Safeguarding Children Living With Trauma and Family Violence: Evidence-Based Assessment, Analysis and Planning Interventions

Intended for "front-line" practitioners in the UK such as social workers, police officers and health care professionals, this book provides evidence-based assessment and planning for the protection of children who live with trauma and family violence. Bentovim (child and adolescent psychiatrist at that Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and the Tavistock Clinic), Cox (child and adolescent psychiatry, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' School of Medicine, London), Bingley (an independent social work consultant) and Pizzey (an independent social worker) investigate the impact of harm and risk on bioneurological development and show how these environments can affect a child's ability to form attachments and relationships in later life. The authors provide protocols for assessing the potential for rehabilitation and using evidence-based intervention techniques. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Arnon Bentovim is Honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and the Tavistock Clinic. He is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Child Health, University College London. Antony Cox is Emeritus Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London. Liza Bingley Miller is an independent social work consultant and National Training Coordinator of Child and Family Training, as well as being the Adoption Panel Chair for the North Yorkshire Children and Young People's Services. Stephen Pizzey is an independent social worker.