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  • Lost Innocents

    A Follow-up Study of Fatal Child Abuse

    by Peter Reder, Sylvia Duncan ...
    Lost Innocents is a follow-up to Beyond Blame: Child Abuse Tragedies Revisited (1993). In their new book, Peter Reder and Sylvia Duncan use the same process of case analysis and apply it to a more representative sample of cases. They describe the theoretical basis and method of the study and its findings, before going on to discuss their practical implications, and their opinions about the case ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Beyond Blame

    Child Abuse Tragedies Revisited

    by Dr Peter Reder, Sylvia Duncan, Moira Gray ...
    What can we learn from inquiries into cases of fatal child abuse? Beyond Blame offers a new way of looking at such cases and shows that it is possible to draw important lessons from them. The authors, all three experienced in child protection work, summarise thirty-five major inquiries since 1973, setting them in their social context and discussing the implications both for practical work in the ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Studies in the Assessment of Parenting

    Edited by Peter Reder, Sylvia Duncan, Claire Lucey ...
    Offers a review of the latest literature but moreover a practical guide essential to professionals who give their expert opinions to courts in child care cases. ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Madness Explained

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  • Child Development

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    by Kevin Crowley ...
    Focusing on the earliest years (0-8), the new edition of this bestselling textbookcontinues to provide a comprehensive overview of the research, theory, and current practice in the field of child development.The new edition is fully up to date with current policy and legislation and now includes;· New ‘Research boxes’ in each chapter helping students link theory to practice· Increased coverage on ... Read more

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  • A Piece of My Mind

    by Gordon Parker ...
    Gordon Parker AO, one of Australia's foremost clinical psychiatrists, is known for having strong and provocative views. He's been described as 'charming, witty and erudite', sometimes 'intimidating and intolerant', and 'variously regarded with fear, loathing, admiration and respect'.In this autobiography, the founder of the Black Dog Institute and Scientia Professor of Psychiatry at the University ... Read more

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  • When It Is Darkest

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    by Rory O’Connor ...
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  • The Psychology of Happiness

    by Michael Argyle ...
    What is happiness? Why are some people happier than others?This new edition of The Psychology of Happiness provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of research into the nature of happiness. Major research developments have occurred since publication of the first edition in 1987 – here they are brought together for the first time, often with surprising conclusions.Drawing on research from ... Read more

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  • The Physician as Patient

    A Clinical Handbook for Mental Health Professionals

    by Michael F. Myers, MD, Glen O. Gabbard, MD ...
    Because physicians are shaped by the expectations and responsibilities of their profession and are especially susceptible to stress and illness, professionals treating them need to be attuned to a host of demands and considerations not applicable to other patients. The Physician as Patient meets that need by combining the perspectives of two seasoned psychiatrists who have been assessing and ... Read more

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  • Mental Health in Counselling and Psychotherapy

    by Norman Claringbull ...
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    This book examines how counsellors and psychotherapists interact with those clients who may suffer from mental health issues. While practising counsellors and psychotherapists meet clients who have problems across the entire mental health spectrum, there are a number of particular disorders that these practitioners are particularly likely to encounter. These include anxiety, depression, stress, ... Read more

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  • Bereavement

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    by Colin Murray Parkes, Holly G. Prigerson ...
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