Handbook of Child Abuse Research and Treatment / Edition 1

by John R. Lutzker

Overview

The causes of child abuse and neglect have been major topics of study since the 1960s, but treatment strategies, research, and legal issues have only received concentrated attention since the '80s. The leading figures in these efforts have contributed to this handbook, a state-of-the-art compilation of their findings that also includes writings on associated cultural issues , youth violence, sexual abuse, and child development. Both a text and a reference, the volume is uniquely founded on empirical research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441932785
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	12/12/2011
Series:	Issues in Clinical Child Psychology
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Pages:	596
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.05(d)

About the Author

Lutzker, John R., PhD (Univ of Judaism)

The contributors represent the specialties of psychology and psychiatry. Most come from universities in the U.S. and Canada. Institutions prominently represented include Univ of Pennsylvania, Clark Univ, Univ of Western Ontario, and Southern Illinois Univ.

Table of Contents

I. Theory, Law, and Standards.- 1. The Current Status of Etiological Theories in Intrafamilial Child Maltreatment.- 2. Balancing Rights and Responsibilities: Legal Perspectives on Child Maltreatment.- 3. How Good Does a Parent Have to Be? Issues and Examples Associated with Empirical Assessments of Parenting Adequacy in Cases of Child Abuse and Neglect.- II. Assessment and Research.- 4. Assessment Issues in Child Abuse Evaluations.- 5. Methodological Issues in Child Maltreatment Research.- 6. Implementing and Evaluating an Individualized Behavioral Intervention Program for Maltreating Families: Clinical and Research Issues.- 7. Integration of Research and Treatment.- 8. Parent Training with Low-Income Families: Promoting Parental Engagement through a Collaborative Approach.- III. Treatment.- 9. Community-Based Partnership-Directed Research: Actualizing Community Strengths to Treat Child Victims of Physical Abuse and Neglect.- 10. An Ecobehavioral Model for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect: History and Applications.- 11. Dealing with Child Abuse and Neglect within a Comprehensive Family-Support Program.- 12. Holistic Injury Prevention.- 13. Breaking the Cycle: A Culturally Sensitive Violence Prevention Program for African-American Children and Adolescents.- 14. Prevention during Adolescence: The Youth Relationships Project.- 15. Parenting Issues and Interventions with Adolescent Mothers.- 16. Contributions of Parent Training to Child Welfare: Early History and Current Thoughts.- 17. Parents with Intellectual Disabilities: Implications and Interventions.- 18. The Importance of Matching Educational Interventions to Parent Needs in Child Maltreatment: Issues, Methods, and Recommendations.- 19. Enhancing Treatment Adherence, Social Validity, and Generalization of Parent-Training Interventions with Physically Abusive and Neglectful Families.- IV. Sex Abuse.- 20. Sexual Abuse of Children: Assessment, Research, and Treatment.- 21. School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs: Questions, Answers, and More Questions.- V. Early Intervention and Ethics.- 22. Implications for Child Abuse and Neglect Interventions from Early Educational Interventions.- 23. Addressing Current and Planning for Future Ethical Issues in Child Maltreatment Research: Professional and Policy Ethical Decision Making.- 24. Child Abuse and Neglect: Weaving Theory, Research, and Treatment in the Twenty-First Century.- Author Index.

Editorial Reviews

‘While no single volume can address all the factors involved, this collection provides a foundation for understanding the available literature, an overview of ares insufficiently covered, directions for future research, and mechanisms for assessing extant models of abuse..... it is recommended for practitioners at all levels, and is likely to be a catalyst for additional reading. The book's promotion of a standard of empirically informed, accountable practice is admirable..'
Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health, (March 1999)
‘... fine book. If you want a fair description of most of what is, or should be, practiced ... this book is for you. Certainly, graduate courses, seminars, clinical workshops or reading lists in fields related to child maltreatment would benefit greatly from its wealth of cogent information and recommendations.'
Child & Family Behavior Therapy (1999)

From the Publisher

Describes the latest work in theory, research, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, centering on empirical research and discussing cultural issues, youth violence, sexual abuse, and child developmental factors. Contains sections on theory, law, and standards; assessment and research; treatment; sex abuse; and early intervention and ethics, plus a conclusion. Useful as a text and references for those in psychology, psychiatry, social work, public health, pediatrics, child development, and law. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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