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De Mey, Wim, Ed.; Moens, Ellen, Ed.; Van Leeuwen, Karla, Ed.; Verhofstadt-Deneve, Leni, Ed. – 2000
Behavioral problems are the most common mental health problem in children and adolescents worldwide. For several decades there has been a growing body of scientific knowledge of the factors influencing the development of antisocial behavior. There are several intervention and prevention programs, the most effective of which activate parents,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems
Kluger, Miriam P., Ed.; Alexander, Gina, Ed.; Curtis, Patrick A., Ed. – 2000
Noting the importance of identifying the effectiveness of child welfare programs for future policy planning, this book examines features of successful programs. The book is presented in six sections: family preservation and family support services, child protective services, out-of-home care, adoption, child care, and adolescent services. Each…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
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Anderson, Luleen S.; Griffin, Carol L. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1981
Outlines the experience of a school system in Quincy, Massachusetts to meet the state's mandated responsibility relating to child abuse. The program includes: provision of clear-cut, systemwide guidelines; availability of a resource person; opportunities for staff communication relating to child abuse experiences; and establishing ties to involved…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Community Services
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Tharinger, Deborah – School Psychology Review, 1989
This book gives parents, teachers, and mental health professionals (i.e., school psychologists) permission to respond to sexually abused children in ways that promote the children's recovery/healing. It provides specific strategies that teachers and parents can use to help alleviate stress and improve coping skills for themselves and the child.…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Child Abuse, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology
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Goldman, Juliette D. G.; Padayachi, Usha K. – Health Education Journal, 2005
Objective: To examine a statewide sample of school counsellors' reporting behaviour of suspected cases of child sexual abuse, and their need for further education in this area. Design: A questionnaire using four hypothetical vignettes on child sexual abuse requested information on the degree of suspicion, reporting behaviour and familiarity with…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Questionnaires, School Counselors
DePanfilis, Diane; Salus, Marsha K. – 1992
This manual provides the foundation for a series of manuals on child abuse and neglect, and addresses community prevention, identification, and treatment efforts. It is intended to be used by all professionals involved in child protection: child protective services, law enforcement, education, mental health, legal services, health care, and early…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Newberger, Carolyn Moore – 1979
This paper presents a clinical-developmental discussion of eight parents with a history of having abused a child and outlines a larger developmental analysis of parental conceptions about children and child rearing which was validated on a broad cross-section of 55 parents. From logical analysis and empirical interview data, four developmental…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Clinical Psychology
Hurt, Maure, Jr. – 1975
This state-of-the-art report provides preliminary information on the status of child abuse and neglect research projects currently in progress or recently completed. Each chapter discusses a particular research problem area and outlines the relevant demonstration projects. Chapter I describes the background of our present perception of child abuse…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
Horton, Connie Burrows; Cruise, Tracy K. – 2001
This book reviews the current knowledge on child maltreatment and links it specifically to practical applications in the schools. It is intended to be a guide for school-based mental-health practitioners, administrators, and teachers. It is also intended to serve as a text in graduate-level courses and clinical practica. Chapter titles reflect the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
The increase in the rate and intensity of child maltreatment within the last decade is worrisome. In 1996, 44 out of every 1,000 youths under the age of eighteen were maltreated (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998). Special educators should consider the possible effects of maltreatment on children with learning disabilities. When…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Needs Students
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Sanders, Matthew R.; Pidgeon, Aileen M.; Gravestock, Fred; Connors, Mark D.; Brown, Samantha; Young, Ross W. – Behavior Therapy, 2004
Ninety-eight parents experiencing significant difficulties in managing their own anger in their interactions with their preschool-aged children were randomly assigned either to an enhanced group-administered behavioral family intervention program based on the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program that incorporated attributional retraining and anger…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Abuse, Self Efficacy, Child Rearing
Sivell-Ferri, Christine; And Others – 1997
This report examines the Community Holistic Circle Healing (CHCH) model, an innovative approach to intervention adopted by the First Nations Hollow Water Community (Canada) for sex offenders, their victims, and their community. The first section, "Ojibwa Circle," overviews traditional Ojibwa culture, sex roles, child rearing practices,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Canada Natives, Child Abuse, Child Rearing
Janko, Susan – 1994
Based on a study conducted in an intervention program for parents of maltreated children, this book examines the well intended but often ineffective efforts of the child welfare system to prevent maltreatment, as illustrated by the experiences of three parents targeted by the state's child protection agency, and urges more far-reaching policy…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Neglect
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Tourigny, Marc; Hebert, Martine; Daigneault, Isabelle; Simoneau, Ann Claude – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2005
The effects of a group therapy program for teenage girls reporting child sexual abuse were evaluated by means of a pretest/post-test design with a control group. The psycho-educational intervention consisted of an average of 20 weekly two-hour meetings. Results of the repeated analyses of variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant improvement in…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Empowerment, Behavior Problems, Intervention
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Majumder, Pallab; Hammad, Hala – Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2006
Background: The clinical profile of depressive disorder in children and young people in Child Adolescent and Family Services (CAFS), Northampton was studied. Methods: Twenty-five patients who had attended the CAFS over a period of 2 years were analysed retrospectively. Results: The age range of subjects was 8 to 19 years. Majority of patients were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
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