Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Providing services to parents - which services matter

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While the court decision is Canadian, there are some principles in it that will apply to virtually any jurisdiction that gives family prese...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Child Maltreatment Fatalities - Questioning Assumptions

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New research just published by Emily Douglas in the United States questions some long held beliefs about the workers involved in child malt...
Friday, January 11, 2013

Jimmy Savile and Jerry Sandusky - Hiding in Plain View

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Social workers and others who work with children around the world, have much to learn from these two high profile sexual abuse case. The ma...
Sunday, December 30, 2012

Rape Victim in India is an inter personal violence issue worldwide

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As the world media focuses on the death of the woman in India who was gang raped, they may focus on two themes - the outrage in India which...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Holding mental health and child protection professionals criminally liable

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An interesting case in France should send a chill to many mental health professionals.  It is the case of Daniele Canarelli, a French psych...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

Recovering from Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting

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To have not heard about the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School would have required that you have been cloistered. The details ...
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Harassment as domestic violence

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The Ontario Court of Appeal in its decision regarding  R v. Doherty  has emphasized a powerful legal principal which affirms that abuse ca...