How do disturbed children see the world? How can we understand their difficulties? Most children have secret worlds but for some these worlds contain secrets th

Offers a review of the latest literature but moreover a practical guide essential to professionals who give their expert opinions to courts in child care cases.

Integrating the varying perspectives and issues addressed by researchers, theorists and practitioners, this edited collection presents an analysis and synthesis

We all hate from time to time, but children hate more than adults. The contributors to this book discuss how to recognise and handle hatred in a practical way.

`This book is a practical and supportive guide for the professionals facing this traumatic subject. [It] is easily readable' - Journal of Child and Adolescent M