title: The favoured child?
abstract: This case conference concerns a child who has been in care following a diagnosis of emotional abuse and a serious incident of physical abuse. She wants to return home again, and her parents, who had previously scapegoated her, now blame the family's previous ills on her sister instead. The Children Act 1989 gives considerable weight to the child's wishes, but what if the child returns home and is re-abused? In this case conference a child psychiatrist, a philosopher and a lawyer discuss the issues of clinicians' responsibilities, moral luck, and child care law.
authors.affiliation: Park Hospital, Oxford.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dickenson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devereux
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002655:Child Custody / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D033242:Minors; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D010819:Physician's Role; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012941:Social Responsibility