Work with sexually exploited young people can be rewarding yet difficult. They can be hard to access often presenting challenging behavior. Sometimes it is painful to hear their life stories whether these include abuse through the internet or exploitation experienced through having been trafficked into & within the country. Jenny J. Pearce draws on young peoples voices to explore the difficulties that arise for researchers & for practitioners when working with sexually exploited young people. While child protection interventions must guide social work she argues that other agencies such as health education housing & training each have a role to play in supporting a sexually exploited young person. Challenging the uncritical acceptance of the child as victim the book suggests therapeutic outreach as an approach to working with sexually exploited young people that can complement child protection procedures support practitioners in the field & enhance the young persons sense of autonomy & responsibility during their transition to adulthood. The book advocates the relationship between practitioners & the young people they aim to support to be one of the most important resources in practice. Young People & Sexual Exploitation" will be essential reading for anyone interested in preventing the sexual exploitation of children & young people. It will be particularly relevant for academics students practitioners & policymakers in the fields of social policy & social work child & family work child protection & youth work."