In this book the author explores the concept of a damaged child, and asks what are the different types of injury, ranging from active to passive, physical to emotional, that stop children from reaching their full potential - psychologically and physically? The author questions whether emotional'damage' to a child can be repaired and answers questions such as: Is some injury irreversible?; What therapeutic techniques are available to deal with emotional abuse?; Can the abusers as well as the abused be helped to change? Case studies are provided to illustrate the features of emotional abuse, chapters are devoted to the assessment and prediction of abuse, intervention & treatment; working with the family as a whole.