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Child Abuse brings together experts in both physical abuse and sexual abuse to create one of the few volumes that has addressed innovative approaches to treatment and prevention in these two areas. The resulting compendium of information provides insights into the current psychological perspectives on the causes and treatment of different forms of child maltreatment as well as the delivery of early intervention and prevention services. The book begins in the first part with a conceptual overview of the effect of physical abuse on the life course of children and adults. Chapters on physical abuse also examine recent findings related to child abuse offenders, children who witness domestic violence, treatment of abusive adults, and prevention programs aimed at dating adolescents and pregnant women. Contributors focusing on child sexual abuse note new approaches to the delivery of treatment services for these children as well as current developments in the interface between abuse victims and the court system. Considering the needs of both adult survivors and children, Child Abuse also discusses how child maltreatment interventions can be integrated into broader intervention services. An ideal book for use in professional training and development, Child Abuse will also guide policymakers at state and national levels to emerging new models and programs. This volume is likewise a useful resource for researchers and practitioners in social work, clinical/counseling psychology, mental health, and public health.
Child Abuse brings together experts in both physical abuse and sexual abuse to create one of the few volumes that has addressed innovative approaches to treatment and prevention in these two areas. The resulting compendium of information provides insights into the current psychological perspectives on the causes and treatment of different forms of child maltreatment as well as the delivery of early intervention and prevention services. The book begins in the first part with a conceptual overview of the effect of physical abuse on the life course of children and adults. Chapters on physical abuse also examine recent findings related to child abuse offenders, children who witness domestic violence, treatment of abusive adults, and prevention programs aimed at dating adolescents and pregnant women. Contributors focusing on child sexual abuse note new approaches to the delivery of treatment services for these children as well as current developments in the interface between abuse victims and the court system. Considering the needs of both adult survivors and children, Child Abuse also discusses how child maltreatment interventions can be integrated into broader intervention services. An ideal book for use in professional training and development, Child Abuse will also guide policymakers at state and national levels to emerging new models and programs. This volume is likewise a useful resource for researchers and practitioners in social work, clinical/counseling psychology, mental health, and public health.
Prevention and treatment of child physical abuse: marital conflict, abuse and adversity in the family and child adjustment - a developmental psychopathology perspective, E. Mark Cummings; child physical abuse - review of offender characteristics, Joel S. Milner and Cynthia Dopke; children and adolescents who witness violence - new directions in intervention and prevention, Marlies Sudermann and Peter Jaffe; a cognitive behavioural approach to understanding and treating parents who physically abuse their children, Sandra T. Azar; interrupting the cycle of violence - empowering youth to promote healthy relationships, David A. Wolfe et al; the prenatal early infancy project - preventing child abuse and neglect in the context of promoting maternal and child health, David Olds. Prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse: treatment outcome with sexual abuse, Lucy Berliner; critical issues in the intensive treatment of adults abused as children, John Briere; psychotherapy with sexually abused boys, William Friedrich; the emergence of sexual abuse treatment models within first nations communities, Edward A. Connors; preparing child victims of sexual abuse for courtroom testimony, Louise Sas.
Dr. Wolfe holds the inaugural RBC Chair in Children′s Mental Health
at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and heads the CAMH
Centre for Prevention Science. He is also Professor of Psychiatry
and Psychology at the University of Toronto. Since 2007 he has
served as Editor-in-Chief of Child Abuse & Neglect: The
International Journal. He is a fellow of the American Psychological
Association, past President of Division 37 (Child, Youth, and
Family Services), and received a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology
from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He has
provided extensive assessment and consultation to child protective
services, schools, and the court with respect to issues of child
abuse and violence. Dr. Peters is a Professor of Psychology at
Queen′s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He has been
involved in the field of child development and children′s mental
health research for over 35 years. His major research interests
concern the promotion of children′s well-being and the prevention
of children′s mental health problems.
As Research Director for the Better Beginnings, Better Futures
Project, he heads a multidisciplinaryJanuary 24, 2008iversities,
and local research teams in disadvantaged neighbourhoods across
Ontario. The focus of this research is evaluating community-based
programs which influence the development of young children and
their families. Dr. Peters has been a Visiting Scientist at the
Mental Health Division of the World Health Organization in Geneva,
and the Social Learning Center in Eugene, OR. He has been a member
of the Executive Committee of the Banff International Conference on
Behavioural Science since 1981, and chaired the March 2003 meetings
on "Effective Progress for Early Childhood Development."
He has also served as a member of the Expert Advisory Committee for
the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth,
and is a member of the Directing Counsel for the Health Canada
Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.
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