ABSTRACT

Revised and updated in light of the reissued Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance and the Children’s Act (2004), this concise guide will help health and allied professionals negotiate the complexities of child protection practice, with the aim of preventing abuse and neglect and protecting children from further harm once it has occurred.

part |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|6 pages

Safeguarding children

chapter 3|9 pages

Assessment of risk

chapter 4|12 pages

Physical abuse

chapter 5|9 pages

Sexual abuse

chapter 6|6 pages

Neglect

chapter 7|6 pages

Emotional abuse

chapter 8|5 pages

Failure to thrive

chapter 9|6 pages

Abuse of children with disabilities

part 10|2 pages

Parental non-engagement

chapter 11|9 pages

The child protection conference

chapter 12|3 pages

Records

chapter 13|9 pages

The legal framework