Geraldine Macdonald is a qualified social worker, and Professor of Social Work at the University of Bristol. This careful, critical overview of studies of child abuse and negelct and their implications will prove a valuable resource for practitioners, managers, policy makers, academics and their students.

• Acknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction. EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE. Evaluating Effectiveness. Particular Challenges in Child Protection Research. Evidence-based Practice. CHILD MALTREATMENT. Factors Associated with Child Maltreatment. Types of Maltreatment. Consequences of Maltreatment. EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES. Primary Prevention. Secondary Prevention. Tertiary Prevention. Helping Children who have been Abused or Neglected. Work with Sex Offenders. ASSESSMENT AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE. Challenges to Evidence-based Assessment. Strategies to Support Evidence-based Assessment. Risk Assessment and Decision-Making. References. Index.

Geraldine Macdonald is a qualified social worker, and Professor of Social Work at the University of Bristol. This careful, critical overview of studies of child abuse and negelct and their implications will prove a valuable resource for practitioners, managers, policy makers, academics and their students.

• Acknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction. EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE. Evaluating Effectiveness. Particular Challenges in Child Protection Research. Evidence-based Practice. CHILD MALTREATMENT. Factors Associated with Child Maltreatment. Types of Maltreatment. Consequences of Maltreatment. EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES. Primary Prevention. Secondary Prevention. Tertiary Prevention. Helping Children who have been Abused or Neglected. Work with Sex Offenders. ASSESSMENT AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE. Challenges to Evidence-based Assessment. Strategies to Support Evidence-based Assessment. Risk Assessment and Decision-Making. References. Index.

Geraldine Macdonald is a qualified social worker, and Professor of Social Work at the University of Bristol. This careful, critical overview of studies of child abuse and negelct and their implications will prove a valuable resource for practitioners, managers, policy makers, academics and their students.

• Acknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction. EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE. Evaluating Effectiveness. Particular Challenges in Child Protection Research. Evidence-based Practice. CHILD MALTREATMENT. Factors Associated with Child Maltreatment. Types of Maltreatment. Consequences of Maltreatment. EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES. Primary Prevention. Secondary Prevention. Tertiary Prevention. Helping Children who have been Abused or Neglected. Work with Sex Offenders. ASSESSMENT AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE. Challenges to Evidence-based Assessment. Strategies to Support Evidence-based Assessment. Risk Assessment and Decision-Making. References. Index.