Childhood Abuse - Effects on Clinicians′ Personal and Professional Lives

The authors of this innovative volume alert readers to personal and professional biases that can interfere with objective judgement, thereby precluding appropriate evaluation, protection and treatment for children and their families.

Sommario

Foreword - David Corwin
PART ONE: SEXUAL ABUSE
Introduction and Overview
PART TWO: THE PROJECTS
Methodology
Prevalence and Characteristics of Abuse among Clinicians
PART THREE: SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS: WHAT DO CLINICIANS BELIEVE AND WHY DO THEY BELIEVE IT?
Credibility Ratings of Sexual Abuse Allegations
Effects of Respondent Factors
Credibility Ratings of Sexual Abuse Allegations
Effects of Case Factors
PART FOUR: EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE ON PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR
Effects of Childhood Abuse on Adult Mental Health
Personal Relationships and Professional Practice
Implications, Recommendations and Conclusions

Riassunto

The authors of this innovative volume alert readers to personal and professional biases that can interfere with objective judgement, thereby precluding appropriate evaluation, protection and treatment for children and their families.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Helene Jackson, Helene Ann Jackson, Jackson Helene Ann, Ronald Nuttall, Nuttall Ronald
• Editore: Sage Publications
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.04.1997
• EAN: 9780803947818
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-4781-8
• Pagine: 288
• Peso: 480 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Child abuse, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, Interpersonal/Domestic Violence