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McKee, Bronagh E.; Mason, Sarah – Pastoral Care in Education, 2015
Prevention programmes underpin every child's right to "feel" safe and to "be" safe from all forms of harm. Delivered in schools across the globe, they aim to equip children with knowledge about safety and the skills to seek help early. By drawing upon international prevalence and impact research, as well as the legal, policy…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Prevention
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Brown, Geraldine; Brady, Geraldine; Letherby, Gayle – Child Care in Practice, 2011
In 2009 the National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children published "Partner Exploitation and Violence in Teenage Intimate Relationships". This publication reports on the first major study in the United Kingdom to systematically document the incidence rates and dynamics of intimate partner violence in the lives of young…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Mothers, Pregnancy, Intimacy
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Cotterill, Janet – Applied Linguistics, 2004
A great deal has been written about the ways in which lawyers' questioning strategies, particularly during cross-examination, may be considered coercive and intimidating for witnesses, even potentially contributing to the wrongful acquittal of guilty defendants. The primary focus of analytical attention in identifying such practices has been the…
Descriptors: Semantics, Sexual Abuse, Lawyers, Family Violence
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Cant, Diana – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2005
This paper looks at the role of individual psychotherapy with a severely sexually abused girl in a therapeutic community, and the place of this work as she makes the transition into foster-care. It emphasizes the importance, not only of the individual work, but also of the drawing together of the work around the child, particularly at such a…
Descriptors: Therapeutic Environment, Correctional Rehabilitation, Psychotherapy, Foster Care
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
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Hutton, Linda; Whyte, Bill – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2006
Despite a growing awareness and acknowledgement of the incidence of sexually harmful behaviour by children and young people, research on this group remains limited. A number of recent publications have reviewed UK systems and practice and suggest that the issue is better appreciated than a decade ago. To date, however, there is no published…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Data Collection, Social Work
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Mallon, James – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2005
Although higher education for 50% of all school leavers by 2010 is the stated aim of the United Kingdom government, it is clear that initiatives aimed at widening access do not reach those most in need. This is nowhere more true than in the case of people who have spent all or part of their childhood in the care of local authorities, and who…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Underachievement, At Risk Students, Foreign Countries