**Meet the editor**

Dr Alexander Muela is a Professor and a Researcher of Psychology at the University of Mondragon, Spain. He received his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Psychology from the University of the Basque Country, Spain where he worked from 2004 until 2010 as a Professor of Psychology. Dr Muela also works as a psychotherapist in the clinical field with abused children and adolescents, while his research

interests include prevention programs for mistreated children, new interventions to promote positive parenting, and programs to improve the social integration and mental health of maltreated children. He has also published several articles related to this field of work and research in various Spanish publishing houses recognized internationally.

Contents

**Preface VII** 

Anne Lazenbatt

Chapter 4 **Attachment Theory in the** 

Chapter 1 **Definition, Incidence and Psychopathological** 

Chapter 2 **The Cultural Reinforcers of Child Abuse 19**  Essam Al-Shail, Ahmed Hassan, Abdullah Aldowaish and Hoda Kattan

Alexander Muela, Elena López de Arana,

**Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect 1** 

Chapter 3 **Recognizing the Co-Occurrence of Child and Domestic** 

**Assessment and Promotion of Parental Competency in Child Protection Cases 63** 

Chapter 5 **Human Trafficking of Young Women and** 

**Family Health Team Professionals on Reporting Child Abuse: A Case Study 117**  Thais H. Bannwart and Lúcia C.A. Williams

**of the Childhood Welfare System:** 

Thozama Mandisa Lutya

Chapter 6 **Increasing Awareness of Brazilian** 

Chapter 7 **Residential Care as a Resource** 

Euichul Jung and Joonbin Im

Eduardo Martín

Alexander Barandiaran, Iñaki Larrea and José Ramón Vitoria

**Abuse in Pregnancy and the First Postnatal Year 39** 

Chantal Cyr, Karine Dubois-Comtois, Geneviève Michel, Caroline Poulin, Katherine Pascuzzo, Valérie Losier, Marilyne Dumais, Diane St-Laurent and Ellen Moss

**Girls for Sexual Exploitation in South Africa 87** 

**Current Strengths and Future Challenges 137** 

Chapter 8 **Interaction Design for Preventing Child Abuse 161** 
