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Briggs, Kathleen; And Others – Family Relations, 1995
Presents a study in which 134 college students judged children in vignettes varying on child gender and family history to test perceiver bias. Perceiver bias was confirmed. Perceptions of female sexual abuse victims were more biased than perceptions of male victims. (Author/SR)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Behavior, Children
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Halperin, Sandra L. – Family Relations, 1981
Because abuse affects all members of an abusive family, the entire family system must be assessed and treated. A three-phase comprehensive assessment and treatment model is proposed that includes individual, marital, sibling, and family dynamics. This combination of treatment approaches culminates in conjoint family therapy. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling
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Milner, Joel S.; Murphy, William D. – Family Relations, 1995
Reviews assessment approaches used to evaluate child physical and sexual abuse offenders. Discusses interview and observational methods and problems. Reviews and critiques selected personality measures used to assess child abuse offenders. Reviews offender specific measures. Problems related to the lack of measure specificity and selectivity are…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Criminals, Evaluation