The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Child Maltreatment

A comprehensive guide to empirically supported approaches for child protection cases The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Child Maltreatment offers clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and other professionals an evidence-based approach to best professional practice when working in the area of child protection proceedings and the provision of assessment and intervention services in order to maximize the well-being of young people. It brings together a wealth of knowledge from expert researchers and practitioners, who provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary work informing theory, assessment, service provision, rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions for children and families undergoing care proceedings. Coverage includes theoretical perspectives, insights on the prevalence and effects of child neglect and abuse, assessment, children s services, and interventions with children, victims and families.

A comprehensive guide to empirically supported approaches for child protection casesThe Wiley Handbook of What Works in Child Maltreatment offers clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and other professionals an evidence-based approach to best professional practice when working in the area of child protection proceedings and the provision of assessment and intervention services in order to maximize the well-being of young people. It brings together a wealth of knowledge from expert researchers and practitioners, who provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary work informing theory, assessment, service provision, rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions for children and families undergoing care proceedings. Coverage includes theoretical perspectives, insights on the prevalence and effects of child neglect and abuse, assessment, children's services, and interventions with children, victims and families.

About the editorsNotes on ContributorsForewordAcknowledgements1 Overview and structure of the bookPART 1: RESEARCH AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES2 Child abuse and neglect: Prevalence and incidence3 Child abuse and neglect: Ecological perspectives4 Fatal child maltreatment5 Psychological, Economic, and Physical Health Consequences of Child Maltreatment6 The neurobiology and genetics of childhood maltreatment7 Intimate partner violence and child maltreatmentPART II: CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO PREVENTION8 Implications of children's services policy on child abuse and neglect in England9 Children's services: Toward effective child protection10 using the formal pre-proceddings tp prevent or prepare for casre proceedings11 The prevention of child maltreatment: The case for a public health approach to behavioural parenting intervention12 WW to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and youthPART III: ASSESSMENT13 Evidence based assessments of children and families: Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework14 Utilising an attachment perspective in parenting assessment15 "Evidence based and developmentaly appropriate forensic interviewing of children"16 Considering parental risk in parenting (child custody) evaluation cases involvingchild sexual exploiation material17 Assessments in child care proceedings: Observations in practicePART IV: INTERVENTIONS WITH CHILDREN AND Families18 Evidence-based approaches to empower children and families at-risk for child physical abuse to overcome abuse and violence19 Effective therapies for children and nonoffending caregivers in the aftermath of child sexual abuse or other traumas 20 Effectiveness of cognitive and behavioural group based parenting programmes to enhance child protective factors and reduce risk factors for maltreatment21 critical factors in the successful implementation of evidence-based parenting programmes: Fidelity, adaption and promoting quality22 School based resilience prevention and interventin of CM23 Using Assessment of Attachment in Child Care Proceedings to Guide InterventionPART V: NOVEL INTERVENTIONS WITH FAMILIES24 Working systemically with families with intimate partner violence25 Working with nonoffending parents in cases of child sexual abuse26 Working with Parents with Intellectual Disabilities in childcare proceedings27 Working with parents with a diagnosis of personality disorder28 Working with parents who use drugs and alcohol