VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1
April 1994
1. Foreword
Professor Dorota Iwaniec, Professor of Social Work, Queen's University Belfast
2. Child Sexual Abuse Within The Family: A Multi-Faceted Approach
Carol Diffin, Senior Social Worker and Deirdre McCambridge, Social Worker, Resource Team,
Southern H&SS Board
3. What Happened to us as a Family After Sexual Abuse Disclosure: A Mother's Story
4. Ode to a Lost Childhood - From a Survivor
5. Getting to Grips With Growing Up
Terry Richmond and Kathy Mayhew, Social Workers, Newtownabbey Family Centre, Northern
H&SS Board
6. Can Early Indicators of Neglecting Families be Observed: A Comparative Study of Neglecting
and Non-Neglecting Families
Mary J Savage, Health Visitor, Whiterock Health Centre, North and West Belfast H&SS Trust
7. Child Care NI Briefing Paper for Northern Ireland Committee Debate on 17-2-94
8. Tribute to Val O'Connell
9. Access Arrangements for Children Placed in Long Term Care. An Exploration of the Views of
Some Practitioners
Val O'Connell, Formerly Senior Social Worker, North Down and Ards H&SS Trust
10. Research Review - Bringing it Out in the Open: Domestic Violence in NI, by Monica
McWilliams and Joan McKiernan
Reviewed by Paula Keenan, Project Leader, Save the Children Fund
11. Book Review: 'The Secret Life of Vulnerable Children' by Ved Varma.
Reviewed by Colin Reid, Social Worker, Family and Child Care, Southern H&SS Board
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2
September
1994
1. Group Treatment Programme for Adolescent Sex Offenders
Dr Noel McCune Consultant Psychiatrist, Craigavon Area Hospital and Fionnuala Scott,
(formerly) Child Protection Officer, NSPCC
2. Personal Development Work With Young Single Mothers
Lorna McDonald, Development Worker, Youth Unit, Save the Children Fund
3. Neglect and Emotional Abuse in Children Who Fail to Thrive
Professor Dorota Iwaniec, Professor of Social Work, Queen's University Belfast
4. 'Why Bother?' A Personal View of Work With Adults Who Sexually Offend Against Children
Martin Crummie, Child Protection Officer, Seconded to Probation Board for Northern Ireland
5. Learning and Change: Outcomes of Inter-Agency Networking for Child Protection
Tony McFarlane, Training Officer, Child Care, Hereford and Worcester and Tony Morrison,
Independent Consultant and Trainer
6. You Should Know Your Rights and the Pain is Deep - From a Survivor's Group in the Young
People's Centre
7. Another Form of Groupwork
Theresa Donaldson, Team Manager, NSPCC, Anne Morrison, Senior Practitioner, Child Care
Centre and Clare McAuley, Social Worker, Barnardo's
8. CONFERENCE REPORTS i) Eighth North/South Welfare Conference - Childhood Matters, 27th-29th April 1994
Reviewed by John Pinkerton, Lecturer
ii) The Northern Ireland Social Services Conference - Setting and Monitoring Standards in
Social Work, 19th May 1994
Reviewed by Lorraine Simmons, BASW
iii)Treating Adolescent Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse, 22/23 June 1994 - Prof. Judith Becker,
University of Arizona
Reviewed by Michael Murray, Senior Practitioner Young People's Centre
9. Legal View - A Brief Outline of Criminal Injury Legislation
Estelle Leckey, Solicitor
10. Training Pack Review - Child Care Law, Principles into Practice
Reviewed by Mary McColgan, Lecturer, University of Ulster
11. Book Review: Adoption Law in Northern Ireland, by Kerry O'Halloran
Reviewed by Colin Reid, Social Worker, Family and Child Care, Southern H&SS Board
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 3
January 1995
1. Multi-Disciplinary Team Working In Child Protection
Theresa Donaldson, Team Manager, Ballymena Children's Centre, NSPCC
2. Taking Action for Children's Rights: The Foyle Experience
Teresa McDaid, NSPCC
3. Tackling the Issues of Sectarianism
John F McQuade, Playboard
4. Adolescent Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse - Long Term Outcome of Treatment
Dr Noel McCune, Child and Family Clinic, Craigavon Hospital
5. My Secret was Kept
While Sitting in the Caravan
We were on Holiday
From a survivor's group in the Young People's Centre
6. Dealing With Child Problem Behaviours Effectively
Karola Dillenburger, Dept of Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, and Michael Keenan,
Psychology Department, University of Ulster
7. Women Who Cross The Line: A Review of Some of the Current Literature and Research in
the Field of Female Sexual Abusers
Bronagh Hillan, Lecturer, North Down College of Further Education
8. Legal View: Children's Rights to Legal Services: A Child Law Centre For Northern Ireland
Miriam Titterton, Policy Co-ordinator for Northern Ireland, Children's Rights Development Unit
9. Conference Report - Video Recording of Children's Evidence
Report compiled by Marion Reynolds and Ronnie Orr, Social Services Inspectorate
10. Book Review - The Children Act 1989 Putting it into Practice, by Mary Ryan
Reviewed by Colin Reid, Family and Child Care, Southern H&SS Board
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 4
May 1995
1. Evaluating Therapeutic Work With Abused Children<
Stephen Knox, Senior Team Leader, South and East Belfast H&SS Trust and Dr. Rosemary
Kilpatrick, Lecturer in Special Needs, School of Education, QUB
2. Working With Adolescents who Abuse and Sexualised Children
Seamus O'Hara, Child Protection Officer, NSPCC
3. My Life
4. Residential Child Care in Northern Ireland - Confronting Old Images and Planning for
Partnership With Parents and Families
John Gibson, Senior Social Worker (Residential), Belfast Central Mission
5.Ethical Dilemmas in Practice - Some Thoughts on the Children (NI) Order
John McLaughlin, Lecturer in Social Work and John Pinkerton, Senior Research Fellow, QUB
6.Opportunity Youth
Ann-Marie McClure, Opportunity Youth Project Co-Ordinator and Yvonne Cowan, Health Visitor,
North and West Belfast H&SS Trust
7.Summer
by Patrick McMahon
8. Conference Report - Partnership in a Changing Environment
Theresa Donaldson, NSPCC and Ken Wilson, Northern ACPC
9. The Organisational and Professional Context of the First ACPC Conference
Dr. Kevin McCoy, Chief Inspector, DHSS
10. The Lessons From Child Abuse Inquiries in a Changing Context: Challenges for ACPCs
Phillip Noyes, Director of Public Policy, NSPCC
11. Conference Report - The Children (NI) Order - Challenges Ahead
Mary McColgan, Lecturer in Social Work, University of Ulster
12.Book Review - Play Therapy With Abused Children, by Ann Cattanach
Reviewed by Mary McColgan, Lecturer in Social Work, University of Ulster