date research with people who have committed sexual offences against children in organisational settings, and new developments in interviewing approaches Details recent cases to illustrate points about institutional failures in protecting children Highlights the fact that those who sexually offend against children are a diverse and heterogeneous population, and the approaches taken to protect children must address the range of possible risks Makes a firm commitment to the importance of multi-agency and inter-disciplinary collaboration and is relevant in both community and residential settings Offers clear and practical messages and measures for organisations to act on Trade Review"Creating Safer Organisations is a wonderfully hands-on, functional guide that not only raises awareness of the issue of organisational abuse but provides an empirical framework to the media-focused discourse on this topic." (NOTA News, March 2013) "This is where organisations should head immediately for guidance on safer recruitment, organisational planning and the safe use of space... Creating Safer Organisations offers a firm, accessible and engagine platform on which further work can build." (Journal of Sexual Aggression, March 2013) “The book flows well from topic to topic and there is a good use of examples. It provides an overview of the literature and research in each area it covers and weaves the outcomes together to create a holistic view of how children are either protected or put at risk by current practices. However, the real strength and value of the book to professionals is the evidence-based way it provides practical advice on creating safer organisations.” (Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 1 September 2013)Table of ContentsAbout the Contributors xi Preface xv Creating Safer Organisations – An Overview 1 Marcus Erooga 1 Understanding and Responding to People Who Sexually Abuse Children Whilst Employed In Positions of Trust: An Overview of the Relevant Literature – Part One: Offenders 7 Marcus Erooga People Who Sexually Abuse Children in Organisational Positions of Trust – a definition 7 How Prevalent are Sexual Offences Committed Against Children in Professional or Workplace Settings? 8 Characteristics and Behaviour of People Who Sexually Abuse Children in Organisational Positions of Trust 8 Findings From a Study of Residents in a Specialist Treatment Setting Who had Sexually Abused Children Whilst in Organisational Positions of Trust 9 Grooming 11 Use of the Internet 14 Motivations to Sexually Abuse 15 Thought Processes and Cognitive Distortions 18 Female Sexual Abusers 20 Conclusions 22 2 Understanding and Responding to People Who Sexually Abuse Children Whilst Employed In Positions of Trust: An Overview of the Relevant Literature – Part Two: Organisations 27 Marcus Erooga Characteristics of ‘Vulnerable Organisations’ – the Importance of the Organisational Environment in Preventing Abuse 27 Corruption of Care 28 Models of Authority 33 Characteristics of Sexual Abuse in Specific Organisational Settings 34 Motivations to Abuse 38 Developing Preventative Strategies 39 3 Policy and Legislation – Changing Responses to an Emerging Problem 44 Kerry Cleary and Marcus Erooga General Organisational Legal Responsibilities 45 Child care Focussed Policy and Legislation 45 Department for Children, Schools and Families List 99 47 Protection of Children Act (PoCA) List 48 Disqualification Orders and Regulated Positions (replaced by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, 2006) 48 Sex Offender Register Notification Arrangements 49 Criminal Records Checks 49 Shortcomings of These Arrangements 50 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, 2006 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 50 The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 53 Strengths and Limitations of Legislation and Regulation 54 What Do Developments in Legislation and Regulation Indicate About Desirable Cultures for Organisational Safeguarding by Government Organisations and Individuals? 58 A Model 59 How Should Legislation and Regulation Support the Development of Safer Organisational Cultures? 60 4 Sexual Abuse of Children By People In Organisations: What Offenders Can Teach Us About Protection 63 Marcus Erooga, Debra Allnock and Paula Telford Introduction 63 Methodology 64 The Sample 65 Findings 68 Organisational Facilitating Factors 68 Individual Facilitating Factors 73 Discussion 79 Situational Crime Prevention as a Response 81 Conclusion and Recommendations 82 5 Manipulation Styles of Abusers Who Work With Children 85 Joe Sullivan and Ethel Quayle Introduction 85 Demographic Profile and Offending Patterns of Professional Perpetrators 86 Psychometric Comparisons with Intra- and Extra-Familial Child Abusers 86 Rationale for a Qualitative Methodology 87 Motivation to Sexually Offend 87 Victim Selection, Grooming and Abuse 89 Manipulation Styles 90 Conclusions 95 Multi Disciplinary Issues 97 Future Directions 97 6 Organisational Issues and New Technologies 99 Ethel Quayle An Evolving Issue 99 Technology In the Workplace 100 Abusive Images 102 Sexting 104 Grooming 104 Stalking 105 Adult Pornography 105 Misuse of Social Media 105 The Individual and Organisational Abuse 106 Situational Factors and Technology Mediated Organisational Abuse 108 Guidelines on Child Protection Policies and Procedure In Relation to Technology 113 Conclusion 116 7 Safer Recruitment – Guidance for Organisations 122 Kerry Cleary Introduction 122 Doing the Basic Things Well 123 Importance of Values and Emotional Intelligence 124 Safer Recruitment Within a Safeguarding Culture 126 A Model of Safer Recruitment – PICK 127 P – Plan 127 I – Identify 130 C–Check 134 K is for Keep 136 The Basics Are Necessary But Not Sufficient 137 Appendix 1 Safer Recruitment Checklist 138 8 Prevention Is Better Than Cure: The Value of Situational Prevention In Organisations 140 Keith L. Kaufman, Hayley Tews, Jessica M. Schuett, and Benjamin R. Kaufman A Foundation for Prevention in Organisations and Institutions 141 Rational Choice Theory 141 Routine Activity Theory 143 Defensible Space Theory 144 Applying the Situational Prevention Model to Child Sexual Abuse 146 A Structured Approach to Applying the Situational Prevention Model with Community Organisations and Institutions 150 The Situational Prevention Model Approach to Assessing Local Organisational Settings 151 Identifying Common Risks Across National Organisations and Institutions 161 Situational Prevention Model Children’s Hospital Consultation – a Case Study 163 The Boys & Girls Club Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Self-Assessment Initiative 164 Conclusions 166 9 Avoiding and Managing Allegations Against Staff 170 Jo Green Introduction 170 The Incidence of Allegations 171 Behaviour That Gives Rise to Allegations 173 Procedural Fairness Within a Precautionary Approach 174 Characteristics of a Safe Organisation 186 Index 188

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Book SynopsisWhen cases of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) by predatory men are reported in the media, it is often presented that a young, innocent girl has been abused by bad men with their demand for sex and profit. This narrative has shaped popular understandings of young people in the commercialized sex trades, sparking new policy responses. However, the authors of Youth Who Trade Sex in the U.S. challenge this dominant narrative as incomplete. Carisa Showden and Samantha Majic investigate young people's engagement in the sex trades through an intersectional lens.The authors examine the dominant policy narrative's history and the political circumstances generating its emergence and current form. With this background, Showden and Majic review and analyze research published since 2000 about young people who trade sex since 2000 to develop an intersectional matrix of agency and vulnerability designed to improve research, policy, and community interventions that center the needs of these younTrade Review"Anyone who keeps abreast of the news is aware of the master narrative of youth sex trafficking in the US.... This book argues that the narrative conceals far more than it explains.... The authors base their conclusions on a rigorous methodological analysis and critique of 128 peer-reviewed studies.... The strengths and weaknesses of each approach are detailed in what the authors call a comprehensive narrative analysis (CNA), which is amply supported by informative tables. This book should be required reading for all graduate students in the social and behavioral sciences. The intersectional methodological analysis is superb. Summing Up: Essential.-- CHOICE

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Book SynopsisWhen cases of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) by predatory men are reported in the media, it is often presented that a young, innocent girl has been abused by bad men with their demand for sex and profit. This narrative has shaped popular understandings of young people in the commercialized sex trades, sparking new policy responses. However, the authors of Youth Who Trade Sex in the U.S. challenge this dominant narrative as incomplete. Carisa Showden and Samantha Majic investigate young people's engagement in the sex trades through an intersectional lens.The authors examine the dominant policy narrative's history and the political circumstances generating its emergence and current form. With this background, Showden and Majic review and analyze research published since 2000 about young people who trade sex since 2000 to develop an intersectional matrix of agency and vulnerability designed to improve research, policy, and community interventions that center the needs of these younTrade Review"Anyone who keeps abreast of the news is aware of the master narrative of youth sex trafficking in the US.... This book argues that the narrative conceals far more than it explains.... The authors base their conclusions on a rigorous methodological analysis and critique of 128 peer-reviewed studies.... The strengths and weaknesses of each approach are detailed in what the authors call a comprehensive narrative analysis (CNA), which is amply supported by informative tables. This book should be required reading for all graduate students in the social and behavioral sciences. The intersectional methodological analysis is superb. Summing Up: Essential.-- CHOICE

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Book SynopsisThis timely book takes a critical look at the impact of the Munro Review (2011) on child protection and the Government's response.Trade Review"In this timely volume Maggie Blyth and Enver Solomon have brought together experts in the field to assist in meeting current challenges in child safeguarding. Although they raise almost as many questions as answers they assist in pointing the way towards the shift in thinking required to develop better ways of protecting children in future." Sarah Andrews, Director of Nursing and Quality, NHS Kent and Medway"Valuable, relevant and up to date" Patrick Alan Donnelly, New College Durham"A thoughtful and insightful selection of articles examining the way forward." Detective Superintendent Martin Lakeman, Head of Public Protection, West Mercia Police"In a series of thoughtful and thought provoking, well argued, chapters this book brings together academic perspectives with practice experience to stimulate the thinking of children's service professionals, LSCB partners and policy makers alike." Martin Pratt, Corporate Director, Children & Learning, Luton Borough CouncilTable of ContentsForeword ~ Maggie Atkinson; Introduction ~ Maggie Blyth and Enver Solomon; Early intervention ~ Colin Green; Local safeguarding children boards: faith, hope and evidence ~ Michael Preston-Shoot; The child's voice in the child protection system ~ Jenny Clifton; Parental mental health, risk and child protection: what does Munro mean to child protection and adult mental health? ~ Andrew Coombe; Adolescent-to-parent abuse and frontline service responses: does Munro matter? ~ Amanda Holt; Older children and the child protection system ~ Gwyther Rees and Mike Stein; Serious case review ~ John Fox; Conclusion ~ Enver Solomon and Maggie Blyth.

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Book SynopsisThis book will inspire policy makers, practitioners, academics and journalists to rediscover courage in tackling child sexual abuse. Sarah Nelson proposes new models for child-centred, perpetrator-focussed child protection, for community prevention, and for work with survivor-offenders.Trade Review"Nelson and her co-authors have produced a lively, detailed and refreshing critique of current knowledge, services and debates and make a strong case for some radical and challenging new approaches to reducing CSA and CSE and its highly toxic effects for individual victims and survivors and for society as a whole." - NOTA (National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers)"An exploration of the social, political and personal nature of sex crime that interrogates established practice and offers new ways forward." Malcolm Cowburn, Emeritus Professor of Applied Social Science, Sheffield Hallam University"For anyone interested in tackling sexual abuse, this book fills a void, is an essential read and offers new theories and radical solutions which will stimulate debate towards positive change." Laurie Matthew, Manager and Founder of Eighteen And Under"Sarah Nelson is one of our clearest thinkers about child sexual abuse - she brings scrupulous research, clear and committed politics, and wisdom accumulated over decades to one of the big issues of our time." Beatrix Campbell OBETable of ContentsPart 1: The Barriers to Progress; From rediscovery to suppression?; Lies and deception in backlash theories; Part 2: Children and Young People; Fact, myth and legacy in notorious child abuse cases: Orkney in context; Stigmatised young people: from ‘abuse fodder’ to key allies in child protection; Models for more effective child protection (with Liz Davies); Community prevention of CSA: a model for practice (with Norma Baldwin); Part 3: Adult Survivors of sexual abuse; Physical ill health: the serious impacts of sexual violence; Producing radical change in mental health: implications of the trauma paradigm; Pathways into crime after sexual abuse: the voices of male offenders; Rethinking sex offender programmes for survivor-perpetrators.

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Book SynopsisThe first book to provide practitioners with an evidence-based, practical guide to safeguarding children and young people from abuse in a world of sexting, selfies and snap chat.Trade Review“Claudia Megele’s argument is well made and comprehensive, it is hard not to agree with what she asserts and she has research to back up her assertions… Overall, it is a book that I would highly recommend to any practitioner working with young people, whether that is in the field of social work, psychotherapy, psychology or teaching.” Journal of Social Work PracticeTable of ContentsPreface Foreword Chapter 1. Digital Lives and Cyborg Childhood Chapter 2. Online Identity and Digital Citizenship and Boundaries Chapter 3. The 10 C’s Psycho-Socio-Ecological model for holistic safeguarding Chapter 4. Play and Online Video Games Chapter 5. “Internet Addiction”, Problematic Use of Online Media and Online Gambling Chapter 6. Sexting Chapter 7. Online Grooming and Sexual Abuse Chapter 8. Cyberbullying Chapter 9. Cybercrime, online offending and Youth Justice Chapter 10. Online Radicalisation Chapter 11. Future of Technology and its Safeguarding Challenges

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the policy and practice possibilities offered by a social model of child protection. Drawing on developments in mental health and disability studies, it examines the conceptual, political and practice implications of this new framework.Trade Review"This ought to be one of the most important contemporary social work texts. It deserves—it needs—to have influence and impact. Social work with children and families has in so many ways lost its way. This book helps us all to reflect and to re-route for the future." The British Journal of Social Work"This is an excellent book that relates well to practice and addresses contemporary issues of risk, inequality, shame and neoliberalism. It also addresses the relational and strengths-based turn in a sophisticated way." Jameel Hadi, University of Salford“Protecting Children provides an incisive critique of the current system and compelling case examples of the mistreatment of families. The book documents and champions alternative approaches so that families’ lived experience and perspective frame the discussion and interventions. The book is a useful tool for students, practitioners and policy pros.” David Tobis, Maestral InternationalTable of ContentsIntroduction Trouble ahead? Contending discourses in child protection Building better people: policy aspirations and family life Family experiences of care and protection services: the good, the bad and the hopeful A social model for protecting children: changing our thinking? A social model: experiences in practice Domestic abuse: a case study Crafting different stories: changing minds and hearts Concluding thoughts

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Book SynopsisThis unique textbook is designed to empower social work students and professionals to practise safely, responsibly and confidently. Candid accounts provide in-depth case studies in how to use theory and research in situations of pressure and dilemma.Trade Review"By applying multiple theories and perspectives to a series of extensive case studies, drawn from the authors’ practice experience, this book offers a valuable lesson in critical reflection for social work practice." David Wilkins, Tilda Goldberg Centre for Social Work and Social Care, University of Bedfordshire"The strength of this fascinating book lies in its unique attention to detail. Weaving case study material together with theoretical perspectives and reflective commentary, it provides us with a rare insight into the complexities of everyday social work practice." Jo Warner, University of KentTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1: working with children and families; Applying a person-centred approach; Supporting families in a culture of blame; Working constructively with uncooperative clients; Dealing with manipulative parents and unhealthy attachments; Dealing with attachment and trust issues; Managing large sibling groups; Focusing on the needs of the parent; Part 2: Working with colleagues and managers; Managing different professional perspectives; Encouraging effective supervision; Challenging decisions; Dealing with a colleagues suspension; Assessing risk; Conclusion.

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