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ERIC Number: ED396491
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 46
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-9436-57-37-7
ISSN: ISSN-0736-8038
EISSN: N/A
Islands of Safety: Assessing and Treating Young Victims of Violence.
Osofsky, Joy D., Ed.; Fenichel, Emily, Ed.
Zero To Three, v16 n5 Apr-May 1996
This collection of articles summarizes what mental health professionals have learned about evaluating and treating infants and young children who have been exposed to violence in their homes and communities. Emphasis is on recognizing symptoms and behaviors demonstrated by very young children who have been exposed to violence, supporting caregivers of traumatized young children, and designing and carrying out treatment plans. Following an introduction by Joy D. Osofsky, the following articles are offered: (1) "Evaluation of Posttraumatic Symptomatology in Infants and Young Children Exposed to Violence" (Charles H. Zeanah and Michael Scheeringa), which describes the range of symptoms and behaviors typically seen in these children; (2) "Developmental and Therapeutic Aspects of Treating Infants and Toddlers Who Have Witnessed Violence" (Theodore Gaensbauer), which uses a detailed case example to illustrate the evaluation and treatment process; (3) "Trauma Reverberates: Psychosocial Evaluation of the Caregiving Environment of Young Children Exposed to Violence and Traumatic Loss" (Marva L. Lewis), which offers a comprehensive approach to evaluating the child's environment; (4) "Children without Refuge: Young Witnesses to Domestic Violence" (Betsy McAlister Groves), which addresses issues in the evaluation process such as the tension between the needs of children and adults; and (5) "When the Helper Is Hurting: Burnout and Countertransference Issues in Treatment of Children Exposed to Violence" (Joy D. Osofsky), which offers guidelines for training and supporting front-line clinicians and collaborating effectively with other community professionals. Descriptions of 10 related videotapes are also included. (Contains 62 references.) (DB)
Zero to Three Publications, 734 15th Street, NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005-1013 ($37 per year, $69 for 2 years and $99 for 3 years; subscribers may order additional copies for distribution purposes at a rate of $20/auxiliary subscription/year).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Collected Works - Serials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Counselors; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, Washington, DC.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A