Child Sexual Assault Feminist Perspectives [Hardcover]

This book re-introduces a feminist analysis of child sexual assault. It will be invaluable to new social work, social care practitioners as well as senior practitioners, encouraging them to revisit valuable insights into the sexual violation of children. The introductory chapter provides an overview of historical developments whilst following chapters offer critical analyses of interrelated topics. It concludes with a proposal of a new model for social work intervention.Foreword by Liz Kelly Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: DEBATES AND ISSUES Knowledge and Resistances in Child Sexual Assault; P.Cox Children, Young People and 'Protection'; K.Karban & C.Horrocks Satanist Ritual Abuse: The Challenge for Feminists; S.Nelson Gender, Abuse and the Prostitution of Young People; S.Kershaw PART II: EXAMINING PRACTICE Speaking Out, Coming Out and Being Outed; J.Trotter Communication: A Key Towards Better Understanding; V.Nighoskar Work with Abusers: How Do We Talk About 'Rehabilitation'?; G.Hurst Silenced Voice/Zero Choice: Young Women in Residential Care; L.Green Child Protection Conferences: 'In the Name of the Family'; A.Potter PART III: INTO THE FUTURE Towards a New Model of Practice; J.Oko Conclusion; P.Cox, S.Kershaw & J.Trotter Bibliography IndexLORRAINE GREEN Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Childhoood Studies, University of HuddersfieldGILLIAN HURST Senior Probation OfficerCHRIS HORROCKS Lecturer in Psychology, University of HuddersfieldKATE KARBAN Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Mental Health, Leeds Metropolitan UniversitySARAH NELSON Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, Edinburgh UniversityVARSHA NIGHOSKAR Former Assistant Psychologist, Community and Mental Health TrustJULIETTE OKO Senior Lecturer, University of TeessideANN POTTER Therapist, Barnardo's