A practitioners' tool for the assessment of adults who sexually abuse children / Jeff Fowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fowler, Jeff, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child sexual abuse--Diagnosis.

Child sexual abuse.

Child molesters--Identification.

Child molesters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a practical tool for the assessment of adults who sexually abuse children. It examines the impact of sexual abuse on children, enables professionals to evaluate the risk presented by adults who have sexually abused children, and provides a framework for the assessment of parents or carers and their ability to protect their children. The book includes checklists that practitioners can use to interpret the information they collect, and is illustrated with a central case study that demonstrates how the assessment profile can be used. This book is a helpful resource for anyone

Contents:

FRONT COVER; A Practitioners' Tool for the Assessment of Adults who Sexually Abuse Children; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Safeguarding children; Introduction to the practitioner's tool; CHAPTER 1: THE CHILD; CHAPTER 2: THE ABUSING ADULT; CHAPTER 3: THE NON-ABUSING ADULT; Terms and tools used in assessing adults who sexually abuse children; References; Further Reading; Subject index; Author index; BACK COVER;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611782108

9781281782106

1281782106

9781846427763

1846427762

OCLC:

476168865