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The truth is longer than a lie : children's experiences of abuse and professional interventions / Neerosh Mudaly and Chris Goddard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mudaly, Neerosh, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child abuse--Treatment.
- Child abuse.
- Children--Crimes against.
- Children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (188 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This groundbreaking book reveals what young victims have to say about abuse and its effects on their lives. The authors examine societal factors that increase children's vulnerability, and propose measures for preventing abuse. They outline the requirements of ethically sound research, and conclude with recommendations for future research.
- Contents:
- The power of children's voices
- The silencing of children
- Child-centred practice : the foundation of effective research with children who have been abused
- The ethics of listening to children in research
- A chance to be heard : involving children who have been abused in research
- Children's voices : their views on abuse and the impact of abuse
- Children's voices : their views about making disclosures, about abusers and non-offending parents
- Children's voices : their experience of professional interventions
- Children as hostages to abuse
- Children's vulnerability to abuse : a double-edged issue
- The complexity of listening professionally to children
- The way forward.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-175) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-56646-9
- 9786610566365
- 1-84642-495-X
- OCLC:
- 271801395
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