Not exact matches
Informal arrangements whereby community norms are monitored could
decrease disruption and the
trauma associated with drifting (whereby the child ends up drifting in and out of birth - family
care).
Few prevention programs have been rigorously evaluated, and only a few have proven effective.60, 61 Health -
care based prevention programs, including parent education programs to reduce rates of abusive head
trauma, and improving physician ambulatory
care practices to help families
decrease risk factors for child maltreatment have shown good initial results, but require further evaluation.62, 63 Specific intensive home visitation programs such as nurse home visiting programs for first - time mothers have proven to be both clinically and cost effective in preventing maltreatment.64, 65 However, a program of nurse home visitation has been found ineffective as a treatment model for abusive and neglectful families, highlighting the importance of primary prevention, as well as the need to rigorously evaluate potential treatments for abusive families.66 Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based services.
Utilize individualized
care to
decrease depression, anxiety,
trauma, behavioral difficulties and life adjustments (divorce, adoption, living with extended family, chronic illness, issues with bullying / friendships).
Promoting Resilience and Reducing Secondary
Trauma Among Child Welfare Staff (PDF - 1116 KB) ACS - NYU Children's
Trauma Institute Describes a project to mitigate the impact of secondary traumatic stress among child protective staff in New York City, and thereby increase staff job satisfaction, resilience, optimism, self -
care and social support, and
decrease staff attrition, stress reactivity and burnout.
The Cost of
Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress and the Impact of Working With High - Risk Children and Families ChildTrauma Academy Online training course designed to present an overview of secondary traumatic stress and teach child welfare workers approaches and strategies to
decrease risk for developing
trauma - related symptoms.
Child First simultaneously
decreases toxic stress through comprehensive
care coordination, while preventing damage to the brain from
trauma through parent - child psychotherapeutic intervention.