Attachment Theory, Child Maltreatment and Family Support: A Practice and Assessment Model

By David Howe, Gillian Schofield, Diana Hinings, et al.

This ground-breaking text offers a comprehensive and penetrating account of how social developmental perspectives and attachment theory can illuminate practice in the field of child protection and family support. Drawing extensively throughout on fascinating case-study material, the text moves from an introduction to the key theories to a detailed outline of the main methods and processes. It offers a carefully developed and systematically tested practice and assessment model for professionals in this challenging and complex area and, as such, will be an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333749782
• ISBN13: 9780333749784
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"