Identifying Emotional and Psychological Abuse: a Guide for Childcare Professionals

Part one: Understanding emotional and psychological abuse
Reflections on Victoria Climbié and Sally Clark: Two cases, two verdicts, same problem
Ethical and legal frameworks
The challenge of definitions
Emotional and psychological development: Emotional and psychological abuse

Part two: Observing and identifying normal development and abuse
Infants and infancy: The first twelve months
Infants II: 12-24 months
Two-to-three year olds
Three-to-four year olds
Four-to-five year olds
Five-to-twelve year olds
Adolescents

Part three: Practice realities and limitations
Aaron and Grace: A case study
Implementing childcare law: Training and management responsibilities

Epilogue
References
Index