Creative responses to child sexual abuse [[electronic resource] ] : challenges and dilemmas / / edited by Sue Richardson and Heather Bacon ; foreword by Frank Cook

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910807407703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003
• ISBN: 9786610407743; 1-280-40774-3; 1-84642-175-6; 1-84985-169-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 240 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): BaconHeather; RichardsonSue
• Disciplina: 362.760941
• Soggetti: Child sexual abuse - Great Britain; Sexually abused children - Care - Great Britain; Sexually abused children - Services for - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Creative Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Revised Edition -- Contents -- Untitled -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Unspeakable truths: Child sexual abuse and the media -- 2 Piecing the fragments together -- 3 Attachment, trauma and child sexual abuse: An exploration -- 4 Telling the baby crocodile's story: Attachment and the continuum of disclosure -- 5 Multi-perpetrator abuse of children: Mothers of the victims tell their story -- 6 Flamingos or sparrows? Paediatricians and the recognition of child sexual abuse -- 7 Advocacy for the sexually abused child: The role of the guardian ad litem -- 8 A zebra among horses: Sexually abused children in the care system -- 9 Pre-trial therapy for children who have been sexually abused -- 10 Monsters and angels: How can child victims achieve resolution? -- 11 Daleks and kerbstones: Surviving the aftermath of abuse -- 12 Maintaining awareness of unspeakable truths: Responses to child abuse in the longer term -- The contributors -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Using attachment theory as a foundation, this book addresses in depth the acute practice dilemmas concerning children who, despite the climate of increased awareness, multi-disciplinary cooperation and legislative and procedural change, cannot easily be protected. The contributors give guidelines for working with the children.