The child abusers : research and controversy
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The child abusers : research and controversy
Open University Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-210) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780335210329
Description
* How can we improve child protection/
* What can we learn from recent child abuse cases and research?
* Who are the child abusers?
* Who kills children?Child abuse horrifies the public, engenders fierce debate in the media, and creates anxiety in even the most experienced professionals. In this book, the author examines the available evidence base in order to challenge the myths and controversies. Readers are offered up-to-date research and case material, to assist in the assessment of risk and physical danger. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the child protection-psychiatry interface and while no absolute answers are offered, the debates around the subject are clearly outlined and suggestions for effective intervention are offered.The Child Abusers is essential reading for professionals and students in the field of child protection, including health and social workers, police, nurses, medics, teachers, psychologists and psychiatrists.
Table of Contents
The child protection controversy
Types of abuse: Incidence, overlap, psychiatric effects and prevention
Within-family abusers
Extra-family abusers
Some special problems for child protection teams
The societal abuser: Rediscovering the cycle of poverty
The extremes of child abuse: Who kills children and the psychiatric-child abuse interface
Professional iatrogenesis: The 'helping hand strikes again'
Strategies for reducing child abuse and sexual offending: Processing and therapy
Bibliography
Name index
Subject index.
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ISBN 9780335210336
Description
* Who are the child abusers?
* Who kills children?
* How can we learn from the available research to improve the protection of children?
Child abuse horrifies the public, engenders fierce debate in the media, and creates anxiety in even the most experienced professionals. In this book, the authors examine the available evidence base in order to challenge the myths and controversies that have emerged in this contested area.
Readers are offered up-to-date research and case material, to assist in the assessment of risk and physical danger. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the child protection-psychiatry interface, and the extremes of child abuse homicide.
The Child Abusers will be essential reading for any professional in the field of child protection.
Table of Contents
The child protection controversy
media and professional response
Types of abuse
Within-family abusers
rediscovering the psychiatric dimension
Special problems in child protection
abusers in 'sudden-infant-death' syndrome:
'Munchausen-by-proxy'syndrome:
'shaken-baby'syndrome
Extra-family abusers
the child sex abuser
The extreme abuser
who kills children?
The victim-to-abuser cycle
Societal abuser
rediscovering the poverty dimension
Professional iatrogenesis
'the helping hand strikes again'
Search for an effective intervention
Ethical debate and humanitarian manifesto
References
Index.
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