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Child protection assessment following serious injuries to infants

Fine judgements

By Peter Dale, Richard Green and Ron Fellows (2005)

Child protection assessment following serious injuries to infants: fine judgments is a title in the NSPCC Wiley series in safeguarding children.

How do child protection professionals and courts make judgements on whether serious injuries to infants are due to abuse? If injuries are considered to be the result of abuse, in what circumstances can it be considered safe for the infant to return home?

Child protection assessment following serious injuries to infants is concerned with helping child protection professionals and courts make the right decisions and avoid errors that can have disastrous consequences for children and families.

Drawing upon the extensive clinical and research experience of the authors, this authoritative text:

reviews research on the causes of child abuse and problems in diagnosing abuse
examines the views of parents who consider that they have been wrongly accused of child abuse
draws specific attention to the need to assess potential for change in families and considers how this can be achieved
highlights skills issues that are necessary for undertaking appropriate assessments
identifies key factors that are indicative of reunification is some cases, and factors that contraindicate in others.

With its evidence-based approach, this book will be a valuable resource for all child protection professionals. It will also be of use to health professionals, legal professionals, researchers, lecturers and students of social work.