Target Population: Families who have been reported to the child welfare system for child maltreatment including physical and
emotional maltreatment in addition to child neglect; may be used as a court - ordered parenting program
Target Population: Families who had been reported to the child welfare system for child maltreatment including physical and
emotional maltreatment in addition to child neglect; may be used as a court - ordered parenting program
Not exact matches
Child
Maltreatment: Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences
in East Asia and the Pacific
Maltreatment of children - including physical, sexual, and
emotional abuse; neglect; and exploitation - is all too prevalent
in the East Asia and Pacific regions, a report from UNICEF finds.
Recognizing Child Abuse: What Parents Should Know Prevent Child Abuse Presents potential behavioral indicators of abuse
in children, parents, and children and parent interactions as well as specific signs that the child or parent / caregiver may exhibit with cases of physical abuse,
emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, and neglect.
In the third trial of the nurse home visitor program, nurse - visited, 6 - month - old infants born to mothers with low psychological resources (i.e., maternal IQ, mental health, and sense of efficacy) displayed fewer aberrant
emotional expressions (e.g., low levels of affect and lack of social referencing of mother) associated with child
maltreatment.18
Child abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child
maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest
in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and
emotional development
in children.5, 6
In this week's Editor's pick, Attachment Parenting International is shedding light on a form of maltreatment of children that is often kept in the dark: emotional abus
In this week's Editor's pick, Attachment Parenting International is shedding light on a form of
maltreatment of children that is often kept
in the dark: emotional abus
in the dark:
emotional abuse.
The study, conducted at the University of Rochester's Mt. Hope Family Center and published online today
in Child
Maltreatment, found that mothers who experienced more types of abuse as children — sexual abuse, physical or
emotional abuse, and physical or
emotional neglect — have higher levels of self - criticism, and therefore greater doubt
in their ability to be effective parents.
In Texas,
maltreatment is defined as neglectful supervision, physical abuse, physical neglect, medical neglect, sexual abuse, abandonment,
emotional abuse or refusal to assume parental responsibility.
In 1990, state child - protection agencies received more than 2.5 milion reports of physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and
emotional maltreatment — 589,000 more than they had five years earlier, according to an annual survey conducted by the National Committee for the Prevention of Child abuse and released here last week.
The reason for the long - lasting effects of
maltreatment is this: our brains are wired to create a memory
in proportion to the
emotional arousal of the situation.
Research indicates that evidence - based home visiting programs should benefit the families through improvements
in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social -
emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and
maltreatment.
In fact, it was shown that
emotional abuse had a stronger relationship to long - term psychological functioning than other forms of
maltreatment and was a stronger predictor of a wide range of problems (Kaplan et al., 1999).
Research within clinical populations consistently finds that girls are more often abused than boys, although research focused on the broader population of community youth has not shown such gender differences
in rates of physical
maltreatment.72 Female offenders typically are abused before their first offense.73 Among girls
in the California juvenile justice system, 92 percent report some form of
emotional, physical, or sexual abuse.74 Self - reported victimization rates among boys
in the juvenile justice system are considerably lower, though boys may be more likely than girls to underreport certain forms of abuse.75 Some studies report abuse rates for males between 25 percent and 31 percent, while others report rates of 10 percent for sexual abuse and 47 percent for physical abuse.76 Closer comparison reveals that delinquent males and females tend to report different types of traumas as well.
Because pediatricians are concerned with the physical and
emotional welfare of children, they are
in a unique position to recognize and report psychological
maltreatment.
A child's hypervigilance and inability to regulate
emotional states after
maltreatment can result
in challenging behaviors
in interactions with others.
The effect of the nurses and paraprofessionals on responsive mother - child interaction indicates that the program was operating as intended
in helping parents provide more sensitive and responsive care for their children, which is thought to promote secure attachment and healthy
emotional and behavioral development.49 The reductions
in subsequent pregnancies and increases
in interpregnancy intervals are particularly important as short interpregnancy intervals increase the risk of child
maltreatment (including infant homicide among teen parents) 50 and compromise families» economic self - sufficiency.51
The concentration of beneficial nurse effects on the
emotional, language, and mental development of children born to mothers with low psychological resources
in the current trial is consistent with corresponding nurse effects on child abuse, neglect, and injuries among children born to low - resource mothers
in earlier trials of this program.10, 17,19 The vulnerable and low - vitality emotion classifications are relevant to child
maltreatment.
Though the Parents as Teachers (PAT) and Early Head Start (EHS) home visiting programs are less rigorously studied, both programs have been positively linked to improved behavioral outcomes
in children, improved academic performance, child's
emotional health, and a reduction
in child
maltreatment constructs, such as hospitalizations and injuries (Karoly et al., 2006; Krugman et al., 2007).
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In the 1997 Child Maltreatment national report, 1 psychological maltreatment («emotional maltreatment») was reported in 6.1 % of 817 665 reports received from 43 state
In the 1997 Child
Maltreatment national report, 1 psychological maltreatment («emotional maltreatment») was reported in 6.1 % of 817 665 reports received fro
Maltreatment national report, 1 psychological
maltreatment («emotional maltreatment») was reported in 6.1 % of 817 665 reports received fro
maltreatment («
emotional maltreatment») was reported in 6.1 % of 817 665 reports received fro
maltreatment») was reported
in 6.1 % of 817 665 reports received from 43 state
in 6.1 % of 817 665 reports received from 43 states.
Child abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child
maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest
in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and
emotional development
in children.5, 6
In the third trial of the nurse home visitor program, nurse - visited, 6 - month - old infants born to mothers with low psychological resources (i.e., maternal IQ, mental health, and sense of efficacy) displayed fewer aberrant
emotional expressions (e.g., low levels of affect and lack of social referencing of mother) associated with child
maltreatment.18
Emotional maltreatment includes caregiver actions that result in, or has the potential to result in adverse effects on the child's emotional health and dev
Emotional maltreatment includes caregiver actions that result
in, or has the potential to result
in adverse effects on the child's
emotional health and dev
emotional health and development.
In today's interview, Janet defines religious child maltreatment, we talk about religious authoritarian cultures; discuss examples of religiously motivated physical, emotional and sexual abuse, and medical neglect; talk about the laws that are in place that encourage religious child maltreatment, and discuss some ways that social service providers can talk with parents about authoritarian religious communities and religious child maltreatmen
In today's interview, Janet defines religious child
maltreatment, we talk about religious authoritarian cultures; discuss examples of religiously motivated physical,
emotional and sexual abuse, and medical neglect; talk about the laws that are
in place that encourage religious child maltreatment, and discuss some ways that social service providers can talk with parents about authoritarian religious communities and religious child maltreatmen
in place that encourage religious child
maltreatment, and discuss some ways that social service providers can talk with parents about authoritarian religious communities and religious child
maltreatment.
Research indicates that evidence - based home visiting programs should benefit the families who participate
in them through improvements
in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social -
emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and
maltreatment.
Interventions that target cognitive -
emotional components have shown to yield better cognitive outcomes (e.g., memory)
in children exposed to
emotional maltreatment.
Although the existing research suggests diverse outcomes, scholars have documented that young children exposed to trauma (for example,
maltreatment and other forms of violence) are more likely than children who have not been exposed to trauma to experience physiologic changes at the neurotransmitter and hormonal levels (and perhaps even at the level of brain structure) that render them susceptible to heightened arousal and an incapacity to adapt emotions to an appropriate level.21 This
emotional state increases their sensitivity to subsequent experiences of trauma and impairs their capacity to focus, remember, learn, and engage
in self - control.22
In addition to helping parents find positive ways to interact with their children, the information and resources in this toolkit and on our website are designed to prevent child maltreatment by supporting the following protective factors known to strengthen families: knowledge of parenting and child development, social and emotional competence of children, and nurturing and attachmen
In addition to helping parents find positive ways to interact with their children, the information and resources
in this toolkit and on our website are designed to prevent child maltreatment by supporting the following protective factors known to strengthen families: knowledge of parenting and child development, social and emotional competence of children, and nurturing and attachmen
in this toolkit and on our website are designed to prevent child
maltreatment by supporting the following protective factors known to strengthen families: knowledge of parenting and child development, social and
emotional competence of children, and nurturing and attachment.
Child Well - Being Spotlight: Children Placed Outside the Home and Children Who Remain
In - Home After a Maltreatment Investigation Have Similar and Extensive Service Needs (PDF - 211 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (2012) Summarizes recent research from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well - Being (NSCAW) that indicates children reported for maltreatment have a high risk of experiencing developmental problems, cognitive problems, behavioral / emotional problems, or substance use disorders, regardless of whether they were placed in out - of - home care or remained in - home with or without receiving service
In - Home After a
Maltreatment Investigation Have Similar and Extensive Service Needs (PDF - 211 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (2012) Summarizes recent research from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well - Being (NSCAW) that indicates children reported for maltreatment have a high risk of experiencing developmental problems, cognitive problems, behavioral / emotional problems, or substance use disorders, regardless of whether they were placed in out - of - home care or remained in - home with or without receivi
Maltreatment Investigation Have Similar and Extensive Service Needs (PDF - 211 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (2012) Summarizes recent research from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well - Being (NSCAW) that indicates children reported for
maltreatment have a high risk of experiencing developmental problems, cognitive problems, behavioral / emotional problems, or substance use disorders, regardless of whether they were placed in out - of - home care or remained in - home with or without receivi
maltreatment have a high risk of experiencing developmental problems, cognitive problems, behavioral /
emotional problems, or substance use disorders, regardless of whether they were placed
in out - of - home care or remained in - home with or without receiving service
in out - of - home care or remained
in - home with or without receiving service
in - home with or without receiving services.
Recent brain research has established a foundation for many of the physical, cognitive, social, and
emotional difficulties exhibited by children who experienced
maltreatment in their early years.
Although AAP resources, such as Bright Futures, 53 Connected Kids, 54 and the clinical report «The Pediatrician's Role
in Child
Maltreatment Prevention,» 55 already provide significant recommendations
in this area, implementing a comprehensive, yet practical program of effective anticipatory guidance that nurtures the child's emerging social,
emotional, and language skills and promotes positive parenting remains an ongoing challenge.
Recognizing Child Abuse: What Parents Should Know Prevent Child Abuse Presents potential behavioral indicators of abuse
in children, parents, and children and parent interactions as well as specific signs that the child or parent / caregiver may exhibit with cases of physical abuse,
emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, and neglect.
In fact, the strategies of alienating parents, which include «spurning, terrorizing, isolating, corrupting or exploiting and denying
emotional responsiveness,» are reportedly extreme measures of psychological
maltreatment of children.
child
maltreatment Sometimes referred to as child abuse and neglect, includes all forms of physical and
emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation that results
in actual or potential harm to the child's health, development, or dignity.
Risk factors such as poverty, caregiver mental illness, child
maltreatment, single parent, and low maternal education have a cumulative impact: maltreated children exposed to as many as 6 additional risks face a 90 - 100 % likelihood of having one or more delays
in their cognitive, language, or
emotional development.
Research suggests that early targeted interventions aimed at increasing parental sensitivity and promoting attachment may be effective
in promoting healthy child development (see, for example, Lieberman 1999; Schore 2001; Van Ijzendoorn 1995), and
in preventing
emotional maltreatment (Barlow 2010).
Reflective function mediates the relationship between
emotional maltreatment and borderline pathology
in adolescents: A preliminary investigation.
Child FIRST (Child and Family Interagency Resource, Support, and Training) is a home visitation program for low - income families with children ages 6 - 36 months at high risk of
emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems, or child
maltreatment, based on child screening and / or family characteristics such as maternal depression.1 Families are visited
in their homes by a trained clinical team consisting of (i) a master's level developmental / mental health clinician, and (ii) a bachelor's level care coordinator.
It aims to address the many
emotional and psychological needs of children and young people
in these situations, including those resulting from
maltreatment.
It will provide information on the social and
emotional characteristics and needs of children
in care, discuss the impact of child
maltreatment and trauma on children's development and examine state and local legislation, policies and practices to address the well - being of children
in foster care.
Children who have disorganized attachment with their primary attachment figure have been shown to be vulnerable to stress, have problems with regulation and control of negative emotions, and display oppositional, hostile - aggressive behaviours, and coercive styles of interaction.2, 3 They may exhibit low self - esteem, internalizing and externalizing problems
in the early school years, poor peer interactions, unusual or bizarre behaviour
in the classroom, high teacher ratings of dissociative behaviour and internalizing symptoms
in middle childhood, high levels of teacher - rated social and behavioural difficulties
in class, low mathematics attainment, and impaired formal operational skills.3 They may show high levels of overall psychopathology at 17 years.3 Disorganized attachment with a primary attachment figure is over-represented
in groups of children with clinical problems and those who are victims of
maltreatment.1, 2,3 A majority of children with early disorganized attachment with their primary attachment figure during infancy go on to develop significant social and
emotional maladjustment and psychopathology.3, 4 Thus, an attachment - based intervention should focus on preventing and / or reducing disorganized attachment.
Effects of Multiple
Maltreatment Experiences Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth Boxer & Terranova (2008) Child Abuse and Neglect, 32 (3) View Abstract Examines the extent to which different forms of maltreatment may account for variations in youths» emotional and behavior
Maltreatment Experiences Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth Boxer & Terranova (2008) Child Abuse and Neglect, 32 (3) View Abstract Examines the extent to which different forms of
maltreatment may account for variations in youths» emotional and behavior
maltreatment may account for variations
in youths»
emotional and behavioral problems.
Following Cicchetti and Valentino, 3 we include
in our definition of child
maltreatment sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and
emotional maltreatment.
From a developmental psychopathology perspective, the present study examined emotion management skills (i.e.,
emotional understanding, emotion regulation)
in 21 sexually maltreated girls and their nonmaltreated peers to determine how the experience of sexual
maltreatment may interfere with normative
emotional development.
The second aim was to analyze criticism and
emotional over-involvement as mediators
in a relationship between a mother's history of
maltreatment and her parenting behaviors.
Parental
maltreatment and
emotional dysregulation as risk factors for bullying and victimization
in middle childhood
Childhood
Maltreatment, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation: Critical Importance of Parental and Peer
Emotional Abuse during Developmental Sensitive Periods
in Males and Females.
In both samples, child maltreatment was associated with higher levels of internalizing psychopathology, elevated emotional reactivity, and greater habitual engagement in rumination and impulsive responses to distres
In both samples, child
maltreatment was associated with higher levels of internalizing psychopathology, elevated
emotional reactivity, and greater habitual engagement
in rumination and impulsive responses to distres
in rumination and impulsive responses to distress.
The moderating role of rejection sensitivity
in the relationship between
emotional maltreatment and borderline symptoms.