TITLE: Tribal
Perspectives on Over-Representation of Indian Children in Out-of-Home Care.
AUTHOR: Cross,
T.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
JOURNAL TITLE: Permanency
Planning Today
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: National
Indian Child Welfare Association, Portland, OR.
SOURCE: 1(1):
pp. 7-11; Hunter Coll., New York, NY.
School of Social Work., Winter-Spring 2000;
p. 371
ABSTRACT: American
Indians children are over-represented in the child welfare system, with more
than 12 of every 1,000 Indian children placed in substitute care. This article
examines those circumstances and attempts to put the situation in a historical
context. Reasons for over-representation are discussed, including historical
removal of Indian children from their tribes, to present legal and political relationships
among tribes, states, and the federal government, to the cultural bias faced by
Indian families experiencing social ills associate with persistent poverty and
racism. Historical trends are examined from the 1600s until the present day,
with events leading to passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. The
implications of the act are examined--the author asserts that while regarded as
one of the best permanency policies to be enacted by the federal government, it
remains misunderstood and maligned, and while data indicate
that it has brought a reduction in the over-representation of Indian children
in the system, there remains serious problems, primarily because the act
provided little in the way of funding for implementation. Furthermore, problems
remain because Indian children who need out-of-home placement must often become
wards of the state, thus taking from the tribe its capacity to respond directly
to its members' needs. The author makes recommendations for policy and
practices that have the potential for improving the accessibility and quality
of services for Indian families and their children, such as providing greater
access to funding, development of demonstration projects, and implementation of
provisions under the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 to complement
provisions under ICWA. Fifteen references.
KEY TERMS: tribes; american indians; out of home care; child
welfare; policies; government role; icwa; historical
perspective; asfa
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal
Article
TITLE: Substantiation
and Early Decision Points in Public Child Welfare: A Conceptual
Reconsideration.
AUTHOR: Drake,
B.; Jonson-Reid, M.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
JOURNAL TITLE: Child
Maltreatment
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Washington
Univ., St. Louis, MO. Dept. of Social Work.
SOURCE: 5(3):
pp. 227-235; Sage Publications, Inc.,
Thousand Oaks, CA., August 2000; p. 805
ABSTRACT: This
article describes the concept of substantiation, a means of officially
validating the occurrence of prior events in accordance with agency standards
in the larger context of early decision-making in state child protective
services.The authors note that substantiation has been misunderstood and misapplied by policy makers and
researchers, stemming from the fact that substantiation of child welfare cases
is past-oriented and reminiscent of a criminal justice system model, which
causes the substantiation construct to be mismatched with public child welfare
services and goals, which are future-oriented and follow a preventative model.
Specific attention is given to the voluntary or involuntary nature of services,
the availabilityof evidence, and the past or future orientation of the
decision-making process. The conceptual consistency of recent child welfare
policies is explored. Based on the review, the authors make recommendations
with regard to the desirability of replacing the substantiation
characterization with more practice-relevant characterizations more consistent
with the nature of child welfare services. Conclusions suggest that the
reliance of substantiation in child protective services overshadows the more
important determination of whether a family requires services to prevent
further harm to a child. Substantiation is described as a useful, preliminary
step toward family court involvement, but researchers must discontinue the
reliance on substantiation as a proxy for risk or severity. Two figures, 16
references. (Author abstract modified)
KEY TERMS: early
intervention programs; child welfare
system; child protective services; decision making; validity; policies; family courts
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal
Article
INTERNET URL: http://www.sagepub.com/
TITLE: Setting
Performance Goals for Adoption Services: Estimating the Need for Adoption of
Children in Foster Care.
AUTHOR: Barth,
R. P.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
JOURNAL TITLE: Adoption
Quarterly
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: California
Univ., Berkeley. School of Social Welfare.
SOURCE: 2(3):
pp. 29-38; Haworth Press, Inc.,
Binghamton, NY., 1999; p. 25
ABSTRACT: While
adoption is one of several goals for child welfare services when children
cannot remain at home, the author states that it only becomes a goal when
family reunification cannot occur and it is not always the appropriate goal
when children are living with relatives available to reunify. The author notes
that the Adoption 2002 initiative offers incentives for adoptions that only
depend on the number of adoptions, not on their relationship to reunification.
A California-based initiative takes a different, over-simplified approach to
setting adoptions standards by basing them on the number of adoptions per
adoption worker. Under this approach, agencies that increase their reunifications
and keep their adoptions constant are not rewarded and agencies that decrease
their reunifications and increase their adoptions are rewarded. The author
asserts that this can create a misunderstanding
of the program as being anti-family and even generate resentment toward
adoptions. The author recommends that agencies' adoption rates should be
rewarded only after estimating the pool of adoptable children and taking the
likelihood of reunification into account, and presents a model for estimating these
factors. Four tables, one note, nine references. (Author abstract modified)
KEY TERMS: adoption
services; foster care; child welfare services; adoption 2002; performance based contracting;
permanency planning;
reunification; california
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal
Article
INTERNET URL: http://www.haworthpressinc.com
TITLE: Intervention
With Hispanic Sexual Abusers.
AUTHOR: Loredo,
C. M.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Travis
County Juvenile Court, Austin, TX.
SOURCE: In:
Lewis, A. D. (Editor). Cultural Diversity in Sexual Abuser Treatment: Issues
and Approaches. Brandon, VT, Safer Society Press, 1999; pp. 121-149
ABSTRACT: This
chapter examines the values and cultural perspectives that may impact treatment
for Hispanic sex offenders. It presents an overview of the history of Hispanics
in the United States and identifies the primary values of Hispanic culture:
familism; dignity; personalism; blood relationships; and co- parenthood. Role
expectations of men and women are also discussed. Although the literature on
treatment interventions for Hispanic Americans is limited, several authors have
endorsed cognitive behavioral therapy within a group setting that permits
bilingual dialogue. Therapists or interviewers treating clients who speak only
Spanish are urged to select an interpreter who places the client's statements
within a cultural context to ensure that the meaning of the comments are not misunderstood. Hispanic clients should be encouraged to
ask questions about the legal process and be informed about the ramifications
of their decision to enter treatment. When selecting a treatment approach,
therapists are advised to involve priests and family members in the discussion
of deviant sexual behavior and address issues of honor and shame. The desire of
the victim's family to demand revenge and retribution must also be addressed.
The chapter includes an outline of issues identified in a report by the
National Task Force on Juvenile Sexual Offending regarding the system's
response to minority youth. 74 references.
KEY TERMS: sex
offenders therapy; hispanics; intervention strategies; therapeutic intervention; cultural competency; cultural values; best practices;
adolescent sex offenders
PUBLICATION TYPE: Chapter
in Book
INTERNET URL: http://www.safersociety.org
TITLE: ADHD
Handbook for Families: A Guide to Communicating With Professionals.
AUTHOR: Weingartner,
P. L.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Weingartner
Center for Educational Excellence, Mansfield, OH.
SOURCE: Washington,
DC, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., 1999; 147 pp.
ABSTRACT: This
book explains the neurobiology of attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) and describes behavior management techniques that can help individuals
with ADHD succeed in school and in relationships with friends and family.
Diagnosis, sources of help, medical and psychosocial intervention techniques,
and basic steps in planning and measuring behavior modification strategies are
reviewed. Treatment for adults and common myths and misunderstandings are also discussed. Sample behavior
modification plans and a personal perspective are provided. The guide
emphasizes compassion and understanding of the condition. 64 references and 1
figure.
KEY TERMS: attention
deficit disorder; hyperactivity; learning disabilities; intervention strategies; parental role; therapeutic effectiveness;
professionals role; behavior
modification
PUBLICATION TYPE: Book
INTERNET URL: http://www.cwla.org
TITLE: Response
to Clare Dalton's When Paradigms Collide: Protecting Battered Parents and Their
Children in the Family Court System.
AUTHOR: Johnston,
J. R.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
JOURNAL TITLE: Family
and Conciliation Courts Review
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: San
Jose State Univ., CA. Administration of Justice Dept.
SOURCE: 37(4):
pp. 422-428; Sage Publications, Inc.,
Thousand Oaks, CA., October 1999
ABSTRACT: The
methodology and findings of two research studies cited in Clare Dalton's
article When Paradigms Collide published in a previous issue of the journal are
defended in this article. The studies have been misunderstood by Dalton, as well as other researchers.
Both studies examined the effects of domestic violence on children and the
outcomes of counseling for parents. The first interviewed 80 families from 1982
to 1984 and the second interviewed 60 families from 1989 to 1991. Contrary to
Dalton's assertion that couples were categorized into one of several
predetermined types which were not assessed for accuracy, the typology was
continually adjusted to reflect the data being collected. Dalton's second
concern was that the researchers had no guidelines for finding the truth when
parents gave conflicting reports of incidents. In fact, statistical analyses of
discrepancies were performed and parents' reports were compared for
comprehensiveness, specificity, plausibility, consistency, attitudes, and
evidence. Dalton also claims that research about forms of domestic violence
focus on conflict, rather than abuse. However, the two are linked especially in
cases of male controlling violence. Limitations of typologies are outlined. 11
references.
KEY TERMS: family
courts; battered women; custody disputes; family characteristics;
research methodology; child
witnesses of family violence;
sequelae; reliability
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal
Article
INTERNET URL: http://www.sagepub.com/
TITLE: FALSE
ALLEGATIONS AND FALSE MEMORY SYNDROME: Selected Articles.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
SOURCE: NCCAN
Annotated Bibliographies; 1999
KEY TERMS: false
memory syndrome; trauma; memory;
social policies; policy
formation; political factors; public opinion; social attitudes;
dissociation; amnesia; evidence;
multiple personality disorder;
false allegations;
neurology; adults abused as
children; repression; validity;
sexual abuse; research
reviews; suggestibility; theories;
therapeutic intervention;
therapists role; research
methodology; psychotherapy; models;
mental health; child
witnesses; child development; literature reviews; individual characteristics; credibility
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annotated
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION: This
annotated bibliography is a product of the National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. The references have been selected
from thousands of materials available in our database to provide you with
the most up-to-date information related to child victims, witnesses, and
perpetrators of violence.
This bibliography looks at prevention, intervention and treatment issues
in relation to the impacts of violence on children. It is presented in
three sections: children as victims of violence, children as witnesses of
violence, and children and adolescents as perpetrators of violence.
Although many references cover more than one subject area, each citation
is listed only once in this bibliography, primarily under its major
subject heading.
All documents in this bibliography are contained in the Clearinghouse
library and are referenced following the format of the American
Psychological Association (APA). Authors, titles, publication dates and
publishers are provided within this format for each reference. We are
not, however, able to provide photocopies of all materials due to
copyright restrictions. Copies of publications that are not copyrighted,
such as Government publications, grant reports, or unpublished papers,
are available from the Clearinghouse for a reproduction fee of $0.10 per
page. Journal articles and chapters in books are copyrighted and may be
found at research or university libraries.
Information Specialists can answer questions about copyright status and
ordering information, as well as guide you in selecting materials from
this bibliography or suggest other materials that may be useful to you.
In addition, Specialists are available to conduct customized searches
of Clearinghouse databases for a base fee of $5.00 plus $.20 per record.
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Fax: 703-385-3206
E-mail: nccanch@calib.com
INTERNET URL: http://www.calib.com/nccanch
TITLE: CHILD
FATALITIES(Excludes Child Fatality Review Teams): Selected Articles.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
SOURCE: NCCAN
Annotated Bibliographies; 1999
KEY TERMS: child
fatalities; child neglect; case studies; parental responsibility;
definitions; prevention; infanticide; characteristics of abused;
characteristics of abuser;
family characteristics;
predictor variables; armed
forces; military personnel; medical neglect; religion;
investigations; autopsies; forensic medicine; protocols; child abuse
reporting; state surveys; prevalence;
statistical data; child welfare
services; family violence; statistical analysis; infant mortality; family relationships;
trauma; child abuse research; foster care; sudden infant death syndrome;
california; program evaluation; federal programs; health services;
community based services;
demonstration programs; early
intervention programs; homicide; child protective services; sequelae;
symptoms; head injuries; infants;
diagnoses
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annotated
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION: This
annotated bibliography is a product of the National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. The references have been selected
from thousands of materials available in our database to provide you with
the most up-to-date information related to child victims, witnesses, and
perpetrators of violence.
This bibliography looks at prevention, intervention and treatment issues
in relation to the impacts of violence on children. It is presented in
three sections: children as victims of violence, children as witnesses of
violence, and children and adolescents as perpetrators of violence.
Although many references cover more than one subject area, each citation
is listed only once in this bibliography, primarily under its major
subject heading.
All documents in this bibliography are contained in the Clearinghouse
library and are referenced following the format of the American
Psychological Association (APA). Authors, titles, publication dates and
publishers are provided within this format for each reference. We are
not, however, able to provide photocopies of all materials due to
copyright restrictions. Copies of publications that are not copyrighted,
such as Government publications, grant reports, or unpublished papers,
are available from the Clearinghouse for a reproduction fee of $0.10 per
page. Journal articles and chapters in books are copyrighted and may be
found at research or university libraries.
Information Specialists can answer questions about copyright status and
ordering information, as well as guide you in selecting materials from
this bibliography or suggest other materials that may be useful to you.
In addition, Specialists are available to conduct customized searches
of Clearinghouse databases for a base fee of $5.00 plus $.20 per record.
For more information, please contact
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Washington, DC 20447
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Fax: 703-385-3206
E-mail: nccanch@calib.com
INTERNET URL: http://www.calib.com/nccanch
TITLE: HEALTH
CARE OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE: Selected Articles.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
SOURCE: NCCAN
Annotated Bibliographies; 1999
KEY TERMS: foster
care; drug exposed infants; addicted infants; sequelae; child
development; visitation; health status; kinship care; foster
children; service delivery; health services; mental health services;
welfare reform; managed
care; policy formation; program planning; early intervention programs;
child health; outcomes; multidisciplinary teams; interagency collaboration; model programs; child health services;
child welfare services; public
agencies; developmental
disabilities; children with
disabilities; special needs; program models; physicians role; physical
examination; assessment; emotionally disturbed children; emotional development; emotional problems; risk factors; intervention strategies;
psychological characteristics;
out of home care;
psychopathology; state surveys; behavior;
mental health; california; statewide planning; systems reform; demonstration programs;
infants; therapeutic
intervention; child placement; decision making; case management; child
welfare workers; professional
training; behavior problems; intervention; models; family centered
services; quality of care; medicaid;
massachusetts; texas; utah;
financial assistance; social
policies; school children; mental disorders; interviews;
diagnoses; perception; caretakers;
medical services; family
characteristics; children at risk
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annotated
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION: This
annotated bibliography is a product of the National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. The references have been selected
from thousands of materials available in our database to provide you with
the most up-to-date information related to child victims, witnesses, and
perpetrators of violence.
This bibliography looks at prevention, intervention and treatment issues
in relation to the impacts of violence on children. It is presented in
three sections: children as victims of violence, children as witnesses of
violence, and children and adolescents as perpetrators of violence.
Although many references cover more than one subject area, each citation
is listed only once in this bibliography, primarily under its major
subject heading.
All documents in this bibliography are contained in the Clearinghouse
library and are referenced following the format of the American
Psychological Association (APA). Authors, titles, publication dates and
publishers are provided within this format for each reference. We are
not, however, able to provide photocopies of all materials due to
copyright restrictions. Copies of publications that are not copyrighted,
such as Government publications, grant reports, or unpublished papers,
are available from the Clearinghouse for a reproduction fee of $0.10 per
page. Journal articles and chapters in books are copyrighted and may be
found at research or university libraries.
Information Specialists can answer questions about copyright status and
ordering information, as well as guide you in selecting materials from
this bibliography or suggest other materials that may be useful to you.
In addition, Specialists are available to conduct customized searches
of Clearinghouse databases for a base fee of $5.00 plus $.20 per record.
For more information, please contact
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
330 C St., SW
Washington, DC 20447
Tel.: (800)394-3366 or 703-385-7565
Fax: 703-385-3206
E-mail: nccanch@calib.com
INTERNET URL: http://www.calib.com/nccanch
TITLE: OUT
OF HOME CARE: FOSTER FAMILY CARE (Excludes Kinship Care and Independent
Living): Selected Articles.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
SOURCE: NCCAN
Annotated Bibliographies; 1999
KEY TERMS:
PUBLICATION TYPE:
INTRODUCTION: This
annotated bibliography is a product of the National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. The references have been selected
from thousands of materials available in our database to provide you with
the most up-to-date information related to child victims, witnesses, and
perpetrators of violence.
This bibliography looks at prevention, intervention and treatment issues
in relation to the impacts of violence on children. It is presented in
three sections: children as victims of violence, children as witnesses of
violence, and children and adolescents as perpetrators of violence.
Although many references cover more than one subject area, each citation
is listed only once in this bibliography, primarily under its major
subject heading.
All documents in this bibliography are contained in the Clearinghouse
library and are referenced following the format of the American
Psychological Association (APA). Authors, titles, publication dates and
publishers are provided within this format for each reference. We are
not, however, able to provide photocopies of all materials due to
copyright restrictions. Copies of publications that are not copyrighted,
such as Government publications, grant reports, or unpublished papers,
are available from the Clearinghouse for a reproduction fee of $0.10 per
page. Journal articles and chapters in books are copyrighted and may be
found at research or university libraries.
Information Specialists can answer questions about copyright status and
ordering information, as well as guide you in selecting materials from
this bibliography or suggest other materials that may be useful to you.
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of Clearinghouse databases for a base fee of $5.00 plus $.20 per record.
For more information, please contact
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Washington, DC 20447
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Fax: 703-385-3206
E-mail: nccanch@calib.com
INTERNET URL:
TITLE: OUT
OF HOME CARE: PERMANENCY PLANNING (Excludes Foster and Kinship Care): Selected
Articles.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
SOURCE: NCCAN
Annotated Bibliographies; 1999
KEY TERMS: child
welfare services; judicial role; permanency planning; adoption;
foster care drift;
orphanages; florida; family preservation; program evaluation; child welfare reform; social policies; reasonable efforts;
federal laws; court reform; juvenile courts; court improvement projects;
expedited permanency planning;
multidisciplinary teams;
mediation; child custody; substance abusing parents; sequelae;
policy formation;
assessment; service
delivery; child abuse research; concurrent planning; family reunification; program models; program descriptions;
foster children;
connecticut; long term foster
care; subsidized guardianship; state laws;
mental health professionals;
child protective services;
expert witnesses; child placement; california;
family courts; drug treatment
programs; judicial responsibility; afsa;
legal processes; hearings; termination of parental rights; court appointed special advocates; outcomes;
child welfare research; adoption
services; systems reform; decision making; administrative policies;
iowa; grants; evaluation;
adolescents; methodology; case studies; best interests of the child;
lawyers role; adoption
displacement; research reviews
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annotated
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION: This
annotated bibliography is a product of the National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. The references have been selected
from thousands of materials available in our database to provide you with
the most up-to-date information related to child victims, witnesses, and
perpetrators of violence.
This bibliography looks at prevention, intervention and treatment issues
in relation to the impacts of violence on children. It is presented in
three sections: children as victims of violence, children as witnesses of
violence, and children and adolescents as perpetrators of violence.
Although many references cover more than one subject area, each citation
is listed only once in this bibliography, primarily under its major
subject heading.
All documents in this bibliography are contained in the Clearinghouse
library and are referenced following the format of the American
Psychological Association (APA). Authors, titles, publication dates and
publishers are provided within this format for each reference. We are
not, however, able to provide photocopies of all materials due to
copyright restrictions. Copies of publications that are not copyrighted,
such as Government publications, grant reports, or unpublished papers,
are available from the Clearinghouse for a reproduction fee of $0.10 per
page. Journal articles and chapters in books are copyrighted and may be
found at research or university libraries.
Information Specialists can answer questions about copyright status and
ordering information, as well as guide you in selecting materials from
this bibliography or suggest other materials that may be useful to you.
In addition, Specialists are available to conduct customized searches
of Clearinghouse databases for a base fee of $5.00 plus $.20 per record.
For more information, please contact
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Washington, DC 20447
Tel.: (800)394-3366 or 703-385-7565
Fax: 703-385-3206
E-mail: nccanch@calib.com
INTERNET URL: http://www.calib.com/nccanch
TITLE: INTERVIEWING
CHILD WITNESSES: Selected articles.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
SOURCE: NCCAN
Annotated Bibliographies; 1999
KEY TERMS: memory; trauma;
suggestibility; child
witnesses; interviews; literature reviews; research methodology; validity;
repression; research reviews; neurology;
false memory syndrome;
therapists role; sexual
exploitation; investigations; sexual abuse; child pornography;
victims; perpetrators; sex offenders; competency;
credibility; child
development; assessment; preschool children; protocols;
child abuse research; case
studies; measures; individual characteristics; false allegations; leading questions; abuse
allegations; risk factors; guidelines
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annotated
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION: This
annotated bibliography is a product of the National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. The references have been selected
from thousands of materials available in our database to provide you with
the most up-to-date information related to child victims, witnesses, and
perpetrators of violence.
This bibliography looks at prevention, intervention and treatment issues
in relation to the impacts of violence on children. It is presented in
three sections: children as victims of violence, children as witnesses of
violence, and children and adolescents as perpetrators of violence.
Although many references cover more than one subject area, each citation
is listed only once in this bibliography, primarily under its major
subject heading.
All documents in this bibliography are contained in the Clearinghouse
library and are referenced following the format of the American
Psychological Association (APA). Authors, titles, publication dates and
publishers are provided within this format for each reference. We are
not, however, able to provide photocopies of all materials due to
copyright restrictions. Copies of publications that are not copyrighted,
such as Government publications, grant reports, or unpublished papers,
are available from the Clearinghouse for a reproduction fee of $0.10 per
page. Journal articles and chapters in books are copyrighted and may be
found at research or university libraries.
Information Specialists can answer questions about copyright status and
ordering information, as well as guide you in selecting materials from
this bibliography or suggest other materials that may be useful to you.
In addition, Specialists are available to conduct customized searches
of Clearinghouse databases for a base fee of $5.00 plus $.20 per record.
For more information, please contact
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Washington, DC 20447
Tel.: (800)394-3366 or 703-385-7565
Fax: 703-385-3206
E-mail: nccanch@calib.com
INTERNET URL: http://www.calib.com/nccanch
TITLE: Munchausen
by Proxy Syndrome: Misunderstood Child Abuse.
AUTHOR: Parnell,
T. F. (Editor).; Day, D. O. (Editor).
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998
SOURCE: Thousand
Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, Inc., 1998;
329 pp.
ABSTRACT: This
book reviews the past and current literature on the basis of Munchausen by
proxy syndrome, examining how these cases present in the pediatric setting,
what professionals know about these families, the process of making the
diagnosis, and coordinated case management through the child protection system.
The second part of this book addresses intervention with the perpetrator and
family through an intensive long-term psychotherapeutic treatment model.
Guidelines for identification and treatment are presented, including those for
developing trusting, supportive therapeutic relationships with
perpetrator-parents, as well as with family members. In the third part,
contributions from experts in the fields of medicine, education, social work,
law, and hospital administration, address the impact of Munchausen by proxy
syndrome on the community at large. The role of case management in various
disciplines, including criminal prosecutors, hospitals, school systems, and
guardian ad litems, is clarified and techniques for handling cases from each
perspective are presented.
KEY TERMS: munchausen
syndrome by proxy; child abuse; diagnoses;
treatment; psychotherapy; literature reviews; case management; child protective services
PUBLICATION TYPE: Book
INTERNET URL: http://www.sagepub.com/
TITLE: Treating
the Aftermath of Sexual Abuse: A Handbook for Working with Children in Care.
AUTHOR: Osmond,
M.; Durham, D.; Leggett, A.; Keating, J.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Children's
Aid Societies, Durham, Northumberland (Canada).
SOURCE: Washington,
DC, CWLA Press, 1998; 173 pp.
ABSTRACT: This
handbook reviews the effects of sexual abuse on children and describes an approach
for responding to sexually abused children in treatment foster care. Emphasis
is placed on increasing awareness of the abuse from the child's perspective, so
that treatment can best address the child's needs and concerns. The handbook
provides an overview of the psychological effects, posttraumatic stress,
cognitive distortions, emotional problems, personality problems, and behavioral
effects of sexual abuse, highlighting the ways in which children react to
trauma and protect themselves from future harm. The remaining chapters examine
methods of assessment and treatment, including individual psychotherapy, group
therapy, and family intervention. Residential milieu-based treatment is
specifically explained in chapters that describe therapeutic techniques such as
rules and structure; behavioral messages; stages of healing; therapeutic tasks;
the effects on the caregiver; developmentally appropriate responses;
distortions and misunderstandings; and triggers and flashbacks. 1 figure.
KEY TERMS: sexual
abuse; sequelae; intervention strategies; therapeutic intervention; treatment foster care
PUBLICATION TYPE: Book
INTERNET URL: http://www.cwla.org/
TITLE: Looking
After Children: A New Approach or Just an Exercise in Formfilling? A Response
to Knight and Caveney.
AUTHOR: Jackson,
S.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998
JOURNAL TITLE: British
Journal of Social Work
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Wales
Univ., Swansea (England). Dept. of Social Policy and Applied Social Studies.
SOURCE: 28(1):
pp. 45-56; Oxford (England), Oxford
Univ. Press, February 1998
ABSTRACT: This
article responds to the criticisms of the Assessment and Action Records system
outlined by Knight and Caveney (1998). Knight and Caveney asserted that the
assessment tool, a key component of the widely adopted Looking After Children
system, imposed white middle class assumptions about child development,
undermined the Children Act principles of partnership, and blamed individuals
instead of structural factors for shortcomings in care and poor outcomes. The
response argues that these particular criticisms are based on a misunderstanding of the system and a classbound view of
parenting which would deny looked after children the chance of a better quality
of adult life than their families experience. Contrary to the conclusions of
Knight and Caveney, partnership with children and families is a major focus of
the system and occurs at several points during the assessment and review
process. Field testing also confirmed that social workers spent more time with
children, not less as Knight and Caveney contend. Implementing Looking After
Children is not an alternative to addressing the pervasive inequality and
discrimination in our society (Jackson and Kilroe, 1996), but using the
Assessment and Action Records makes it more likely that social workers and
carers will pay attention to important aspects of children's development and be
able to see more clearly how and what they do or do not do relates to the
outcome for the child. 31 references and 1 figure. (Author abstract modified)
KEY TERMS: assessment; england;
family centered services;
practice protocols; therapeutic
effectiveness; foster care; research methodology; quality of care
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal
Article
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TITLE: Syndrome
Evidence: What It Is and How to Use It.
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