Wiley Child Protection & Policy

This book presents original research outlining the key elements in responding to parental misuse of drugs and alcohol. • Offers a definition of "misuse" and "addiction" and the factors that influence the nature of misuse or addiction • Reviews extensively the nature and impact of parental substance misuse on children and families using the latest evidence • Explores how research and theories might help inform professionals or non-professionals assessing families affected by parents who misuse drugs or alcohol • Provides an in-depth discussion of Motivational Interviewing, including a critical discussion of the challenges and limitations involved in using it in child and family settings • Considers the wider implications of the findings for practice and policy and argues that these responses can be used across the field of work with vulnerable children and their families.

Charting the theological and cultural potency of Acts across the timespan of Christian history, this work of profound scholarship reveals the full extent of the New Testament book's religious, artistic, literary, and political influence. • Reveals the influence of Acts at key turning points in the history of the Christian church • Traces the rich and varied artistic and cultural heritage rooted in Acts, from music to literature • Analyzes the political significance of the book as a touchstone in the church's external relations • Provides detailed commentary on the exegesis of Acts down the centuries

An accessible resource to help those in organisational settings ensure that they have taken all possible steps to safeguard the children and young people they are responsible for. • Draws on up to date research with people who have committed sexual offences against children in organisational settings, and new developments in interviewing approaches • Details recent cases to illustrate points about institutional failures in protecting children • Highlights the fact that those who sexually offend against children are a diverse and heterogeneous population, and the approaches taken to protect children must address the range of possible risks • Makes a firm commitment to the importance of multi-agency and inter-disciplinary collaboration and is relevant in both community and residential settings • Offers clear and practical messages and measures for organisations to act on.

Online Risk to Children brings together the most up-to-date theory, policy, and best practices for online child protection and abuse prevention. • Moves beyond offender assessment and treatment to discuss the impact of online abuse on children themselves, and the risks and vulnerabilities inherent in their constantly connected lives • Global in scope, setting contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in the UK in international context via chapters from Australia, the USA and Europe. • Key topics covered include cyberbullying, peer-oriented abuse, victim treatment approaches, international law enforcement strategies, policy responses, and the role of schools and industry