Description:
This book investigates the silence that surrounds the sexual abuse of children by women; uncovering the denial, minimization and rationales used by the victims, the perpetrators and the professionals.
Review Quotes:
"Refreshing as both an academically thought-provoking work and a helpful practice guide. For anyone working in the area of child welfare...Highly recommended." -- D.A. Mathews, Choice
'...a good theoretical discussion about the phenomenon of female child sexual abuse...'
'Female child sexual abuse raises key ethical issues and this book succeeds in challenging professional complacency, denial and structural barriers to help social workers better understand and intervene more effectively in this complex area.'-Steven Walker, Anglia Ruskin University in Ethics and Social Welfare, vol 5 no 1