Domestic Violence and Protecting Children

New Thinking and Approaches

Cathy Humphreys, Nicky Stanley, Joanne Westwood , Nicola Farrelly

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
15 August 2015

Domestic violence; Child welfare

In this volume, the authors present an overview of the innovative work taking place in relation to domestic violence and child protection.

This book looks at new prevention initiatives and how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence have been developed. It shows how services for abusive fathers have evolved and provides discussion and critique of a number of new initiatives in the field of interagency risk assessment. With international perspectives and examples drawn from social care, health care and voluntary sectors, this book brings together established ideas with recent thinking to provide an authoritative summary of current domestic violence and child protection practice.

As a valuable source of guidance on how to work safely with children living with domestic violence, this is a key reference for social workers, health professionals and policy makers.

Contributions by: Joanne Westwood, Nicola Farrelly, Lorraine Radford
Edited by: Cathy Humphreys, Nicky Stanley
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 394g
ISBN: 9781849054850
ISBN 10: 1849054851
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 August 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cathy Humphreys is a senior lecturer in Health and Social Work at the University of Warwick. She has worked as a practitioner, researcher and educator in domestic violence and child abuse. Catherine's other research areas include substance misuse, mental health, outreach and advocacy services for both women and children, and child contact. Nicola Farrelly is Research Fellow, University of Central Lancashire, UK. Lorraine Radford is Head of Research at the NSPCC in London. Ravi K. Thiara is Principal Research Fellow, University of Warwick, UK. She has conducted extensive research in the UK and elsewhere and written widely on violence against women.

Reviews for Domestic Violence and Protecting Children: New Thinking and Approaches

In this edited volume Stanley and Humphreys set out to revisit the issue of children and domestic violence by facilitating a role for the voices of the young people and discussions of their own abusive relationships alongside the more familiar debates of abuse within families. This collection moves beyond a discourse of protecting the 'vulnerable', instead placing young people's agency and their participation at the centre of understanding and theorising about domestic violence, whilst heralding the call for collaborative action. They also highlight the innovative and extensive agency response that has broadened since their previous volume. This work provides an important resource, based upon contemporary and relevant research, for those already working in the field, for undergraduate and post graduates as well as other academics. -- Dr Nancy Lombard, Reader in Sociology and Social Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University