Child Custody and Domestic Violence: A Call for Safety and Accountability focuses on the complexity of the challenges facing judges, lawyers, legislators, and mental health professionals in developing safe and effective strategies for resolving custody disputes. Jaffe, Lemon, and Poisson integrate the most recent clinical and legal issues in the field in considering the prevalence of divorce and domestic violence as well as the relevance of domestic violence in custody disputes. The authors outline the essential differences between custody disputes with and without allegations and findings of domestic violence, and the different analysis and distinct interventions by judges, policymakers, and mental health professionals necessary in domestic violence cases.pKey Features: Addresses difficult issues such as parent alienation syndrome, false allegations, and mutual abuse Reviews recent legislation and guidelines in custody disputes involving domestic violence in four countries: the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia Outlines significant judicial decisions in custody disputes, highlighting the inconsistency and unpredictability of the decisions and their impact on the desired outcome Offers recommendations for legislative improvements, increased training for legal and mental health professionals, enhanced services and programs, and the development of new policies to deal with domestic violence in custody disputespLegal and mental health professionals who provide services to divorcing parents will find this a much-needed reference, as will anyone whose life has been affected by child custody disputes and domestic violence.

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Part of a comprehensive psychoeducational program for nonoffending parents and partners of sex offenders, this book helps therapists determine if and when children can live safely in homes with known sexual offenders and presents a model for treating the nonoffending members of families who plan reunification. While the authors do not advocate reunification, the book describes a unification plan that keeps family safety through relapse prevention as the first priority. Treating Nonoffending Parents in Child Sexual Abuse Cases begins by bringing the therapist into the confused, anxious, and sometimes shattered world of the nonoffending parent. Guidelines are then offered for conducting a comprehensive family assessment to determine if a family is a realistic candidate for reunification. A structured, group treatment program for the nonoffending parents/partners follows, including treatment module covering such issues as denial, the effects of sexual abuse on children and families, understanding sex offenders and sex offender treatment, and creating realistic family safety plans. Therapists are instructed in conducting follow up couples sessions to engage the nonoffending partner in challenging the offender to prove he is ready to live safely with children. In family sessions with the children, sexual abuse prevention, clarification, and family safety planning are addressed. The book concludes with valuable information on report writing and making responsible recommendations following treatment. Treating Nonoffending Parents in Child Sexual Abuse Cases comes with a copy of the Connections Workbook, the companion manual for the nonoffending parent/partner. The authors, who specialize intreating sex offenders, originally developed and field tested this book with the partners of their own clients. Since 1997, and earlier version of the program has been in use throughout North America. Therapists, probation officers, and CPS workers who work with families that are recover

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This comprehensive handbook is a thoroughly up-to-date reference for all those involved in child protection work and is based on the highly successful Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse first published in 1988. brbrWith a focus on evidence based practice, the handbook has four sections: Prevalence and Prediction; Primary and Secondary Prevention; Helping Victims and Helping Offenders. brbrThe contributors have been selected from both practitioner and research backgrounds and all are experts in their fields. As essential purchase for professionals in any work related to child protection and to students and trainees in a range of disciplines including social work; psychiatry; psychology; paediatrics; nursing and health. brbrbr* An updated and expanded edition of Early Prevention of Child Abuse, which is considered a key text in the field br* Highly qualified and respected contributors br* Contains information on offenders as well as victims, thus offering an important new dimensionRecognising Changes in Incidence and Prevalence (Susan Creighton);brPredicting Fatal Child Abuse and Neglect (Peter Reder & Sylvia Duncan;brPredicting Physical Maltreatment (Catherine Hamilton & Kevin Browne);brPredicting Emotional Child Abuse and Neglect (Danya Glaser & Vivian Prior);brPredicting Sexual Child Abuse and Neglect (Chris Hobbs & Jane Wynne);brAn Ecological Analysis of the Etiology of Child Maltreatment (Jay Belsky & Peter Stratton);brIf I Knew Then What I Know Now: Integrity and Fragmentation in the Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect (Patricia Crittenden);brEducating and Changing Parents: Strengthening the Primary Safety Net for Children (Deborah Daro);brPromoting Positive Parenting as an Abuse Prevention Strategy (Matthew Sanders and Warren Cann);brPreventing Child Abuse and Neglect with Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses (David Olds, et al.);brTo or for whom: a Social Policy Perspective on Child Abuse and Child Pro

Developing and Administering a Child Care and Education Program, 6th Edition serves as a clear guide for new and experienced directors and emphasizes the director?s responsibility for being both a program maintenance and a people maintenance leader. In keeping with the current movement to standards-based programs, the text guides directors to understanding their role in curriculum selection and development. The related issue of assessment is addressed in terms of what is appropriate for young children. Also presented are the business skills and knowledge that every director must have: funding, budgeting, selecting, training and supervising staff, housing the program, purchasing the equipment, and evaluating the program. Special features of the text include Director?s Resources, including forms and documents available for the director?s use on the job; a Director?s Library, which provides easy access to a wide range of sources of information for busy directors; a Director?s Corner feature that gives students an opportunity to learn the perspectives of working directors; and Working Papers to be used as student assignments.Developing and Administering a Child Care Center by Sciarra & Dorsey is the most comprehensive book that I have found yet and is very helpful in teaching students exactly what is required for administration (the only better teaching tool would be actually doing it!Chapter 1: The Working Director Chapter 2: Developing Interpersonal Relationships Chapter 3: Addressing Community Need and Establishing a Program Chapter 4: Licensing and Certification Chapter 5: Organizing Center structure and Working with a Board Chapter 6: Handling Financial Matters Chapter 7: Funding the Program Chapter 8: Developing a Center Facility Chapter 9: Equipping the Center Chapter 10: Staffing the Center Chapter 11: Publicizing the Center and Selecting the Children Chapter 12: Grouping and Enrolling the Children Chapter 13: Managing the Food and Health and Safety Programs C

p" The timing of the publication with the revised Working Together guidelines could not be more advantageous. This book is a unique and important contribution to child care literature. No agency should be without." p" The timing of the publication with the revised Working Together guidelines could not be more advantageous. This book is a unique and important contribution to child care literature. No agency should be without." pThe timing of the publication with the revised Working Together guidelines could not be more advantageous. This book is a unique and important contribution to child care literature. No agency should be without.pThe timing of the publication with the revised Working Together guidelines could not be more advantageous. This book is a unique and important contribution to child care literature. No agency should be without. - Child Abuse ReviewpProfessionals concerned with the protection of children face many challenges. This work demands knowledge from several disciplines, a wide variety of skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The editors, Howard Dubowitz, a pediatrician, and Diane DePanfilis, a social worker, together with over 70 experts in this field offer what is known about how best to work with maltreated children and their families, in a very practical, concise, and user-friendly way.pStructured to follow the life of a case from the time a report of child maltreatment is made through the various pathways in the child protection system, this edited volume synthesizes the best practice principles for responding to reports of child abuse and neglect; engaging children and other family members in intervention; developing cross-cultural practice competencies; assessing risk, evaluating safety, and conducting family assessments; defining outcomes and planning intervention; evaluating risk reduction; and making permanency decisions; and discusses the unique legal, medical, ethica

B/BWith significantly expanded discussions on key topics, here is a revised edition of the popular early childhood book that, more than any other book on the market, ties play directly to child development. Through a seamless blend of research, theory, and practical applications, its comprehensive coverage addresses the full spectrum of play-related topics.B/BThe book analyzes play theories and play therapy; presents a history of play; and discusses current play trends. It explores ways to create safe play environments for all children, and how to weave play into school curricula. Finally, the authors examine the role of adults in leading and encouraging children's natural tendencies toward learning by playing. Special coverage includes a full chapter on play and children with disabilities, and the value of field trips in supporting learning.B/BFor pre-service and in-service, pre-school and primary grade teachers.B1. Play's History: Ideas, Beliefs, and Activities./BBRBRB2. Theory as Lenses on Children's Play./BBRBRB3. Neuroscience, Play Deprivation, and Pay-for-Play./BBRBRB4. Play: Infants and Toddlers./BBRBRB5. Play in the Preschool Years./BBRBRB6. Play and the School-Age Child./BBRBRB7. Culture and Gender in Play./BBRBRB8. Play and the Curriculum./BBRBRB9. Play and Children with Disabilities./BBRBRB10. Introduction to Play Therapy./BBRBRB11. Creating Play Environments./BBRBRB12. Child Safety in Public Places: Indoors and Outdoors./BBRBRB13. Play Leadership in American and European Playgrounds./BBRBRBAppendix: Playground Checklist./BP style=MARGIN: 0pxBReferences./B/PP style=MARGIN: 0pxBName Index./B/PP style=MARGIN: 0pxBSubject Index./BBR/P

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The past decade has seen increased awareness of the varied vulnerability of children to accident, abuse and assault. Child vulnerability is beginning to be seen as a comprehensive problem in child development--vulnerability which changes with age and associated intellectual and social skills or behavioral characteristics. It is also strongly associated with parental situations and wider aspects of the social environment. br br The book covers: child pedestrian accidents; accidents in the home and at play; bullying; drug abuse; physical abuse and sexual abuse. Each chapter offers a research summary of the nature of the problem together with a summary and evaluation of intervention and preventative approaches, emphasizing what is most likely to be effective. With its focus on intervention and prevention, b /b b i Child Safety /i /b b /b b i From Preschool to Adolescence /i /b will be especially valuable in educational settings, but will also be useful to a wide variety of professional areas including social work, the law, medicine and psychology.

PB/BThis book consists of actual cases from the author's experience as a child welfare specialist. The cases were selected to introduce the variety of social problems facing families within the child welfare system. Each case is diverse and consists of multiple problems to ensure that readers are challenged to think critically through the problem-solving process.B/BReaders will learn how to apply social work knowledge and skills, how to apply the generalist perspective and how to analyze a case from engagement to termination. Child Welfare Case Studies offers practicing professionals a valuable resource in teaching helping skills as well as the general problem-solving process.B/BFor social workers, or other interested in child welfare./P(iChapters 2-6 conclude with

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