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Shattered Lives
Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, and worthlessness. Learn More2006, Hardback, 9.57in x 6.46in / 243mm x 164mm, 176pp, $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-434-62006, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-254-6 -
How and Why Children Hate
A Study of Conscious and Unconscious Sources
Edited by Ved Varma
We all hate from time to time, but children hate more than adults. The contributors to this book discuss how to recognise and handle hatred in a practical way. Their different perspectives enable the reader to obtain a comprehensive picture of available models and management approaches to children's primitive hatred. Learn More1993, 224pp -
Caring for People in the Community
The New Welfare
Edited by Michael Titterton
This book critically examines the new agenda of welfare and assesses the implications for change for policy makers, formal and informal carers and consumers including examinations of key topics such as care planning and case management. Learn More1994, 160pp -
Working with Children in Need
Studies in Complexity and Challenge
Edited by Eric Sainsbury
This book illustrates how social workers approach their work, the responses they receive, the children's and parents' experiences and reactions, and the stresses involved for all parties. It illustrates the skills needed in direct work with young children and in assessing the nature, outcomes and unmet needs within abusive situations. Learn More1994, 250pp -
The Construction of Racial Identity in Children of Mixed Parentage
Mixed Metaphors
Ilan Katz
This book is a major contribution to the literature on race, identity and child development, and offers a radically new way of looking at some of these issues. Based on intensive research on interracial families, the book reviews the previous literature relating to racial identity development, and shows it to be based on flawed assumptions. Learn More1996, 224pp -
A Charge Against Society
The Child's Right to Protection
Edited by Mary John
The third volume in this series examines attitudes towards children and measures in operation to protect them. Contributors analyse how the child's safety can be protected, while respecting their right to be involved and to have their opinions taken into account, and examine the causes within society for social malfunction in relation to children. Learn More1997, 276pp -
The Participation Rights of the Child: Rights and Responsibilities in Family and Society
Målfrid Grude Flekkøy and Natalie Hevener Kaufman
This introductory text, written by one of the world's authorities on the rights of the child, covers all the issues involved in a comprehensive and accessible way. The book should be required reading on human rights courses, as well as key background reading for a wide range of professionals who work with children. Learn More1997, 200pp -
Children's Homes Revisited
David Berridge and Isabelle Brodie
In this book, based on a three-year national research study, the authors examine the changes in structure and use of residential child care services over the last ten years. They make a comprehensive analysis of the quality of care available and recommendations for policy, practice, and the future management of children's homes. Learn More1997, 250pp -
Maintaining Children in School
The contribution of social services departments
J Vernon and R Sinclair
This book explores what elected members, social services and education departments can do to help children stay in school Learn More1998, Paperback / softback, 9.80in x 7.40in / 249mm x 188mm, 60pp, $16.95ISBN: 97819009904311998, Ebook, PDF, 60pp, $16.95ISBN: 9781907969591 -
Guiding Recovery from Child Sexual Abuse
Horizons of Hope
Dave Simon
Based on his own practical experience of working with individuals who have suffered childhood sexual abuse, Dave Simon has created a counselling programme that is tailored for working with adult or adolescent survivors. The programme provides a path of recovery for the survivors that is as safe and easy as possible for them to follow. Learn More1998, 200pp
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