Gleaned from the author's 25 years of experience of working with child molesters, this text provides guidance for both professionals and the general public. In non-technical language, the information necessary for readers to recognize offenders' deceptiveness and respond with appropriate interventions and/or preventative measures is provided. ......
Effects on Clinicians' Personal and Professional Lives
In this text, Helene Jackson and Ronald Nutt all argue that gender, age, discipline, a history of childho od abuse, individual core belief systems and case factors ca n all affect a professional''s perception of sexual abuse all egations. '
Working with Children and Adolescents Who Have Been Sexually Abused
An innovative clinical approach to working with children and adolescents who have been sexually abused - the Internalization Model - is presented in this volume. It is designed to increase the therapist's recognition and understanding of the effects of such abuse on a young victim's internal sense of self and world. The author argues that ......
Explores why men molest children, based on in-depth interviews with 30 men who molested their own children or children of someone they knew. Discusses the men's lives before their offenses, how their initial interest in sex with children began, tactics offenders employed, how they felt about their
How do you intervene in abusive and neglectful families, or prevent maltreatment in families at risk? How can you find the answers you need in the overwhelming array of information now available? This volume helps readers focus by evaluating a wealth of references to current published literature and pinpointing the practical applications that put ......
Child witnesses pose unique challenges to the legal system, and courtrooms are daunting and alien to children. Timely and truly international in scope, this volume focuses on the techniques and procedures used to accommodate child witnesses in legal systems - and on research investigating the effectiveness and implications of those techniques - around the world: England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Israel, South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and India. Featuring the work of renowned scholars from the international psycholegal community, the volume not only provides support for all countries seeking to broaden their approach to child psychology and law, but also promotes justice in those countries where child protection is virtually unknown.
An important characteristic of abuse-prone families has been found to be isolation from supportive ties. This volume encourages programmes and policies to incorporate social support into abuse prevention. The author delineates the challenges and strategies involved in promoting social support; describes natural and formal social networks; analyzes the social isolation experienced by at-risk families; evaluates the effectiveness of various interventions, such as home visit programmes; and addresses the practical challenges of integrating research, policy and practice. Thompson concludes by suggesting that social support be framed in the larger context of child welfare reform.
