Intended for "front-line" practitioners in the UK such as social workers, police officers and health care professionals, this book provides evidence-based assessment and planning for the protection of children who live with trauma and family violence. Bentovim (child and adolescent psychiatrist at that Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and the Tavistock Clinic), Cox (child and adolescent psychiatry, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' School of Medicine, London), Bingley (an independent social work consultant) and Pizzey (an independent social worker) investigate the impact of harm and risk on bioneurological development and show how these environments can affect a child's ability to form attachments and relationships in later life. The authors provide protocols for assessing the potential for rehabilitation and using evidence-based intervention techniques. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)