Cover -- Child Neglect: Practice Issues for Health and Social Care -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction to Issues for Health and Social Care in Neglect -- 2 Economic, Cultural and Social Contexts of Neglect -- 3 Research for Practice in Child Neglect -- 4 The Nature of Emotional Child Neglect and Abuse -- 5 Is This Child Neglect? The Influence of Differences in Perceptions of Child Neglect on Social Work Practice -- 6 Working Together in Cases of Neglect: Key Issues -- 7 Neglect: No Monopoly on Expertise -- 8 Common Operational Approach Using the 'Graded Care Profile' in Cases of Neglect -- 9 Serious Case Reviews: Lessons for Practice in Cases of Child Neglect -- 10 What is Weight Faltering ('Failure to Thrive') and When Does it Become a Child Protection Issue? -- 11 The Theoretical and Practical Issues in Attachment and Neglect: The Case of Very Low Birth Weight Infants -- 12 Parental Substance Misuse and the Implications for Children: Lessons from Research and Practice in one Family Centre -- 13 Neglect of Disabled Children -- 14 Who Cares? The Role of Mothers in Cases of Child Neglect -- 15 Do They Care? The Role of Fathers in Cases of Child Neglect -- 16 Intervening with Neglect -- 17 Neglect in Theory and Practice: The Messages for Health and Social Care -- Appendix One: Outline Format for Comprehensive Assessment -- Appendix Two: Worksheets -- The Contributors -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

This book addresses the key themes in child neglect, draws on current research and practice knowledge and sets out the implications for practice. With a joint health and social work focus, this interdisciplinary book is an essential resource for all professionals working towards integrated and collaborative childcare services.

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