While it is well known that the emotional effects of divorce, family violence or substance abuse can cause problems later in a child's life, we have come to realise that overprotection and bullying at school can be equally crippling. The Emotionally Abused and Neglected Child, Second Edition, discusses the ways in which we can identify and assess cases of emotional abuse and neglect. Using proven theories and illustrative case studies, it adopts a multidimensional approach to effective intervention. The book provides checklists, assessment tools and a wide range of therapeutic methods, all…mehr
While it is well known that the emotional effects of divorce, family violence or substance abuse can cause problems later in a child's life, we have come to realise that overprotection and bullying at school can be equally crippling. The Emotionally Abused and Neglected Child, Second Edition, discusses the ways in which we can identify and assess cases of emotional abuse and neglect. Using proven theories and illustrative case studies, it adopts a multidimensional approach to effective intervention. The book provides checklists, assessment tools and a wide range of therapeutic methods, all tested for efficacy. The methods used include play therapy, attachment work, family therapy, behavioural-cognitive therapies and marital counselling. Looking beyond the family context, it discusses legal aspects and it investigates problems in residential settings, foster homes, schools, detention centres and secure units. This second edition features a range of new topics, including bullying, divorce and domestic violence, and has been expanded to include adolescents. It provides a fully comprehensive study of this area, and will be an invaluable resource for social workers, paediatricians, psychologists, health visitors, nurses, teachers, lawyers, parents, foster-parents, carers and all others involved in this problematic area.
Dorota Iwaniec is Emeritus Professor of Social Work and former Director of the Institute of Child Care Research at Queen's University Belfast (she retired in 2005). Professor Iwaniec is well-known for her extensive research and writing in the areas of emotional abuse and neglect and failure to thrive in children. She is the author of nearly a hundred scientific and practice papers and many chapters in edited books. She has written several books on the subject of child care and child protection and some books have been translated into different languages. Her writing is influenced by continuous practice and empirical evidence.
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About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgements
SECTION I. THE PROBLEM
1. Introduction to Emotional Abuse and Neglect
2. Definition, Prevalence, and Characteristics of EmotionallyAbused Children and their Carers
3. Emotional Abuse and Neglect Within the Family
4. Emotional Abuse and Neglect Outside the Family
5. Attachment and Bonding in Cases of Emotional Abuse
6. Emotional Abuse and Neglect: Effects on the Growing Child
7. Failure to Thrive and Emotional Stunting in Growth
8. Children with Disability at Risk of Emotional Abuse andNeglect
9. Risks and Resilience in Cases of Emotional Abuse
SECTION II. ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT
10. Assessment of Emotional Abuse and Neglect
SECTION III. TREATMENT AND INTERVENTION OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE ANDNEGLECT
11. Levels of Intervention and Service Provision in Cases ofEmotional Abuse and Neglect
12. Behavioural-Cognitive Approaches in Helping EmotionallyAbused and Neglected Children and their Families: Theory, Practice,and Research
13. Improving Parent-Child Relationship and Children'sAttachment to Parents: Psychodynamic Approach - Theory andPractice
14. Direct Work with Emotionally Abused and Neglected Childrenand
Young People
15. Helping Parents and Families
SECTION IV. THE BURDEN OF PROOF: LEGAL AND SOCIAL WORKDIFFICULTIES IN DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES
16. The Burden of Proof: Legal and Social Work Difficulties inDealing with Emotional Abuse and Neglect Cases