Assessing and Treating Physically Abused Children and Their Families

David Kolko - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
Cynthia Cupit Swenson - Medical University of South Carolina, USA

Series:
Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series

Other Titles in:
Child Physical Abuse

May 2002 | 360 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Description
Contents

This book is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive, practical approach to the assessment and treatment of physically abused children.It presents an overview of child physical abuse (including statistics and consequences), and discusses outcomes studies and treatment implications, also discusses assessment and treatment options in depth.

D. Wolfe

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction and Overview

Significance of the Problem

The Challenge Before Us

Purpose and Overview of the Book

2. Characteristics and Correlates of Child Physical Abuse

Child Characteristics and Correlates

Maltreating Adult Characteristics and Correlates

Family-System Characteristics and Correlates

Community Characteristics and Correlates

What Causes Child Physical Abuse

3. Treatment Outcome Studies: Clinical and Research Implications

What Have We Learned?

What Do We Need to Learn in Research to Make Treatment More Effective?

What Would Make Clinical Practice More Effective?

Summary

5. The Comprehensive Individual and Family Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Model

Models of Child Physical Abuse

The Integration of Child, Parent, and Family Approaches

Summary

6. Initial Treatment Considerations

Introduction

Preparation and Prerequisites

Overview of Treatment

Summary

7. Treatment of the Child: Understanding the Child's Experiences and Behavior

Perspectives on the Child's Experiences With Family Hostility and Violence

Contributors to Coercive or Abusive Interactions

Understanding How We Respond to Different Problem Situations

Summary

8. Treatment of the Child: Cognitive Interventions

Clarifying and Changing the Child's View of Violence

Normalization of the Child's Abuse-Related Feelings and Reactions

Psychoeducation About Physical Abuse

Summary

9. Child Treatment: Affect-Focused Interventions

Affect Identification and Expression

Management of Stress and Anxiety

Management of Anger

Summary

10. Promoting Children's Effective Coping and Social Competence

Children's Coping Skills

Social Support

Enhancing Children's Social Competence and Developing Relationships: : Getting Along With Friends and Family

Summary

11. Adult Treatment: Cognitive Interventions

Parental Perspectives on Violence, Expectations, and Distortions

Stress Management and Family Characteristics

Views on Hostility and Violence

Expectations of Our Children

Thinking in Negative or "Distorted" Ways

Summary

12. Treatment of the Maltreating Adult: Affect-Focused Interventions

Self-Management and Regulation of Abuse-Specific Triggers

Self-Management and Regulation of Anger

Self-Management and Regulation of Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Self-Management and Regulation of Depression

Summary

13. Treatment of the Maltreating Adult: Behavior Management

Parenting and Behavior Management

Specific Techniques and Guidelines for Rewarding Behavior

Specific Techniques and Guidelines for Punishing Behavior

A General Review of Behavior Management

Summary

14. From Individual to Family Treatment: Bridging Through Clarification

The General Structure of Clarification

The Clarification Family Meeting

Summary

15. Family Treatment: Setting the Foundation

Overview of Treatment

Setting the Foundation

Assessment of Family Functions and Interactions

Summary

16. Family Treatment: Skills Training and Applications

Review of Initial Progress

Family Skills Training

Family Skills-Training Applications

Summary

17. Community and Social Systems Involvement

Service Settings and Systems

Summary

18. Case Examples and Applications

Case One: James

Case Two: Tanisha

Case Three: Marvin

Summary

19. Conclusions

Index

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