DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD PROTECTION: DIRECTIONS FOR GOOD PRACTICE; ED. BY CATHY HUMPHREYS

How do you respond simultaneously to the needs of adults experiencing domestic violence and the specific needs of their children? "Domestic Violence and Child Protection" explores the challenges of working effectively in this complex field and offers positive models for practice. Leading practitioners and researchers outline the essential safety considerations for children, adult victims and child protection workers, and stress the importance of children's experiences, using children's own words to describe their diverse needs. The contributors offer examples of good practice in prevention, intervention and recovery, drawn from international settings. They highlight new directions for policy and practice, and consider whether these might be achieved through increased communication and coordination between agencies, or by developing multiprofessional agencies that are able to offer integrated responses. Individual chapters address child abduction, legal issues concerning child contact arrangements, and dealing with abuse in the context of divorce. Including perspectives from social services, health services and the voluntary sector, this book is a valuable source of information and ideas on how to work safely and sensitively with children living with domestic violence and will be a key reference for social workers, health professionals and policy makers. Leading Practitioners And Researchers Outline The Essential Safety Considerations For Children, Adult Victims And Child Protection Workers, And Stress The Importance Of Children's Experiences, Using Children's Own Words To Describe Their Diverse Needs. The Contributors Offer Examples Of Good Practice In Prevention, Intervention And Recovery, Drawn From International Settings. They Highlight New Directions For Policy And Practice, And Consider Whether These Might Be Achieved Through Increased Communication And Coordination Between Agencies, Or By Developing Multiprofessional Agencies That Are Able To Offer Integrated Responses. Part One. Defining The Issue And Setting The Scene -- 1. Relevant Evidence For Practice / Catherine Humphreys -- 2. Multi-agency And Multi-disciplinary Work: Barriers And Opportunities / Cathy Humphreys And Nicky Stanley -- Part Two. Children's Views And Needs -- 3. What Children Tell Us: 'he Said He Was Going To Kill Our Mum' / Audrey Mullender -- 4. Prevention Programmes For Children And Young People In The Uk / Jane Ellis, Nicky Stanley And Jo Bell -- 5. Listen Louder: Working With Children And Young People / Claire Houghton -- Part Three. Protecting Women And Children -- 6. Asking About Domestic Violence: Implications For Practice / Marianne Hester -- 7. 'point Of Contact' Front-line Workers Responding To Children Living With Domestic Violence / Jan Breckenridge And Claire Ralfs -- 8. Using Research To Develop Practice In Child Protection And Child Care / Elaine Farmer -- 9. Damned If You Do And Damned If You Don't? The Contradictions Between Private And Public Law / Christine Harrison -- 10. Child Abuse And Domestic Violence In The Context Of Parental Separation And Divorce: New Models Of Intervention / Thea Brown. Edited By Cathy Humphreys And Nicky Stanley. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.