When care of younger patients raises thorny legal questions, you need answers you can trust: that's why this book belongs on every clinician's reference shelf. Principles and Practice of Child and A
Dramatic cases of child abuse and neglect are featured with tragic regularity in the news. The stories vividly demonstrate both the urgent need for improved child protection services and the unwieldin
Hughes, a consultant nurse in the UK, has partnered with Owen (Director of safeguarding and Welfare, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, UK) to edit these case studies, exercises and essays on the
The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) is the first nationally representative study of children who have been reported to authorities as suspected victims of abuse or neglect a
Child abuse and neglect are intractable problems exacting a terrible toll on children and rending the very fabric of our society. What can be done to reduce the suffering? If there were simple solut
The need for services that respond to the ‘maltreatment’ of children and to the struggles of families is at the core of social service systems in all developed nations. While these child and family we
"This book is especially welcome because of the scholarship and thoughtfulness evident throughout."Dr Peter Reder, Child Psychiatrist, LondonHow do child protection professionals and courts make
"This book is especially welcome because of the scholarship and thoughtfulness evident throughout."Dr Peter Reder, Child Psychiatrist, LondonHow do child protection professionals and courts make
A practical tool for the assessment of children and their families, this guide enables professionals to make decisions about child protection issues. It provides detailed checklists for collecting and
Serious child protection failures haunt health and welfare agencies around the world.Based on interviews with protective workers and rigorous examination of their cases, this ground breaking book draw
The current system of protecting society's children from abuse is failing miserably. In this volume, scholars affiliated with universities and professional associations nationwide pinpoint a better s
In recent years the subject of satanic ritual abuse (SRA) has incited widespread controversy focused primarily on whether or not such abuse actually occurs. Much like child sexual abuse, SRA was init
This account of six families whose children were wrongly seized by child protection services vividly illustrates the constitutional balancing act where medicine, family interests, and child safety can
Handbook of Fire and Explosion Protection Engineering Principles for the Oil, Gas, Chemical, and Related Facilities, Fourth Edition, discusses high-level risk analysis and advanced technical considera
This volume provides a wide spectrum description analysis of the contemporary and well established child protection systems in a range of countries, such as Australia, Canada, Netherlands and Spain. I
Environmental protection is fundamental for the establishment of sustainable peace. Applying traditional legal approaches to protection raises particular challenges during the transition from conflict
For decades, child protection systems have striven to provide responsive services to vulnerable children and families in the face of the constant change and instability caused by the bureaucratization
This book sheds light on aviation security, considering both technologies and legal principles. It considers the protection of individuals in particular their rights to privacy and data protection and
Multiculturalism in western countries continues to grow, but responsiveness to it with culturally sensitive research, policy and practice has been slower to develop. This lag could be accused of enabl
Multiculturalism in western countries continues to grow, but responsiveness to it with culturally sensitive research, policy and practice has been slower to develop. This lag could be accused of enabl
This book highlights current debates about concepts, methods, and policies related to poverty in Latin America. It focuses on child and adolescent well-being and the issue of inclusive societies. Its
In this groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, The Unbroken Cycle exposes the system in its totality, from child protective investigation to foster care and ma
