This text covers three separate but related areas of family violence and abuse. This book bridges the practice-theory gap with integration a cornerstone of the text. A multidisciplinary approach has been used to make this book required reading for all those who work with the problems of family violence.
Family Violence and the Caring Professions Summary
Family Violence and the Caring Professions by Paul Kingston
This text covers three separate but related areas of family violence and abuse. It enables comparisons and contrasts to be made between child, adult and elderly abuse. This book bridges the practice-theory gap with integration a cornerstone of the text. Good established practice and innovative methods are detailed. A multidisciplinary approach has been used to make this book required reading for all those who work with the problems of family violence.
Customer Reviews - Family Violence and the Caring Professions
Family Violence and the Caring Professions Reviews
'...invaluable to people working with any victim of abuse, but also to help work with perpetrators.' - Jackie Pritchard , - Community Care '...an excellent analysis and exposition of theoretical, policy and practice issues.' - John Turnbull'- Nursing Times
About Paul Kingston
PAUL KINGSTON is a Research Fellow in the Department of Applied Social Studies at the University of Keele.
BRIDGET PENHALE is Team Leader of a team of hospital social workers for the Social Services Department, Norfolk County Council.
Table of Contents
Foreword;O. Stevenson.- Acknowledgements .- List of Contributors.- Introduction: Family Violence: Framing the Issues;P. Kingston & B. Penhale.- PART 1: CHILD ABUSE Child.- Abuse: An Academic .- Overview; C. Hallett.- Child Abuse: The Health Perspective; S. Wheeler.- Social Perspectives in Child Abuse; J. Ogg &J. Dickens.- PART II: ADULT ABUSE.- Domestic Violence: An Overview;N. Johnson.- Health Professionals and Violence against Women;J. Pahl.- Social Work and Domestic Violence;S. Lloyd.- PART III: ELDER ABUSE.- Elder Abuse: A Critical Overview; C. Phillipson &Simon Biggs.- Health Perspectives and Elder Abuse;G.C.H. Bennett.- Social Perspectives on Elder Abuse;P. Kingston & B. Penhale.- Conclusion: Similarities, Differences and Synthesis; B. Penhale & P. Kingston.- Bibliography Index.
Additional information
GOR001656313
Family Violence and the Caring Professions by Paul Kingston
Paul Kingston
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
1995-04-10
312
0333600010
9780333600016
N/A
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