Domestic Violence : A Handbook for Health Care Professionals

ISBN-13: 9780415282208 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 248 str.

Lyn Shipway; G. Le Strange

Opis

Health care practitioners have daily contact with patients whose health is damaged by domestic violence and who often face risks of further and more extreme injury. This title concerns the NHS response to domestic violence.

Spis treści

1. Domestic Violence – A Healthcare Issue  2. The Impact of Domestic Abuse on Health  3. Abuse in Other Intimate Relationships  4. The Response of the Health Professionals to Domestic Violence  5. A Critique of Existing Healthcare Provision  6. Domestic Violence in a Variety of Clinical Settings  7. Domestic Violence and Children  8. Domestic Violence and the Legal System  9. Multi-Agency Approach to Domestic Violence  10. Existing Challenges and Future Opportunities  11. Making a Difference – The Way Forward

O autorze

Lyn Shipway, Principal Lecturer in the School of Health Care Practice, has 18 years experience teaching health care students. Previously a night sister with expertise in Accident and Emergency, Orthopaedic, and Paediatric nursing, she has long had an interest in working with students to explore the psychological and social needs of various client groups as well as their biological health deficits.