Karel Kurst-Swanger and Jacqueline L. Petcosky
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195165180
- eISBN:
- 9780199864966
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195165180.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Crime and Justice
Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems. It is an issue that cuts across all socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, gender, and age boundaries. Abuse and neglect ...
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Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems. It is an issue that cuts across all socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, gender, and age boundaries. Abuse and neglect can be found in all types of families and interpersonal relationships, and can take many forms including emotional, physical, financial, and sexual abuse. This book brings together the scholarly research and professional experience of numerous disciplines and reviews theoretical explanations. Taking a unique approach to defining family, it examines the complex, multidimensional phenomena of family violence. To further broaden an understanding of interpersonal violence, the book addresses violence against pseudo families, animals, siblings, and parents. It investigates the evolution of systems and institutions that interact with families and are mandated to provide protection and services, and explores the current debates surrounding public policy. In addition, the book explores the role of power in abusive relationships and considers the short- and long-term consequences of abuse. Also discussed are potential solutions for violence prevention.Less
Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems. It is an issue that cuts across all socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, gender, and age boundaries. Abuse and neglect can be found in all types of families and interpersonal relationships, and can take many forms including emotional, physical, financial, and sexual abuse. This book brings together the scholarly research and professional experience of numerous disciplines and reviews theoretical explanations. Taking a unique approach to defining family, it examines the complex, multidimensional phenomena of family violence. To further broaden an understanding of interpersonal violence, the book addresses violence against pseudo families, animals, siblings, and parents. It investigates the evolution of systems and institutions that interact with families and are mandated to provide protection and services, and explores the current debates surrounding public policy. In addition, the book explores the role of power in abusive relationships and considers the short- and long-term consequences of abuse. Also discussed are potential solutions for violence prevention.
David Finkelhor
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195342857
- eISBN:
- 9780199863631
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195342857.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Crime and Justice
This book presents a vision of childhood victimization, one that unifies the conventional subdivisions like child molestation, child abuse, street crime, bullying, and exposure to community violence. ...
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This book presents a vision of childhood victimization, one that unifies the conventional subdivisions like child molestation, child abuse, street crime, bullying, and exposure to community violence. It shows how children are the most criminally victimized segment of the population, with over one-in-five facing multiple, serious “poly-victimizations” during a single year. Developmental Victimology, the book’s term for this new integrative perspective, looks at how victimization changes across the span of childhood and offers insights about how to categorize juvenile victimizations and how to think about risk and impact developmentally. It presents new data about unexpected declines in childhood victimization during the 1990s and early 2000s and suggest some of the reasons for this drop. The book also provides a new model of society’s response to child victimization — the Juvenile Victim Justice System — and a fresh way of thinking about barriers that victims and their families encounter when seeking help.Less
This book presents a vision of childhood victimization, one that unifies the conventional subdivisions like child molestation, child abuse, street crime, bullying, and exposure to community violence. It shows how children are the most criminally victimized segment of the population, with over one-in-five facing multiple, serious “poly-victimizations” during a single year. Developmental Victimology, the book’s term for this new integrative perspective, looks at how victimization changes across the span of childhood and offers insights about how to categorize juvenile victimizations and how to think about risk and impact developmentally. It presents new data about unexpected declines in childhood victimization during the 1990s and early 2000s and suggest some of the reasons for this drop. The book also provides a new model of society’s response to child victimization — the Juvenile Victim Justice System — and a fresh way of thinking about barriers that victims and their families encounter when seeking help.
Susan C. Mapp
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195339710
- eISBN:
- 9780199863686
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195339710.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families
Across the world, children are the most vulnerable population. The threats to them may vary, but wherever one looks, children are endangered and exploited. Using the Convention on the Rights of the ...
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Across the world, children are the most vulnerable population. The threats to them may vary, but wherever one looks, children are endangered and exploited. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a base, threats to child well-being globally are examined, in countries both in the Global North and the Global South. The history of the Convention is examined, together with evolving understanding of childhood in different cultures. Different forms of child labor are discussed, including street children, child trafficking and child soldiers. How war affects children who are not directly involved in combat is examined in a separate chapter. The issues of child maltreatment and adoption are discussed along the Hague Convention and child trafficking for the purposes of adoption. Educational issues are explored in countries around the world including the growing movement towards Universal Primary Education (UPE) as well as high dropout rates in the United States. The final content chapter discusses how many of these issues, together with others such as Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and fistulas, disproportionately affect girls. The book closes with a summary chapter underlining the importance of addressing these issues to allow children to achieve their adult potential.Less
Across the world, children are the most vulnerable population. The threats to them may vary, but wherever one looks, children are endangered and exploited. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a base, threats to child well-being globally are examined, in countries both in the Global North and the Global South. The history of the Convention is examined, together with evolving understanding of childhood in different cultures. Different forms of child labor are discussed, including street children, child trafficking and child soldiers. How war affects children who are not directly involved in combat is examined in a separate chapter. The issues of child maltreatment and adoption are discussed along the Hague Convention and child trafficking for the purposes of adoption. Educational issues are explored in countries around the world including the growing movement towards Universal Primary Education (UPE) as well as high dropout rates in the United States. The final content chapter discusses how many of these issues, together with others such as Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and fistulas, disproportionately affect girls. The book closes with a summary chapter underlining the importance of addressing these issues to allow children to achieve their adult potential.
Ben Mathews
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199652501
- eISBN:
- 9780191739217
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199652501.003.0019
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law, Human Rights and Immigration
Significant numbers of children are severely abused and neglected by parents and caregivers. Infants and very young children are the most vulnerable and are unable to seek help. Many of these ...
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Significant numbers of children are severely abused and neglected by parents and caregivers. Infants and very young children are the most vulnerable and are unable to seek help. Many of these children experience both initial harm and enduring effects, at substantial cost to the individual and society. These situations present complex normative and practical questions. Should measures be taken to identify these situations? If so, what measures should be adopted? Once cases are identified, what responses should be implemented? This chapter is primarily concerned with aspects of the second question, of what measures should be adopted to detect cases of severe child maltreatment. It discusses the apparent effect of mandatory reporting laws on ‘overreporting’ by referring to Australian government data about reporting patterns and outcomes, with a particular focus on New South Wales. It demonstrates that raw descriptive data about report numbers and outcomes appear to show that reporting laws produce both desirable consequences (identification of severe cases) and problematic consequences (increased numbers of unsubstantiated reports).Less
Significant numbers of children are severely abused and neglected by parents and caregivers. Infants and very young children are the most vulnerable and are unable to seek help. Many of these children experience both initial harm and enduring effects, at substantial cost to the individual and society. These situations present complex normative and practical questions. Should measures be taken to identify these situations? If so, what measures should be adopted? Once cases are identified, what responses should be implemented? This chapter is primarily concerned with aspects of the second question, of what measures should be adopted to detect cases of severe child maltreatment. It discusses the apparent effect of mandatory reporting laws on ‘overreporting’ by referring to Australian government data about reporting patterns and outcomes, with a particular focus on New South Wales. It demonstrates that raw descriptive data about report numbers and outcomes appear to show that reporting laws produce both desirable consequences (identification of severe cases) and problematic consequences (increased numbers of unsubstantiated reports).
AMY CONLEY
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199732326
- eISBN:
- 9780199863471
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199732326.003.0002
- Subject:
- Social Work, Social Policy, Communities and Organizations
The American child welfare system has traditionally taken a residual approach to serving families, intervening only in the worst cases of child maltreatment. A number of scathing indictments have ...
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The American child welfare system has traditionally taken a residual approach to serving families, intervening only in the worst cases of child maltreatment. A number of scathing indictments have been leveled against the traditional American child welfare system, suggesting that new ideas are needed to better meet the needs of children and families. By contrast, a social development approach enhances the capacities of parents and communities to care for children and addresses the problem of poverty, which is endemic to child maltreatment. This chapter first describes conventional child welfare practices and then compares them to a social development approach. While the social development approach to child welfare is still being formulated, potential strategies can be drawn from American and international experiences in child care and family support. These consist of linking child welfare practice with building community capacity, improving economic self-sufficiency, and promoting early child care and development.Less
The American child welfare system has traditionally taken a residual approach to serving families, intervening only in the worst cases of child maltreatment. A number of scathing indictments have been leveled against the traditional American child welfare system, suggesting that new ideas are needed to better meet the needs of children and families. By contrast, a social development approach enhances the capacities of parents and communities to care for children and addresses the problem of poverty, which is endemic to child maltreatment. This chapter first describes conventional child welfare practices and then compares them to a social development approach. While the social development approach to child welfare is still being formulated, potential strategies can be drawn from American and international experiences in child care and family support. These consist of linking child welfare practice with building community capacity, improving economic self-sufficiency, and promoting early child care and development.
Charles V. Izzo, Elliot G. Smith, John J. Eckenrode, Paul P. Biemer, and Sharon L. Christ
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195398465
- eISBN:
- 9780199863426
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195398465.003.0004
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Health and Mental Health
This chapter considers what may be considered the most significant risk factor in a child welfare population: the experience of maltreatment. Historically, the variation among definitions of ...
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This chapter considers what may be considered the most significant risk factor in a child welfare population: the experience of maltreatment. Historically, the variation among definitions of maltreatment has proved to be a substantial methodological weakness in child welfare research; any examination of sequalae of maltreatment necessarily hinges on how maltreatment is captured and described. The chapter uses multiple sources in NSCAW to determine children's maltreatment experiences, including adolescents' self-reports of their own experiences. It advances the definitions and analysis of maltreatment and its consequences. In addition, it offers new information about the relationship between maltreatment and socioemotional outcomes in adolescents.Less
This chapter considers what may be considered the most significant risk factor in a child welfare population: the experience of maltreatment. Historically, the variation among definitions of maltreatment has proved to be a substantial methodological weakness in child welfare research; any examination of sequalae of maltreatment necessarily hinges on how maltreatment is captured and described. The chapter uses multiple sources in NSCAW to determine children's maltreatment experiences, including adolescents' self-reports of their own experiences. It advances the definitions and analysis of maltreatment and its consequences. In addition, it offers new information about the relationship between maltreatment and socioemotional outcomes in adolescents.
William Gardner, Kelly Kelleher, and Kathleen Pajer
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195398465
- eISBN:
- 9780199863426
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195398465.003.0005
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Health and Mental Health
This chapter describes the experiences of children who live in families affected by domestic violence. It capitalizes on another unique contribution of NSCAW: information about the vast majority of ...
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This chapter describes the experiences of children who live in families affected by domestic violence. It capitalizes on another unique contribution of NSCAW: information about the vast majority of children who remain in the parental home after a child maltreatment investigation. The high incidence of domestic violence among families involved in child welfare has been a topic of considerable policy interest, with many states beginning to include exposure to domestic violence as one of the circumstances that warrants the child welfare system's substantiation of maltreatment allegations. The chapter shows that recurring maltreatment is indeed of concern in this group, but it also highlights some of the challenges inherent in studying the interaction of domestic violence and child outcomes.Less
This chapter describes the experiences of children who live in families affected by domestic violence. It capitalizes on another unique contribution of NSCAW: information about the vast majority of children who remain in the parental home after a child maltreatment investigation. The high incidence of domestic violence among families involved in child welfare has been a topic of considerable policy interest, with many states beginning to include exposure to domestic violence as one of the circumstances that warrants the child welfare system's substantiation of maltreatment allegations. The chapter shows that recurring maltreatment is indeed of concern in this group, but it also highlights some of the challenges inherent in studying the interaction of domestic violence and child outcomes.
Joan Pennell and Mimi Kim
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195335484
- eISBN:
- 9780199864331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195335484.003.0008
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Crime and Justice
Identities constructed on gender, generation, and culture simultaneously generate rationalizations for violence and feminist praxis for countering women abuse and child maltreatment. This chapter ...
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Identities constructed on gender, generation, and culture simultaneously generate rationalizations for violence and feminist praxis for countering women abuse and child maltreatment. This chapter opens dialogue between the authors’ two theories of change for stopping family violence—widening the circle and creative interventions. Both engage the family group and community in finding solutions that honor family culture while upholding the human rights of all family members. Widening the circle is applied in situations in which the state is already involved and seeks to build partnerships that exert familial, community, and legal leverages to stop the abuse. Creative interventions are invoked for immigrant, GLBT, and other groups that are more often harmed than helped by protective authorities and emphasizes community accountability without the involvement of the state. An example of an undocumented family illustrates a creative intervention and its outcome.Less
Identities constructed on gender, generation, and culture simultaneously generate rationalizations for violence and feminist praxis for countering women abuse and child maltreatment. This chapter opens dialogue between the authors’ two theories of change for stopping family violence—widening the circle and creative interventions. Both engage the family group and community in finding solutions that honor family culture while upholding the human rights of all family members. Widening the circle is applied in situations in which the state is already involved and seeks to build partnerships that exert familial, community, and legal leverages to stop the abuse. Creative interventions are invoked for immigrant, GLBT, and other groups that are more often harmed than helped by protective authorities and emphasizes community accountability without the involvement of the state. An example of an undocumented family illustrates a creative intervention and its outcome.
John E. B. Myers
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- April 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195169355
- eISBN:
- 9780199893348
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195169355.003.0006
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Crime and Justice
Drawing on the work of leading scholars, this chapter discusses the causes of abuse and neglect. It asks, “Is child abuse in our genes? Is maltreatment an immutable part of human nature?” The chapter ...
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Drawing on the work of leading scholars, this chapter discusses the causes of abuse and neglect. It asks, “Is child abuse in our genes? Is maltreatment an immutable part of human nature?” The chapter discusses intergenerational transmission of maltreatment and asks how to break the cycle. Poverty and substance abuse are major contributors to neglect and abuse, and the chapter grapples with this unpleasant reality. The role of the following issues in abuse and neglect are addressed: corporal punishment and its relationship to child abuse, sexual deviance, domestic violence, mental illness, and deliberate, that is, intentional abuse of children. The chapter ends with analysis of major roadblocks to reducing child abuse and neglect.Less
Drawing on the work of leading scholars, this chapter discusses the causes of abuse and neglect. It asks, “Is child abuse in our genes? Is maltreatment an immutable part of human nature?” The chapter discusses intergenerational transmission of maltreatment and asks how to break the cycle. Poverty and substance abuse are major contributors to neglect and abuse, and the chapter grapples with this unpleasant reality. The role of the following issues in abuse and neglect are addressed: corporal punishment and its relationship to child abuse, sexual deviance, domestic violence, mental illness, and deliberate, that is, intentional abuse of children. The chapter ends with analysis of major roadblocks to reducing child abuse and neglect.
Daniel Romer and Elaine F. Walker (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195306255
- eISBN:
- 9780199863914
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195306255.001.0001
- Subject:
- Neuroscience, Development
Recent advances in our understanding of the human brain suggest that adolescence is a unique period of development during which both environmental and genetic influences can leave a lasting ...
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Recent advances in our understanding of the human brain suggest that adolescence is a unique period of development during which both environmental and genetic influences can leave a lasting impression. To advance the goal of integrating brain and prevention science, two areas of research which do not usually communicate with one another, the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Adolescent Risk Communication Institute held a conference with the purpose of producing an integrated book on this interdisciplinary area. Contributors were asked to address two questions: What neurodevelopmental processes in children and adolescents could be altered so that mental disorders might be prevented? And what interventions or life experiences might be able to introduce such changes? The book deals with the following: biological and social universals in development; characteristics of brain and behavior in development; effects of early maltreatment and stress on brain development; effects of stress and other environmental influences during adolescence on brain development; and reversible orders of brain development.Less
Recent advances in our understanding of the human brain suggest that adolescence is a unique period of development during which both environmental and genetic influences can leave a lasting impression. To advance the goal of integrating brain and prevention science, two areas of research which do not usually communicate with one another, the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Adolescent Risk Communication Institute held a conference with the purpose of producing an integrated book on this interdisciplinary area. Contributors were asked to address two questions: What neurodevelopmental processes in children and adolescents could be altered so that mental disorders might be prevented? And what interventions or life experiences might be able to introduce such changes? The book deals with the following: biological and social universals in development; characteristics of brain and behavior in development; effects of early maltreatment and stress on brain development; effects of stress and other environmental influences during adolescence on brain development; and reversible orders of brain development.
Todd I. Herrenkohl, Eugene Aisenberg, James Herbert Williams, and Jeffrey M. Jenson
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195369595
- eISBN:
- 9780199865215
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195369595.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Crime and Justice
Chapter 1 frames the scope of the problem and introduces the primary goals of the book. The chapter addresses the overlap in different forms of violence; the intersection of race/ethnicity, culture, ...
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Chapter 1 frames the scope of the problem and introduces the primary goals of the book. The chapter addresses the overlap in different forms of violence; the intersection of race/ethnicity, culture, and gender; risk and protective factors, and prevention.Less
Chapter 1 frames the scope of the problem and introduces the primary goals of the book. The chapter addresses the overlap in different forms of violence; the intersection of race/ethnicity, culture, and gender; risk and protective factors, and prevention.
Todd I. Herrenkohl
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195369595
- eISBN:
- 9780199865215
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195369595.003.0005
- Subject:
- Social Work, Crime and Justice
Failure to account for overlapping forms of violence and risk within and across settings has contributed to an incomplete and possibly inaccurate understanding of the risk environments in which many ...
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Failure to account for overlapping forms of violence and risk within and across settings has contributed to an incomplete and possibly inaccurate understanding of the risk environments in which many vulnerable children reside. In this chapter, the author examines the intersection of violence across key settings and the impact of violence exposure on children’s development. The summary overview of research includes a discussion of possible race/ethnic and gender differences in rates of exposure, developmental processes, and outcomes of violence exposure in children.Less
Failure to account for overlapping forms of violence and risk within and across settings has contributed to an incomplete and possibly inaccurate understanding of the risk environments in which many vulnerable children reside. In this chapter, the author examines the intersection of violence across key settings and the impact of violence exposure on children’s development. The summary overview of research includes a discussion of possible race/ethnic and gender differences in rates of exposure, developmental processes, and outcomes of violence exposure in children.
Todd I. Herrenkohl
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195369595
- eISBN:
- 9780199865215
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195369595.003.0006
- Subject:
- Social Work, Crime and Justice
As discussed in Chapter 5, there are many high risk environments that expose children to violence. Research on how children and youth in high risk environments overcome the odds of negative outcomes ...
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As discussed in Chapter 5, there are many high risk environments that expose children to violence. Research on how children and youth in high risk environments overcome the odds of negative outcomes is crucial to the development of prevention and intervention efforts. Chapter 6 explores the concepts of resilience and protection with respect to violence exposure in children. Issues of race and gender are again considered. Implications for both targeted and universal prevention and intervention programs are discussed briefly.Less
As discussed in Chapter 5, there are many high risk environments that expose children to violence. Research on how children and youth in high risk environments overcome the odds of negative outcomes is crucial to the development of prevention and intervention efforts. Chapter 6 explores the concepts of resilience and protection with respect to violence exposure in children. Issues of race and gender are again considered. Implications for both targeted and universal prevention and intervention programs are discussed briefly.
Maria Scannapieco and Kelli Connell-Carrick
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195156782
- eISBN:
- 9780199864164
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195156782.003.0003
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families
This chapter presents the developmental stage of infancy and toddlerhood in the context of development and developmental consequences of child maltreatment. It presents the major developmental ...
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This chapter presents the developmental stage of infancy and toddlerhood in the context of development and developmental consequences of child maltreatment. It presents the major developmental theories and developmental milestones of children in infancy and toddlerhood are discussed in relation to socioemotional, cognitive, and physical developmental domains. Developmental manifestations and consequences of child maltreatment for children 0 to 3 years of age are presented.Less
This chapter presents the developmental stage of infancy and toddlerhood in the context of development and developmental consequences of child maltreatment. It presents the major developmental theories and developmental milestones of children in infancy and toddlerhood are discussed in relation to socioemotional, cognitive, and physical developmental domains. Developmental manifestations and consequences of child maltreatment for children 0 to 3 years of age are presented.
Karel Kurst-Swanger and Jacqueline L. Petcosky
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195165180
- eISBN:
- 9780199864966
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195165180.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Crime and Justice
This chapter introduces the reader to the complex phenomenon of family violence. It explores the conceptual framework from which the subject matter is approached and working definitions of family and ...
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This chapter introduces the reader to the complex phenomenon of family violence. It explores the conceptual framework from which the subject matter is approached and working definitions of family and family maltreatment are provided. It provides a rationale for the addition of pseudo families to the discourse on family violence. It discusses the reasons why family violence is a critical issue to study and outlines the multidisciplinary perspectives which guide researchers and intervention strategies. Common themes identified in abusive families are introduced as well as some of the cultural factors which encourage and reinforce abusive behaviors, such as violent social models, social conditions, cultural and ethnic heritage, and religious traditions.Less
This chapter introduces the reader to the complex phenomenon of family violence. It explores the conceptual framework from which the subject matter is approached and working definitions of family and family maltreatment are provided. It provides a rationale for the addition of pseudo families to the discourse on family violence. It discusses the reasons why family violence is a critical issue to study and outlines the multidisciplinary perspectives which guide researchers and intervention strategies. Common themes identified in abusive families are introduced as well as some of the cultural factors which encourage and reinforce abusive behaviors, such as violent social models, social conditions, cultural and ethnic heritage, and religious traditions.
Lynette M. Renner, Kristen Shook Slack, and Lawrence M. Berger
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195304961
- eISBN:
- 9780199863648
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195304961.003.009
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Research and Evaluation
Using survey and administrative data, this chapter presents analyses of co-occurring intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment allegations in a sample of current and former welfare ...
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Using survey and administrative data, this chapter presents analyses of co-occurring intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment allegations in a sample of current and former welfare recipients (N = 1,011). Results show a co-occurrence rate of six percent within an approximate one-year time interval. In the subgroup of families with co-occurring IPV and child maltreatment allegations (n = 65), sixty-eight percent of investigated maltreatment reports involve the female IPV victim as a perpetrator. Findings also show that multiple forms of IPV and child maltreatment should be considered when assessing co-occurrence. Compared to families that experience one or neither form of family violence, families with both IPV and child maltreatment allegations have higher levels of parental depression and stress, greater use of harsh discipline, lower parental warmth, and poorer parental physical health. Results from this study are relevant to systems that serve families experiencing IPV and child maltreatment, and for interventions designed to improve family safety.Less
Using survey and administrative data, this chapter presents analyses of co-occurring intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment allegations in a sample of current and former welfare recipients (N = 1,011). Results show a co-occurrence rate of six percent within an approximate one-year time interval. In the subgroup of families with co-occurring IPV and child maltreatment allegations (n = 65), sixty-eight percent of investigated maltreatment reports involve the female IPV victim as a perpetrator. Findings also show that multiple forms of IPV and child maltreatment should be considered when assessing co-occurrence. Compared to families that experience one or neither form of family violence, families with both IPV and child maltreatment allegations have higher levels of parental depression and stress, greater use of harsh discipline, lower parental warmth, and poorer parental physical health. Results from this study are relevant to systems that serve families experiencing IPV and child maltreatment, and for interventions designed to improve family safety.
MELINDA HOHMAN, CHRISTINE KLEINPETER, and HILDA LOUGHRAN
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195154306
- eISBN:
- 9780199864287
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195154306.003.0012
- Subject:
- Social Work, Health and Mental Health
This chapter describes the use of the strengths- and skill-building model in child welfare settings. This model allows child welfare workers and other helping professionals involved with child ...
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This chapter describes the use of the strengths- and skill-building model in child welfare settings. This model allows child welfare workers and other helping professionals involved with child welfare clients to draw on different types of interventions, depending on the goal of the interview and the needs of the client. Motivational interviewing engages involuntary clients by tapping into their internal motivation to change. Solution-focused techniques highlight clients' strengths and resources, helping them envision their preferred future and determine their goals. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on clients identifying high-risk situations and practicing skills that may be used to cope with these various situations. In this way, workers can build collaborative relationships, relying on the capacities parents bring, as well as enhancing their skills so that child safety is protected.Less
This chapter describes the use of the strengths- and skill-building model in child welfare settings. This model allows child welfare workers and other helping professionals involved with child welfare clients to draw on different types of interventions, depending on the goal of the interview and the needs of the client. Motivational interviewing engages involuntary clients by tapping into their internal motivation to change. Solution-focused techniques highlight clients' strengths and resources, helping them envision their preferred future and determine their goals. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on clients identifying high-risk situations and practicing skills that may be used to cope with these various situations. In this way, workers can build collaborative relationships, relying on the capacities parents bring, as well as enhancing their skills so that child safety is protected.
JACQUELINE CORCORAN, AUDREY JONES, and CHRISTINE ANKERSTJERNE
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195154306
- eISBN:
- 9780199864287
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195154306.003.0013
- Subject:
- Social Work, Health and Mental Health
This chapter continues to explore the application of the strengths- and skills-building model to work with parents in the child welfare system. It focuses on physical abuse and neglect. No matter the ...
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This chapter continues to explore the application of the strengths- and skills-building model to work with parents in the child welfare system. It focuses on physical abuse and neglect. No matter the role of the Child Protective Services worker — investigator, ongoing worker, or foster care worker — it is essential that a collaborative relationship is set up with the client in which concern, empathy, respect, and acceptance of the individual are conveyed. Three case examples are described to illustrate techniques at the various stages of the strengths- and skills-building helping process.Less
This chapter continues to explore the application of the strengths- and skills-building model to work with parents in the child welfare system. It focuses on physical abuse and neglect. No matter the role of the Child Protective Services worker — investigator, ongoing worker, or foster care worker — it is essential that a collaborative relationship is set up with the client in which concern, empathy, respect, and acceptance of the individual are conveyed. Three case examples are described to illustrate techniques at the various stages of the strengths- and skills-building helping process.
David Finkelhor
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195342857
- eISBN:
- 9780199863631
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195342857.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Crime and Justice
Children are arguably the most criminally victimized people in American society. This chapter shows the underappreciated scope of child victimization and suggests some of the reasons why children are ...
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Children are arguably the most criminally victimized people in American society. This chapter shows the underappreciated scope of child victimization and suggests some of the reasons why children are so victimized. It also illustrates the unfortunate situation that public priorities appear to have given more attention to children as offenders than children as victims, and suggests some of the sources of this bias. It suggests that the study of child victimization is overly fragmented and proposes the more holistic and comprehensive field of Developmental Victimology as a solution.Less
Children are arguably the most criminally victimized people in American society. This chapter shows the underappreciated scope of child victimization and suggests some of the reasons why children are so victimized. It also illustrates the unfortunate situation that public priorities appear to have given more attention to children as offenders than children as victims, and suggests some of the sources of this bias. It suggests that the study of child victimization is overly fragmented and proposes the more holistic and comprehensive field of Developmental Victimology as a solution.
David Finkelhor
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195342857
- eISBN:
- 9780199863631
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195342857.003.0008
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Crime and Justice
This chapter proposes the idea for a de facto juvenile victim justice system, a complex set of agencies and institutions that responds to juvenile victims of crime and violence, including both child ...
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This chapter proposes the idea for a de facto juvenile victim justice system, a complex set of agencies and institutions that responds to juvenile victims of crime and violence, including both child maltreatment and conventional crime. It offers a schematic model of that system and tries to quantify the case flow through its various components. The model also highlights the activities of the system most likely to have consequential impacts on victims. It argues that more professionals are needed who understand the system in its entirety, not just their own agency role, and who can help guide victims, families, and other professionals through its complexities. More efforts are also needed to integrate and rationalize the system, particularly through information exchange among its components.Less
This chapter proposes the idea for a de facto juvenile victim justice system, a complex set of agencies and institutions that responds to juvenile victims of crime and violence, including both child maltreatment and conventional crime. It offers a schematic model of that system and tries to quantify the case flow through its various components. The model also highlights the activities of the system most likely to have consequential impacts on victims. It argues that more professionals are needed who understand the system in its entirety, not just their own agency role, and who can help guide victims, families, and other professionals through its complexities. More efforts are also needed to integrate and rationalize the system, particularly through information exchange among its components.
