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There is considerable research on the impact of maternal mental health issues on infants’ development. These studies emphasise the importance of early interventions to prevent the development of psychopathology later in life. In many studies infants who are involved in video-recorded studies show an observable distressed reaction. Whilst these stud...
Children who experience ongoing abuse, violence and homelessness often develop social, emotional, health and behavioural problems which are frequently manifested in trauma-based behaviours including self harming and suicidal behaviours, aggressive and criminal behaviours, and drug and alcohol problems. These children often do not engage with tradit...
Children who experience ongoing abuse, violence and homelessness often develop social, emotional,
health and behavioural problems which are frequently manifested in trauma-based behaviours including
self harming and suicidal behaviours, aggressive and criminal behaviours, and drug and alcohol problems.
These children often do not engage with tradit...
Undertaking interview-based research with victim/survivors of child abuse can be difficult and challenging for researchers. Much has been written about the impact of research on participants, but researcher effects are less explored. This paper reviews the literature on sensitive interview-based research and child abuse research. The theoretical un...
Is it ethical for children to experience pain or sadness when talking about their experiences of abuse for purposes of research? Can they be re-traumatised by this experience? How can confidentiality be guaranteed if there are concerns about current abuse? These are some of the ethical questions that arise when children who have been abused are inv...
This case study is drawn from research in progress that seeks the views and perceptions of children and young people who have been abused about their experiences of victimization and subsequent interventions. The subject of the article is an adolescent boy who experienced extreme abuse by his mother's partner. The mother also suffered severe violen...
When a child has been abused by his or her father or father-figure and makes the statement ‘I want Dad to come home’, whose voice are we hearing in treatment, how do we interpret and respond to what the child is saying? Understanding and responding to the voices of victims of abuse is a complex issue. This paper explores the issues of listening to...