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Shakespeare-Finch, Jane; de Dassel, Therese – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2009
There is sparse systematic examination of the potential for growth as well as distress that may occur for some adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The presented study explored posttraumatic growth and its relationship with negative posttrauma outcomes within the specific population of survivors of childhood sexual abuse (N = 40). Results…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Child Abuse, Child Development
Perry, Bruce D. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2009
This article provides the theoretical rationale and overview of a neurodevelopmentally-informed approach to therapeutic work with maltreated and traumatized children and youth. Rather than focusing on any specific therapeutic technique, the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) allows identification of the key systems and areas in the brain…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Child Abuse, Therapy, Child Development
Frost, Andrew; Ware, Jayson; Boer, Douglas P. – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2009
There is now a considerable literature on the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders. There exists another substantial literature on therapeutic groupwork and its relevance to a range of clinical populations. These bodies of work have made reference to the other in terms of their mutual relevance. However, there has been no comprehensive…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Group Counseling, Criminals, Counseling Effectiveness
Purvis, Karyn B.; Cross, David R.; Pennings, Jacquelyn S. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2009
Children who experience abuse, neglect, and/or trauma are disproportionately represented among those who deteriorate into challenging and pervasive behavioral disorders. The TrustBased Relational Intervention [TM] Interactive Principles, described in this article, have been used effectively in a variety of settings, including camps, homes,…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Adoption, Social Development
National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2011
As the school year begins, staff at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) would like to offer all school personnel (including educators, administrators, counselors and support staff) the opportunity to use their many resources for schools! Their resources were created to highlight issues related to trauma, to explain how trauma can…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Personnel, Coping, Emotional Response
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
McPherson, Andrea V.; Lewis, Kristen M.; Lynn, Amy E.; Haskett, Mary E.; Behrend, Tara S. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2009
We examined a model of parenting stress for abusive mothers (n = 80) and nonabusive mothers (n = 86) using linear regression analyses. Predictors in the model included (a) the degree to which mothers were bothered by child misbehavior, (b) mothers' general psychological functioning, and (c) observed child behavior during parent-child interactions.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mothers, Child Rearing, Child Behavior
Pifalo, Terry – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2009
Disclosures of child sexual abuse create an immediate crisis within the child's family unit. Reactions of nonoffending caregivers in particular may prevent them from being emotionally available to respond immediately to the needs of the child victim. This article describes an art therapy intervention of visual mapping used in a support group of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females
Obasaju, Mayowa A.; Palin, Frances L.; Jacobs, Carli; Anderson, Page; Kaslow, Nadine J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
An ecological model is used to explore the moderating effects of community-level variables on the relation between childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and adult intimate partner violence (IPV) within a sample of 98 African American women from low incomes. Results from hierarchical, binary logistics regressions analyses show that…
Descriptors: Children, Ecology, African Americans, Females
Parrish, Jared W.; Gessner, Bradford D. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: To accurately count the number of infant maltreatment-related fatalities and to use information from the birth certificates to predict infant maltreatment-related deaths. Methods: A population-based retrospective cohort study of infants born in Alaska for the years 1992 through 2005 was conducted. Risk factor variables were ascertained…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Public Health, Mortality Rate, Infant Mortality
Chartier, Mariette J.; Walker, John R.; Naimark, Barbara – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: Objectives of this population-based study were: (1) to examine the relative contribution of childhood abuse and other adverse childhood experiences to poor adult health and increased health care utilization and (2) to examine the cumulative effects of adverse childhood experiences on adult health and health care utilization. Methods:…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Sexual Abuse, Economically Disadvantaged, Psychopathology
Lee, Yookyong; Guterman, Neil B. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: This study examined whether the age of parents predicted maternal harsh parenting behavior, specifically whether younger mothers might be at higher risk than older mothers, and which paternal characteristics might be associated with maternal parenting behavior. Methodology: This study used data from the Fragile Families and Child…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Abuse, Aggression, Mothers
Prather, Walter; Golden, Jeannie A. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2009
Attachment theory provides a useful conceptual framework for understanding trauma and the treatment of children who have been abused. This article examines childhood trauma and attachment issues from the perspective of behavior analysis, and provides a theoretical basis for two alternative treatment models for previously abused children and their…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Childhood Attitudes, Behavior Modification, Prior Learning
Wulczyn, Fred – Future of Children, 2009
Fred Wulczyn explores how data on the incidence and distribution of child maltreatment shed light on planning and implementing maltreatment prevention programs. He begins by describing and differentiating among the three primary sources of national data on maltreatment. Wulczyn then points out several important patterns in the data. The first…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Prevention, Child Welfare
Kim, Min Jung; Tajima, Emiko A.; Herrenkohl, Todd I.; Huang, Bu – Social Work Research, 2009
This article examines whether running away from home mediates the link between child maltreatment and later delinquency and victimization in adolescence. Specifically, the authors tested the hypothesis that childhood physical and psychological abuse increase the risk of a child's running away from home by the time of adolescence. Running away from…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Delinquency, Child Abuse, Victims of Crime