For students and researchers in sociology, anthropology, women's studies, social work, policy studies, and family studies, and those who work in adoption and foster care, Van Vleet and Riley (anthropo
This study is based on research by a team affiliated with the University of Southern California's School of Social Work, working with organizations in Kenya and India. The research was originally cond
Drawing on the latest research on memory and traumatic experience, Susan Clancy, an expert in experimental psychopathology, demonstrates that children describe abuse and molestation encounters in ways
Gonzalez-Mena (education, Canada College and Napa Valley College) and Eyer (education, Canada College) overview Pikler's research and Gerber's philosophy, as taught in courses at the Resources for Inf
Demonstrates the importance of not keeping it secret when another child is being abused, and provides advice on how to stop being abused and what to do if someone else is the victim of family violence
On April 14, 1989, in California's idyllic Sonoma Valley, Mexican immigrant RamOn Salcido went on a rampage, killing his wife, her two younger sisters, his mother-in-law, and his wife's suspected love
Solution focused approaches offer proven ways of helping children overcome a whole range of difficulties, from academic problems to mental health issues, by helping them to identify their strengths an
William Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nation's first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that i
Child Protection Systems is a comparative study of the social policies and professional practices that frame societal responses to the problems of child maltreatment in ten countries: USA, Canada, Eng
Current family policy approaches emphasise the significance of paternal involvement in children's lives, yet there has been a silence on violent and abusive fathering in these discourses. This is the
Current family policy approaches emphasise the significance of paternal involvement in children's lives, yet there has been a silence on violent and abusive fathering in these discourses. This is the
The author offers an account of her journey from a fifteen-year-old living on the streets and eating garbage to her acceptance into Harvard, a feat that prompted a Lifetime movie and a successful moti
Petrie (education, Institute of Education, UK) shows those who work with children and young people in nurseries, schools, foster and residential care, and other settings how to build relationships wit
When it comes to child protection, who is showing social workers exactly what they should be doing? In this book, Harry Ferguson guides you through the day-to-day realities of child protection practic
This book is essential reading for anyone studying and working in the new integrated children’s services. The Children’s Workforce Development Strategy sets out the basic skills and knowledge needed b
Street outreach workers comb public places such as parks, vacant lots, and abandoned waterfronts to search for young people who are living out in public spaces, if not always in the public eye. Street
Street outreach workers comb public places such as parks, vacant lots, and abandoned waterfronts to search for young people who are living out in public spaces, if not always in the public eye. Street
Meyers (U. of the Pacific) collects reprints of twenty articles from SAGE journals published between 1997 and 2010. Intended for use in conjunction with the third edition of ASPC Handbook on Child Mal
Maria Colwell was a seven year old child, well known to social workers, who died in 1973 after continued neglect and abuse. Butler (social work, U. of Bath, UK) and Drakefored (social policy and appli
The unforgettable inspiring memoir of one extraordinary doctor who is saving lives in a most unconventional way Ask Me Why I Hurt is the touching and revealing first-person account of the remarkable w
