Child Neglect

Description

Cases of child neglect raise assessment dilemmas that are often more complex than cases of physical or sexual abuse. This book highlights the personal, professional and organizational factors that influence the identification and assessment of child neglect and explores ways in which the practice may be improved.

Author description

JAN HORWATH is Professor of Child Welfare, University of Sheffield, UK.

Table of contents

Introduction - PART ONE: IDENTIFYING NEGLECT: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES TO CHILDREN - Defining Child Neglect: The Influence of Time and Place - Living with Child Neglect: The Impact on Children - PART TWO: ASSESSING THE CARE-GIVER AND THE CARE-GIVING CONTEXT - Carer's Behaviours: The Past Influencing the Present? - Parenting Issues and Child Neglect: What do we Know? - The Care-Giving Context - PART THREE: REFERRAL AND ASSESSMENT: PRACTICE REALITY - Identifying and Referring Cases of Child Neglect: The Theory and the Practice - The Assessment Task and Process: Factors that Promote and Inhibit a Child Focus - PART FOUR: MOVING PRACTICE FORWARD - The Assessment Challenges and Best Practice - Working with Child Neglect: Developing Practitioner and Organisational Capacity