Re: FAmily Violence-Child Abuse Course texts

[<MariaR1947@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Ray, I would strongly suggest that you have texts which cover aspects of 
emotional/social development in depth including attachment issues.  Off the 
top of my head, I would suggest 'Attachment in the Pre-school Years' Edited 
by Greenberg, Cicchetti, Cummings.  It is relatively 'old' - 1990 but has 
some good stuff in it.  Also Alan Stroufe's work on Emotional Development, 
published in 1995.  
I hope too that your students are looking at the issues from a range of 
psychological perspectives and are prepared to face up to difficult issues 
such as  violent men had a emotional/psychological route to their violent 
behaviour and did not just 'spring up' ready made, so to speak - and that 
your students also do not get too bogged down in the mantra that only men 
abuse etc. etc.  (Sorry, hobby horse was trotting into the picture there!!)

Best wishes

Maria Robinson