Violence and Abuse

This is an accessible introduction to the complexities of social work practice with abused women and men. The only up-to-date book bringing together all the most important information in the area for social workers, this is essential reading for all students and newly qualified professionals...

This is an accessible introduction to the complexities of social work practice with abused women and men. The only up-to-date book bringing together all the most important information in the area for social workers, this is essential reading for all students and newly qualified professionals...

The Age of the Inquiry explores the plethora of inquiry reports published in the fields of health and welfare in the 1990s covering the full range of user groups, individuals and institutions. Focusing on service and policy development, it provides an invaluable text for students, teachers and profe..

Original ethnographical research and first-hand accounts from hospitalised indigenous and peasant women who have experienced intrafamilial sexual violence come together to analyse Andean understandings of medical positivist practices and the psychiatric ‘treatment’ of incest and gender-based violenc..

The Victimization of Children: Emerging Issues keeps students and practitioners working with young victims on the cutting edge of the latest research developments regarding crimes against children. Experts from the legal, medical, and sociological communities explore some of the most urgent issues i..

The Victimization of Children: Emerging Issues keeps students and practitioners working with young victims on the cutting edge of the latest research developments regarding crimes against children. Experts from the legal, medical, and sociological communities explore some of the most urgent issues i..

This book will educate you about the aftermath of traumatic stress as it impacts people in a variety of settings. It explores the factors that lead to increased or reduced vulnerability to the effects of traumatic stress, emphasizing the impact of cumulative/multiple trauma rather than the effects o..

The groundbreaking book explores the subject of paedophilia, seeking a new understanding of it in order to better prevent child sexual abuse and making use of case studies and primary interview-data...

Drawing on extensive interviews and written testimonies, Understanding Child Sexual Abuse focuses on the stories and voices of partners of child sex offenders, highlighting how mothers feel about the situation they are in, how they cope with it and how they can remake their family life...

Drawing on extensive interviews and written testimonies, Understanding Child Sexual Abuse focuses on the stories and voices of partners of child sex offenders, highlighting how mothers feel about the situation they are in, how they cope with it and how they can remake their family life...

Health and social service providers are in pivotal positions to provide preventive and restorative services to those affected by violent and abusive behaviour. This comprehensive textbook presents theoretical background and practical strategies for doing so, providing a solid knowledge base for good..

First published in 1984, this bibliography contains information published in English on domestic violence and abuse from 1960-1982. It is arranged alphabetically by author, or by the first significant word in the title if no author is given. A concise subject index and an author index follow the bib..