| Description |
1 online resource (119 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figure, Boxes and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Using This Workbook -- Facilitating Group Work -- Participant Well-Being -- 1. What Is FGM? -- FGM -- What Do Those Letters Mean? -- What Exactly Is the Practice of FGM? -- Four Types of FGM -- Type 1 (Clitoridectomy) -- Type 2 (Excision) -- Type 3 (Infibulation) -- De-infibulation -- Medical De-infibulation -- Re-infibulation -- Type 4 (Other) -- What if No Physical Harm Is Caused? |
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What about the 'Designer Vagina'? -- Who Carries Out FGM? -- 'Medicalised' FGM -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- 2. Why Is FGM Carried Out? -- Belief Systems -- Religion -- Belief System -- Spirituality -- Impact of a Lack of Educational Opportunity -- Psychosexual -- Economic Factors -- Hygiene and Aesthetic Reasons -- Sociological and Cultural Reasons -- The Initiation Process -- To Ensure Subservience -- Bibliography -- 3. How FGM Affects Girls and Women -- Impact on Society -- Impact on Girls and Women -- Building a Picture -- A Note on a Change in Behaviour -- The Impact of Trauma |
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What the Effects of Trauma Might Look like -- Trauma-Informed Practice -- Bibliography -- 4. When We Have Concerns about a Girl's Risk of FGM -- Context of FGM -- Prevalence and Timing -- Legislation -- The International Context -- National Legislation -- The Law around FGM and Certain Professionals' Duty -- When We Start to Be Worried -- Direct Disclosures -- When There Is No Direct Disclosure -- Is a Girl Imminently at Risk? -- Being Professionally Curious -- What Are You Worried About and Why? -- What Kind of Information Do You Have? |
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Gathering Information to Pass onto Social Work Professionals -- Clarity in Our Language and Understanding -- Putting Information into Context -- Information Gathering (for Social Work Professionals) -- Speaking to Families about Concerns -- Case Closure -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- 5. Towards a Future Without Cutting -- What Is Happening Internationally to End FGM? -- FGM Ribbon -- Legislation -- What Is Happening Regionally to End FGM? -- Engaging Community Influencers -- Educating Cutters and Providing Alternative Income -- Working with Men and Boys -- Working with Health Care Professionals |
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Alternative Rites of Passage -- What Can Individuals Do to End FGM? -- In a Professional Role -- Educate -- Raising Awareness -- Offering Advice, Support and Guidance -- Including Communities and Survivors in Conversation -- As an Individual -- Using the Arts to Raise Awareness -- Conversations and Book Clubs -- Engaging with Social Media Campaigns -- Donating and Supporting Campaigners -- As a Survivor -- Community Champions -- Appendices -- Help and Resources -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Female genital mutilation.
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Clitoridectomy.
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Clitoridectomy
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Female circumcision
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000820959 |
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1000820955 |
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