Identifying Emotional and Psychological Abuse: A Guide for Childcare Professionals
1st Edition
0335215467
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9780335215461
© 2006 | Published: June 16, 2006
The principal objectives of this book are to enable childcare workers to understand and deal more effectively with cases of emotional and psychological abuse. The concepts of emotional development, emotional abuse, psychological development, and psyc…
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- Acknowledgements
- Tables
Part one: Understanding emotional and psychological abuse
- Reflections on Victoria Climbié and Sally Clark: Two cases, two verdicts, same problem
- Ethical and legal frameworks
- The challenge of definitions
- Emotional and psychological development: Emotional and psychological abuse
Part two: Observing and identifying normal development and abuse
- Infants and infancy: The first twelve months
- Infants II: 12-24 months
- Two-to-three year olds
- Three-to-four year olds
- Four-to-five year olds
- Five-to-twelve year olds
- Adolescents
Part three: Practice realities and limitations
- Aaron and Grace: A case study
- Implementing childcare law: Training and management responsibilities
Epilogue
- References
- Index