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Galanter, Rachel; Self-Brown, Shannon; Valente, Jessica R.; Dorsey, Shannon; Whitaker, Daniel J.; Bertuglia-Haley, Michelle; Prieto, Metta – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2012
An evaluation was conducted for 83 parent-child dyads who participated in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) delivered in-home by community agency therapists. Data included self-report measures and therapist observations at baseline and posttreatment. Results indicated significant positive changes in child/parent behavior and parent attitudes…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Therapy, Parent Child Relationship, Outcomes of Treatment
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Walsh, Kerryann; Brandon, Leisa – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
In this descriptive focus group study, we investigated parents' views about child sexual abuse prevention education at home and in schools. Focus groups were conducted with a sample of 30 Australian adults who identified as the parent or caregiver of a child/children aged 0-5 years. The study explored (1) parents' "knowledge" about child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Foreign Countries, Sexual Abuse
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Antle, Becky F.; Christensen, Dana N.; van Zyl, Michiel A.; Barbee, Anita P. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objective: To test the effects of the Solution-Based Casework practice model on federal outcomes of safety, permanency and well-being. The Solution-Based Casework model combines family development theory, solution-focused skills and relapse prevention for the casework process in child protection. Method: 4,559 public child welfare cases were…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Safety, Child Welfare, Well Being
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Kawakami, Chihiro; Ohnishi, Masafumi; Sugiyama, Toshiro; Someki, Fumio; Nakamura, Kazuhiko; Tsujii, Masatsugu – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
Most reports of the criminal behaviour of individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) have been case studies, and few have empirically examined the risk factors of criminal behaviour among these individuals. This study examined 175 individuals with HFASD, including 36 individuals who had a prior history of criminal…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Autism, Criminals, At Risk Persons
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Drake, Brett – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
This article is a response to "Issues in Differential Response", a review of the current evidence pertaining to differential response (DR) programs in child protective services (CPS). In my view, the Hughes, Rycus, Saunders-Adams, Hughes, and Hughes article suffers from several weaknesses. First, DR programs are critiqued as if they were…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Social Services, Child Welfare
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Loman, L. Anthony; Siegel, Gary L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
The Hughes et al. paper is critiqued generally and in specific areas. The weak nature of the authors' empirical work is discussed along with their enigmatic writing and vague and incorrect use of references, and their simultaneous use of sweeping statements of opinion and narrow analytical focus. This review examines the authors' errors…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Social Services, Child Welfare
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Ellett, Alberta J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
This article is an invited commentary and analysis of the authors' completed systematic evaluation of Child Protective Services (CPS) differential response (DR) models. I write this commentary based on 25 years of public child welfare experience followed by 13 years as a social work professor and researcher. In their review of DR, the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Social Services, Child Welfare
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MacMillan, Harriet L.; Tanaka, Masako; Duku, Eric; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Boyle, Michael H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2013
Objectives: Exposure to child maltreatment is associated with physical, emotional, and social impairment, yet in Canada there is a paucity of community-based information about the extent of this problem and its determinants. We examined the prevalence of child physical and sexual abuse and the associations of child abuse with early contextual,…
Descriptors: Identification, Child Abuse, Risk, Foreign Countries
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Goldstein, Abby L.; Faulkner, Breanne; Wekerle, Christine – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2013
Objective: It is well established that child maltreatment reflects a context of risk for multiple negative outcomes. Identifying factors that protect against negative outcomes is important for the development of strengths-based approaches that emphasize resilience, particularly for youth transitioning out of the child welfare system. The current…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Smoking, Adolescents, Child Welfare
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De Brito, Stephane A.; Viding, Essi; Sebastian, Catherine L.; Kelly, Philip A.; Mechelli, Andrea; Maris, Helen; McCrory, Eamon J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Childhood maltreatment is strongly associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorder. Previous neuroimaging studies have reported atypical neural structure in the orbitofrontal cortex, temporal lobe, amygdala, hippocampus and cerebellum in maltreated samples. It has been hypothesised that these structural differences may relate to…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Child Abuse, Cognitive Ability, Risk
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Edgar, Scott – Contributions to Music Education, 2015
Music teachers interact regularly with students experiencing social and emotional challenges and are often under-prepared to do so. The purpose of this study was to examine approaches of a secondary general music teacher in responding to the social and emotional challenges of eight students in a music classroom at an alternative high school. A…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
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Hamby, Sherry; Finkelhor, David; Turner, Heather; Ormrod, Richard – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: To examine the co-occurrence of witnessing partner violence with child maltreatment and other forms of victimization. Method: Data are from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), a nationally representative telephone survey of the victimization experiences of 4,549 youth aged 0-17. Results: Witnessing partner…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Legislators, Telephone Surveys
Parsons, Beverly; Jessup, Patricia; Moore, Marah – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
The leadership team of the national Quality Improvement Center on early Childhood ventured into the frontiers of deep change in social systems by funding four research projects. The purpose of the research projects was to learn about implementing a protective factors approach with the goal of reducing the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. In…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Intervention
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Bender, Kimberly A.; Thompson, Sanna J.; Ferguson, Kristin M.; Yoder, Jamie R.; Kern, Leah – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014
Previous research documents that street-involved youth experience rates of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that are significantly higher than their housed counterparts. Trauma and PTSD are of particular concern for homeless youth as they can negatively affect youths' ability to function adaptively and to transition off the streets.…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Youth, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Interviews
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Kirkwood-Tucker, Toni Fuss – Social Education, 2012
The preparation of students for global citizenship represents a central challenge to social studies educators in the twenty-first century. Two-thirds of the world's poor are steeped in abject poverty and its grim consequences. The world refugee problem has reached staggering proportions. There is an international epidemic of human trafficking, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Child Labor, Citizenship, Civil Rights
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