Child Neglect and Emotional Abuse

In this book, Celia Doyle and Charles Timms join forces to take your students step-by-step through the underlining theory, skills and practice of working with vulnerable children, using case examples to cover everything they need to know, from detailing the assessment process to positive interventions and family management approaches.

Informationen zum Autor Celia started her professional career as a social worker in a local authority children's team but under the 1968 Seebohm Report reforms became 'generic'. Subsequently, she focussed on psychiatric social work then for over eleven years was a specialist in child protection employed by the NSPCC. After a break for family commitments, she acquired qualifications in psychology recognised by the British Psychological Association and became an independent play worker. Subsequently, while working as a senior lecturer in university settings she undertook research into the emotional abuse of children, which culminated in a doctoral thesis. She has published extensively in the field of child protection. She continues to research and lecture in child protection particularly in early childhood studies at the University of Northampton. Klappentext In this book, Celia Doyle and Charles Timms join forces to take your students step-by-step through the underlining theory, skills and practice of working with vulnerable children, using case examples to cover everything they need to know, from detailing the assessment process to positive interventions and family management approaches. Zusammenfassung In this book! Celia Doyle and Charles Timms join forces to take your students step-by-step through the underlining theory! skills and practice of working with vulnerable children! using case examples to cover everything they need to know! from detailing the assessment process to positive interventions and family management approaches. Inhaltsverzeichnis Understanding Definitions and the roots of oppression Lessons from inquiries Child development: physical and physiological factors Child development: psychosocial factors Assessment The fear factor Siblings and the Cinderella syndrome Inappropriate roles for children From assessment to response Response Attachment issues Family support and intervention Promoting resilience in children Society, prevention and future directions ...

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Understanding
Definitions and the roots of oppression
Lessons from inquiries
Child development: physical and physiological factors
Child development: psychosocial factors
Assessment
The fear factor
Siblings and the Cinderella syndrome
Inappropriate roles for children
From assessment to response
Response
Attachment issues
Family support and intervention
Promoting resilience in children
Society, prevention and future directions