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Week ending 19 March 2010
| | | Automatic encoding of ambiguous child behavior in high and low risk for child physical abuse parents. |
| | Examines whether parents at high and low risk for child physical abuse (CPA) differed in the extent to which they spontaneously encoded ambiguous caregiving contexts in negative versus positive terms. Twenty-five high and forty-one low risk for CPA parents were asked to memorize a set of sentences that described ambiguous caregiving situations. After a brief delay, participants were asked to recall the sentences. During recall, cues were given (e.g., negative and positive words) to facilitate recall. Findings provide evidence that high and low CPA risk parents differ in how they encode sentences depicting ambiguous caregiving contexts, with high-risk parents obtaining significantly higher recall difference scores reflecting greater recall to negative cues. |
| | Publication Details: | Journal of Family Violence Volume 25 Issue 1, 2010 pp 73-80 |
| | Authors: | Crouch, Julie L., and Milner, Joel S., and Skowronski, John J., and Farc, Magdalena M., and Irwin, Lauren M., and Neese, Angela |
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Child and family services |
| | | Building a safe and confident future: implementing the recommendations of the Social Work Task Force. |
| | Explanation of how the government is working to implement the programme of reform for social work in England put forward by the Social Work Task Force in 2009. The plan looks at each of the Task Force's recommendations in turn and describes the progress that is being made, and future timescales for implementation. It also covers how the recommendations will be delivered, including the establishment of the Social Work Reform Board to drive reform. |
| | Publication Details: | London: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), 2010 pp 67 |
| | ISBN: | 9781847757166 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Corporate Authors: | Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF); Department of Health (DoH); Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
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Child health, development and welfare |
| | | Positive images - positive effect: activities for young people with positive results. |
| | Activity book with over 100 short and accessible activities for group work activities which promote creativity, problem solving, cooperation and understanding of others emotions and needs. The activities are designed to improve young people's positive views of themselves and encourages team work and risk taking. Split into two parts - activities and facilitation advice. Suitable for children aged 8 and upwards. |
| | Publication Details: | Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing, 2008 pp 167 |
| | ISBN: | 9781905541218 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QGI JW |
| | Authors: | Lee, Paul, and Bishop, Louise |
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| | | Personal experience and perceived acceptability of sibling aggression. |
| | Investigates perceived acceptability of sibling aggression as a function of personal experience. Participants read a scenario depicting sibling aggression and rated the perceived acceptability of the hypothetical siblings' behaviours. Following ratings, participants completed a measure to describe their childhood experience of sibling aggression and violence. Findings supported the hypotheses that men were more accepting of sibling aggression, and that being a perpetrator of sibling aggression was associated with increased perceived acceptability of such behaviour, especially for women. For men, being the victim of sibling violence was also associated with higher rates of perceived acceptability. |
| | Publication Details: | Journal of Family Violence Volume 25 Issue 1, 2010 pp 65-71 |
| | Authors: | Hardy, Marjorie, and Beers, Brittany, and Burgess, Charles, and Taylor, Arthur |
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| | | Local authority child protection registers Wales 2009. |
| | Presents statistics on the number of children on child protection registers in Wales based on the financial year 2008-09 or at the position at 31 March 2009. |
| | Publication Details: | [Cardiff]: Local Government Data Unit. Wales, 2010 pp 13 |
| | Shelf Mark: | STATS/Abuse/Wales |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Corporate Authors: | Local Government Data Unit. Wales |
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| | | The chief adviser of the safety of children: first annual report to parliament - 2010. |
| | First annual report on the safeguarding progress, which includes the views of the Chief Adviser on the Safety of Children about the implementation of the recommendations in Lord Laming's report, The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report. Addresses the increasing demand for child protection services, and difficulties in the recruitment and retention of suitably trained and experienced professionals. Covers the changing context of safeguarding children and positive developments over the last 12 months, and reflects concerns expressed by professionals in the sector. Recommends a continuing need for government departments to work alongside the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit to engage local agencies to protect vulnerable children. Concludes that the Government has made significant progress towards implementing Laming's recommendations, and suggests ways in which further progress can be made. |
| | Publication Details: | London: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), 2010 pp 29 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Authors: | Singleton, Roger |
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| | | The government's response to Lord Laming: one year on. |
| | Report evaluating progress one year on against Lord Laming's recommendations set out in The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report (2009). Analyses progress made to date and priorities for the future, focussing on six priorities: early intervention, leading well and working together, learning and change, regional improvement and support, understanding need, performance and data and confidence and trust in the safeguarding system. Includes annex examining each of Lord Laming's recommendations in detail, the government response and progress made. |
| | Publication Details: | London: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), 2010 pp 75 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Corporate Authors: | Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) |
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| | | Working together to safeguard children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. |
| | A revised version of the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (2006). Sets out key changes including the need for improved serious case review executive summaries. Part 1 is statutory guidance and covers: roles and responsibilities; local safeguarding children's boards; training, development and supervision for inter-agency working; managing individual cases where there are concerns about a child's safety and welfare; child death review process; and serious case reviews. Part 2 is non-statutory practice guidance and includes lessons from research; implementing the principles on working with children and their families; safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children who may be particularly vulnerable; and managing individuals who pose a risk of harm to children. |
| | Publication Details: | Nottingham: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), 2010 pp 391 |
| | ISBN: | 9781847757159 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Corporate Authors: | Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) |
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| | | Assessing the relative importance of the child sexual abuse interview protocol items to assist child victims in abuse disclosure. |
| | Identifies the importance of using the Child Sexual Abuse Interview Protocol for multiple disciplines to obtain detailed information of what the alleged child victims say and claim; and the concurrence of multiple professionals about the relevance of items based on the Interview Protocol in their practice. A survey with 100 items based on the Interview Protocol was completed by 36 child welfare professionals. Respondents unanimously felt it was very important for interviewers to complete two specific items during the course of an investigative interview: "showing the interviewer is listening to child" and "showing patience with the child". Results support four major considerations when using an interview guide: 1) flexibility in opening and closing the interview, 2) professional and appropriate use of anatomical dolls, 3) assessment of age and mental state of the child, and 4) determination of the order of questions based on severity of incidents. |
| | Publication Details: | Journal of Family Violence Volume 25 Issue 1, 2010 pp 11-22 |
| | Authors: | Cheung, Monit, and Boutte-Queen, Needha McNeil |
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Children's rights, participation and attitudes |
| | | Violence in juvenile dating relationships self-reported prevalence and attitudes in a Portuguese sample. |
| | Study aiming to determine the prevalence of physical and emotional abuse in Portuguese juvenile dating relationship and to investigate attitudes about these forms of violence. A sample of 4,667 participants aged 13 to 29 years, completed two questionnaires, one behavioural and one attitudinal. Abuse of a partner was reported by 30.6% of participants. The attitudinal data revealed, however, a general disapproval of violence use. Violence support was higher among males, those with lower educational and social status, and those who had never been involved in a dating relationship. Women reported more acts of partner abuse than males; no gender differences were found regarding self-reported victimization. |
| | Publication Details: | Journal of Family Violence Volume 25 Issue 1, 2010 pp 43-52 |
| | Authors: | Machado, Carla, and Caridade, Sonia, and Martins, Carla |
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| | | The effects of child abuse and exposure to domestic violence on adolescent internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. |
| | Data for this analysis are from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study, a prospective study of 457 youth addressing outcomes of family violence and resilience in individuals and families. Results show that child abuse, domestic violence, and both in combination (dual exposure) increase a child's risk for internalizing and externalizing outcomes in adolescence. When accounting for risk factors associated with additional stressors in the family and surrounding environment, only those children with dual exposure had an elevated risk of the tested outcomes compared to non-exposed youth. |
| | Publication Details: | Journal of Family Violence Volume 25 Issue 1, 2010 pp 53-63 |
| | Authors: | Moylan, Carrie A. et al |
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| | | Out to the family. |
| | Animated DVD (15mins) about LGBT teenagers coming out to their families. The film shows six families from a wide range of backgrounds coming to terms with the sexual or gender identity of their children. Includes a booklet, and is designed to raise awareness, and highlight the needs of LGBT teenagers. Suitable for young people, parents and families. |
| | Publication Details: | Leeds: Leeds Animation Workshop, 2008 |
| | Shelf Mark: | DISK |
| | Corporate Authors: | Leeds Animation Workshop |
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| | | Education for all: tackling homophobia in schools. |
| | Booklet produced for schools to highlight the problems of homophobic bullying and includes a ten point plan on how schools can create an inclusive culture for all students. The impact on students' education is discussed, and the legal position is explained, and further resources are recommended. |
| | Publication Details: | [London]: Stonewall, [2005] pp [4] |
| | Shelf Mark: | JGX XET |
| | Corporate Authors: | Stonewall |
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| | | The school report: the experiences of young gay people in Britain's schools. |
| | Report into the experiences of young gay, lesbian and bisexual pupils at schools. Identifies that these young people suffer high rates of bullying, and are subjected to verbal abuse, violence and cyberbullying. Provides statistics on who is responsible for bullying and how peers and teachers react. Also provides information on the consequences of this bullying and what works best to tackle it. |
| | Publication Details: | [London]: Stonewall, 2007 pp 17 |
| | Shelf Mark: | JGX XET |
| | Authors: | Hunt, Ruth, and Jensen, Johan |
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| | | Incidences of sexual contacts of children: impacts of family characteristics and family structure from a national sample. |
| | Analyses the prevalence of child sexual touching before puberty and its connection to family structure during adolescence. Data a survey of 3432 non-institutionalised respondents aged 18 to 59 years of age were analysed. A total of 566 respondents (16.5%) reported prepubertal sexual touching. The overall percentage differences between these "reported" respondents and the rest of the respondents by gender, race or socioeconomic status measures were not significant. The odds of being touched were 1.589 times higher when the child did not live with both parents at age 14 due to parental divorce, and 2.134 times higher due to institutionalisation of one or both parents. |
| | Publication Details: | Children and Youth Services Review Volume 32 Issue 5, 2010 pp 650-656 |
| | Authors: | Leung, Patrick, and Curtis Jr, Russell L., and Mapp, Susan C. |
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| | | Social work practice with transgender and gender variant youth. |
| | Addresses the specific challenges of transgender and gender variant youth from diverse races, cultures, social class and religious backgrounds. Provides guidance for social workers and families to undertake individual and group practice with transgender and gender variant youth, and outlines stress factors and related mental health issues. Makes recommendations for clinical treatment and legal advocacy for these young people. |
| | Publication Details: | Abingdon: Routledge, 2009 pp 191 |
| | ISBN: | 9780415994828 |
| | Shelf Mark: | QGI KUF |
| | Authors: | Mallon, Gerald P. ed. |
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| | | Barefoot tutors? Navigating the barriers between student, university and field in social work education. |
| | Description of a Scottish university project which aimed to examine the role of the tutor in order to try and integrate social work theory into student's practical field work. Analyses outcomes from the research and looks at the role of the student-tutor interpersonal dynamic in the integration of student learning into field work. |
| | Publication Details: | Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning in Social Work, Health and Nursing Volume 9 Issue 1, 2009 pp 5-19 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Authors: | Clapton, Gary, and Forbes, Ruth |
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| | | Development and implementation of social work practice learning opportunities in NHS settings with no previous experience of social work education. |
| | Analyses social work student placements in non-traditional settings within the NHS in order to enhance knowledge and practice in inter-professional student placements. Includes the processes used in order to create inter-professional practice learning opportunities, the implementation of inter-professional practice learning initiatives and moving from the organisational level to implementing the placements. |
| | Publication Details: | Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning in Social Work, Health and Nursing Volume 9 Issue 1, 2009 pp 20-45 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Authors: | Hughes, Marianne |
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| | | Supporting students through social networking. |
| | Outlines project which used web-based social networking to support social work students on placement. Describes project from the setting up of the social network to how the student's used the online group to evaluation of its success. The experience is shared in the hope of spreading good practice. |
| | Publication Details: | Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning in Social Work, Health and Nursing Volume 9 Issue 1, 2009 pp 64-80 |
| | Website: | Click Here |
| | Authors: | Dunworth, Moria |
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