Child Protection Assessment Following Serious

How do child protection professionals and courts make judgments on whether serious injuries to infants are due to abuse? If injuries are considered to be the result of abuse, in what circumstances can it be considered safe for the infant to return home?

Dr. Peter Dale trained originally as psychiatrist social worker, and subsequently as a counselor/psychotherapist. His PhD research was a qualitative study focused on the perceptions of clients and therapists of the therapeutic process for adults who were abused as children (Dale 1999). Peter Dale worked in child and family psychiatrist services before joining the NSPCC in 1980, where he was a practitioner, manager and Senior Research Officer until 2002. An establishment and author. Dr. Dale now acts as an independent social worker expert witness throughout the

UK

in care proceedings – specializing in cases where there are serious suspicious injuries to infants.
Contact details: info@peterdale.co.uk

Richard Green trained as a social worker and family therapist. He has held a number of posts in both local authorities and the NSPCC, including practitioner, manager and evaluation officer. He is currently employed as Senior Consultant within the NSPCC, working with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies to improve the safeguarding of children.
Contact details: rgreen@nspcc,org.uk

Ron Fellows trained originally as a social worked, and subsequently as a family/brief therapist. He worked in mental health and children and family services for various London boroughs. Since joining the NSPCC, he has held posts as a practitioner and manager.
Contact details: rfellow@nspcc.org.uk

About the Authors

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Foreword

ix

Acknowledgements

xi

1 Introduction

1

(6)

2 Child Abuse and Child Protection Errors

7

(20)

3 Child Abuse Research

27

(18)

4 Child Protection Research

45

(18)

5 The NSPCC Serious Injury-Discrepant Explanation Research

63

(24)

6 Parental Perceptions of Child Protection Interventions

87

(24)

7 Explanations for Injuries and the Thorny Issue of 'Denial'

111

(30)

8 Child Protection Assessment Contexts

141

(22)

9 Potential for Change

163

(22)

10 Fine Judgments

185

(28)

References

213

(16)

Index

229

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