Child Advocacy category: 107 books
Encounters with Rikki
From Hurricane Katrina Rescue to Exceptional Therapy Dog
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY IS A FAIRLY HOT TOPIC 2) BOOK'S MAIN (HUMAN) CHARACTER HAS BECOME AN AMBASSADOR OF ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY: Chuck Mitchell is frequently invited to tell his story at regional and statewide forums – victim advocates/court personnel, medical professionals and prosecuting attorneys...
Hope Springs Eternal in the Priestly Breast
A Research Study on Procedural Justice for Priests—Diocesan and Religious
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2012
The clergy abuse scandal has posed the greatest threat to the traditional understanding of the Catholic priesthood since the Protestant Reformation. Now, as then, the deadliest attacks are coming from within the Church. In an attempt to improve a system that allowed a small minority of the clergy...
by Daniel J. Baum
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Real cases from the Supreme Court dealing with youth issues.
Laws, as they relate to youth and youth issues, can be difficult to understand for those they are intended to serve. In the first book of the Understanding Canadian Law series, author Daniel J. Baum breaks down the Supreme Court of...
For Christ's Sake
End Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church ... for Good
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
In this new book, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson pulls no punches in his effort to go beyond merely 'managing' sexual abuse in the Church. He leads up to a call for nothing less than a Council of the whole Church to confront the issues raised in the book, within which he insists that the laity must play a major role.
Sexual Assault Victimization Across the Life Span 2e, Volume 1
Investigation, Diagnosis, and the Multidisciplinary Team
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2017
462 pages, 192 images, 38 contributors This first volume serves as a complete guide for multidisciplinary team members involved in the investigation of sexual assault. It includes comprehensive medical guides for the diagnosis and treatment of assaultive trauma; legal guides to investigation and prosecution;...
Everyone’s Guide to South African Law
4th Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
The law affects us all, and even your most basic day-to-day choices and actions have legal implications. Yet few people have much knowledge of the law or understand complicated legal terminology – and lawyers’ fees are beyond many people’s reach. This book will provide you with the necessary...
Little Book of Conflict Transformation
Clear Articulation Of The Guiding Principles By A Pioneer In The Field
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
This clearly articulated statement offers a hopeful and workable approach to conflict—that eternally beleaguering human situation. John Paul Lederach is internationally recognized for his breakthrough thinking and action related to conflict on all levels—person-to-person, factions within communities,...
Surviving Parental Alienation
A Journey of Hope and Healing
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Half of all marriages end, and, when they do, most parents hope to achieve a “good divorce” in which they can amicably raise their children with their former spouse. Unfortunately, about 20% of divorces are high-conflict, involving frequent visits to court, allegations of abuse, and chronic disagreements...
Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma, Volume 1
Traumatic Injuries Pocket Atlas
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
228 pages, 164 images, 28 contributors This complete overview of abusive head trauma includes the many different kinds of injuries that may result from abusive head trauma, including extracranial injuries and scalp trauma, intracranial injuries with and without associated bleeding, and fractures....
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Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
This book provides a comprehensive, cutting-edge look at the problems that impact the way we conduct intervention and treatment for youth in crisis today—an indispensable resource for practitioners, students, researchers, policymakers, and faculty working in the area of juvenile justice.
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Juvenile Justice: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition
A Reference Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Authoritative, current, and easy to use, this book is an outstanding resource for readers looking to gain an accurate and thorough understanding of American juvenile justice.
• Presents historical and contemporary data in an easy-to-understand fashion that survey the complex history of the...
The Ethic of Traditional Communities and the Spirit of Healing Justice
Studies from Hollow Water, the Iona Community, and Plum Village
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2009
What is healing justice? Who practices it? What does it look like? In this groundbreaking international comparative study on healing justice, Jarem Sawatsky examines traditional communities including Hollow Water - an Aboriginal and Métis community in Canada renowned for their holistic healing work...
The New Handbook of Children's Rights
Comparative Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2001
The new edition of this well established handbook provides up-to-date information on a topic of increasing importance across a range of disciplines and practices. It covers:* the debate concerning children's rights and developments in rights provision over the last twenty years* the impact of recent British legislation on children's rights in key a
by Martin Sandiford
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
A legal case: children's rights and sex industry or the rights of sex workers.