Child neglect and emotional abuse : understanding, assessment and response

This book takes readers step-by-step through the underlining theory, skills and practice of working with vulnerable children, highlighting essential contemporary research evidence throughout. It is structured into three parts. The first part, Understanding, introduces the nature and consequences of child neglect and emotional abuse, including up-to-date knowledge about the physiological impact of childhood malnutrition and emotional deprivation. The second part, entitled Assessment, considers in detail the factors which can contribute to the complexity of the assessment process and explains assessment procedures. Part three, Response, offers insights into positive interventions, including some innovative modern therapies and family management approaches such as 'PACT'.