Issue 17 - December 2000
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Editorial
New Zealanders want to take action to stop child abuse
Author: Elizabeth Walker
Keywords: Neglect Prevention, Maori, Family Group Conference

The problem wrestlers
Describing experience of group therapy with pre-adolescent boys who act out sexually
Authors: Paul Flanagan and Jean Lamusse
Keywords; sex offending, adolescence, pre-adolescent boys, group therapy

Testimony and evidence
Outlining a unique case study of children’s memory of sexual abuse
Authors: Sue Bidrose and Gail S. Goodman
Keywords: sexual assault, child eyewitness, legal testimony

The health of children in state care
Advocating systematic medical assessment and treatment for children who enter state care
Authors: John Clarkson, Gerard Kenny and Nicola Taylor
Keywords: Foster care, child abuse, medical examination, custody, guardianship, Family Group Conference, UNCROC

Happy birthday… goodbye!
The readiness for self-sufficiency of foster care adolescents, upon mandatory discharge from statutory custody at 17
Author: Trish Ward
Keywords: foster care, adolescents, custody, placements, education, unemployment

The interagency approach to child protection: what is possible today?
The child protection case conference – is it time to restore this inter-agency approach?
Author: Anne Caton
Keywords: child abuse, Child Protection Team, case conference, Family Group Conference, Strengthening Families

Communicating with the Starship
The pilot liaison social worker position at the Starship Children’s Hospital
Authors: Patrick Kelly and Laurel Webb
Keywords: child abuse, adolescents, sexually transmitted infection, non-accidental injury

Legal – The role of the independent nominated person
The case for reviewing the role of the independent nominated person
Author: Sandra Porteous
Keywords; police, independent nominated person, child advocacy