UID:
almahu_9949384058802882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781315105550
,
1315105551
,
9781351601498
,
1351601490
,
9781351601504
,
1351601504
,
9781351601481
,
1351601482
Content:
Mothers accused and abused: addressing complex psychological needs brings together stories about mothers who are accused of harming their children and the challenges to professionals who work with them. By recognising the long-standing, unmet dependency needs of abused and neglected women, the book argues that longer term engagement can prevent a seemingly endless repetition of court hearings and imprisonment, and thereby address cycles of neglect. Mothers accused and abused will be a valuable resource to those working in the criminal and civil justice systems, social work and mental health as well as others who, in a professional or personal capacity, encounter troubled mothers and their children.
Note:
Part one. Setting the scene: reflections on a ground-breaking book -- Mother, madonna, whore: understanding perverse mothering: reflections on a ground-breaking book -- Caring for the mother as well as her children -- Mothers and the law: mythologies and stereotypes -- a woman's lot? -- Part two. The pain of relationships lived and re-lived -- Infanticide, matricide or suicide -- Treating violent men: the significance of the mother-son relationship -- Staff accused and abused: managing anxiety, pain and distress in systems of care -- Part three. Mothers in prison -- Transition to motherhood and becoming a child-less mother in prison -- Therapy with a mother and baby in prison -- Cover stories: art psychotherapy with mothers in prison who have killed or harmed their children -- Part four. Interventions following child care proceedings -- Last chance saloon: from repetition to growth, a young mother's journey in brief psychotherapy -- Better outcomes and better justice: the Family Drug and Alcohol Court -- The mother in mind: a therapeutic group for mothers who have had a child removed from their care -- Taking a break: the work of Pause -- Part five. Ways forward -- Ways forward.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315105550
