Product Description: [This] book elucidates the often-forgotten sibling subsystem and its importance for illuminating family dynamics; it is unique in its specific approach to violence and aggression."--PsycCRITIQUES Most people see aggression between siblings as an unavoidable, normal and ultimately harmless aspect of child development, yet it can often cause social adjustment and behavioral problems, some of which may be severe and even precursors to other forms of violence...read more

Gives an informative account of important areas of child protection practice. Covering research, policy and practice, this book is suitable for professionals working in child care. It provides research findings in various areas of child abuse, policies and indications of good practice, and specialist chapters for different professionals.

* 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.

Whenever there is news of another child abuse death, the public asks why?' And despite the time, expense and heartache expended on child abuse inquiries, little of practical value seems to emerge. Beyond Blame is the first book to summarise all major inquiries since 1973, and to set them in their social context. The authors, a psychiatrist, a psychologist and a social worker, draw on their experience in child protection work to make sense of the bewildering, inconsistent and tragic behaviour which these inquiries so graphically illustrate. They stress the need for those who work day to day in child protection to develop and apply a more sophisticated level of analysis to assessment and intervention. They identify common themes within abusing families, in the relationships between members of the professional networks, and in the interactions between the families and the professionals. In particular, they show that the psychological aspects of professional collaboration are as vital to working well together as the need for sound organisational structures. Beyond Blame offers a way of looking at fatal child abuse cases from which it is possible to draw important lessons. The authors' insights will be of direct practical value to all professionals involved in child protection, including social workers, psychologists, and child psychiatrists as well as to policy makers such as managers and politicians.

Product Description: According to statistics there are close to 2 million cases of child abuse reported annually in the U.S. Deals with child abuse and prevention issues. Provides the reader with the beginning answers on the reduction of this problem through a comprehensive overview of both developmental and ecological perspectives, scientific insights and clinical experiences...read more