Munchausen by proxy : identification, intervention, and case management /
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| Author / Creator: | Lasher, Louisa J. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, c2004. |
| Description: | xvii, 353 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5541078 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Part I. Munchausen by Proxy Maltreatment
- Chapter 1.. Defining Munchausen by Proxy
- Elements of the Definition
- Terminology Issues
- A Controversy: Does MBP Exist?
- Chapter 2.. Perpetrators, Victims, and Others
- Perpetrators
- Victims
- Others
- Chapter 3.. Integrity in MBP Practice
- Fairness
- Reporting to Child Protective Agencies
- Confidentiality
- Qualifications to Practice in the Field
- Colleague Relationships
- System Issues
- Public Awareness of MBP
- Building a Solid Knowledge Base for MBP Theory and Practice
- Part II. The Confirmation/Disconfirmation Process
- Chapter 4.. Essential Elements in the Confirmation/Disconfirmation Process
- Description of the Essential Elements
- The Essential Elements for MBP Case Success Applied to a Case Example
- Chapter 5.. Suspecting and Reporting
- Suspecting MBP
- Reporting MBP
- Criteria for Confirming/Disconfirming MBP
- Initial Child Protective Agency Response to a Report of MBP Suspicions
- Chapter 6.. Gathering Information: The MBP Investigation
- Written Records and Documents
- Interviews
- Other Methods of Information Gathering
- Chapter 7.. Information Evaluation, Information Organization, and the Confirmation/Disconfirmation Decision
- Information Evaluation
- Organizing Information
- The MBP Confirmation/Disconfirmation Decision and the Functioning of the MMT
- The Work of the MMT: Initial and Subsequent Meetings
- Part III. Case Planning and Case Management in Confirmed MBP
- Chapter 8.. Essential Elements in Case Planning and Case Management When MBP Has Been Confirmed
- The Essential Elements Following Confirmation
- Summary of the Formula for MBP Case Success: A Case Example
- Chapter 9.. Initial Postconfirmation Victim and Case Protection
- Initial Task 1. Risk Assessment
- Initial Task 2. Protecting the Victim and the Case
- Initial Task 3. Removing the Victim from the Care, Custody, Control, and Influence of the Perpetrator; Placement in an Appropriate Setting
- Initial Task 4. The Postconfirmation/Confromation Interview
- Appendix. Munchausen by Proxy Risk Assessment Work Sheet
- Chapter 10.. MBP Case Planning and Management
- Case Planning in Child Protection and MBP Cases
- Case Planning Goal 1. Ensuring the Safety of the Victim(s) and Sibling(s)
- Case Planning Goal 2. Provision of Appropriate Case Services
- Case Planning Goals 3 and 4. Determining the Permanency Goal, Time Line, and Future Planning
- Appendix. Recommended Case Plan Elements in MBP
- Chapter 11.. MBP Maltreatment Legal Activities and Considerations
- Attorney Selection
- The MBP Expert
- Selecting the MBP Expert
- Common MBP Maltreatment Legal Strategies
- Motions
- Educating the Court About MBP Maltreatment
- The Probable Cause Hearing
- A Final Observation on the Importance of the Court Process
- Chapter 12.. Therapeutic Considerations with Perpetrators
- Therapy in the MBP Literature
- Diagnosis and Prognosis in MBP
- Conclusion
- Chapter 13.. Implications for Intervention with Victims
- Assessing the Victim's Need for Psychosocial Treatment
- Consequences of MBP to Victims
- Therapeutic Approaches Described in the Literature
- MBP and Child Sexual Abuse: An Analogy
- References
- Index
