Download or read book Child Exposure to Trauma Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions Addressing Maltreatment written by U. S. Department Human Services and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Child maltreatment is a global public health problem. In the United States alone, approximately 6.2 million children were involved in 3.4 million referrals to Child Protective Services in FY2011. The prevalence of child maltreatment translates into a significant economic burden to society, cutting across many different service sectors including child welfare, health and mental care, special education, and criminal justice. Exposure to abuse and/or neglect in childhood has serious adverse consequences across the life span, including increased risk of emotional and behavioral disturbances, delinquency and violent crime, and chronic disease. This review focuses on parenting interventions, trauma focused treatments, and enhanced foster care approaches that address child exposure to maltreatment. The goal of this review is twofold: to provide stakeholders with a synthesis of the best evidence in the field of child maltreatment and to identify critical areas to address in future intervention research. This review provides a critical analysis and synthesis of the comparative efficacy and effectiveness of interventions (psychosocial and pharmacological) that address child well-being and/or promote positive child welfare outcomes (safety, placement stability, and permanency) for maltreated children ages birth to 14 years. The review also examines (1) how interventions with different characteristics (modality, theoretical orientation, setting) compare in improving child outcomes, (2) how interventions compare in terms of treatment engagement and retention, and (3) adverse events associated with the interventions or comparators reviewed. The review highlights gaps in the current scientific literature and important areas for future research to build the evidence base for interventions with maltreated children. This review sought to address the following key questions: KQ 1. What is the comparative effectiveness of interventions with children exposed to maltreatment for promoting child well-being outcomes? Specifically: a. Mental and behavioral health (e.g., severity or number of traumatic stress symptoms or syndromes; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); attachment disorders; depressive symptoms; anxiety symptoms; disruptive, aggressive, and delinquent behavior), b. Healthy caregiver-child relationship (e.g., secure attachment; caregiver responsivity and sensitivity; positive parental attitudes toward childrearing; parental perceptions of the child and causal attributions about the child's behavior; caregiver-child interactions; and family functioning), c. Healthy development (e.g., cognitive, language, physical maturation), d. School-based functioning (e.g., grade retention, disciplinary referrals, attendance). KQ 2. What is the comparative effectiveness of interventions with children exposed to maltreatment for promoting child welfare outcomes? Specifically: Safety (i.e., prevention of maltreatment recurrence), b. Placement stability for children in out-of-home care, c. Positive permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care. KQ 3. Among the interventions under review, how do interventions with particular characteristics compare in improving child outcomes? Specifically: a. Modality (i.e., individual, dyadic, group, family-based format), b. Theoretical orientation (e.g., cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic), c. Type of setting (i.e., specialty or nonspecialty service-delivery settings), KQ 4. How do interventions compare for improving child outcomes within population subgroups? Specifically: a. Child subgroups, b. Caregiver subgroups. KQ 5. What is the comparative effectiveness of interventions with children exposed to maltreatment for engaging children and/or caregivers in treatment (e.g., treatment adherence, treatment withdrawal)? KQ 6. What adverse events are associated with interventions for children exposed to maltreatment (e.g., retraumatization, caregiver distress)?

Download or read book Child and Adolescent Exposure to Trauma Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions Addressing Trauma Other Than Maltreatment Or Family Violence written by U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately two-thirds of children and adolescents will experience at least one traumatic event, creating a critical need to identify effective child trauma interventions. While most children exposed to trauma do not experience long-term negative sequelae in terms of psychological and social functioning, some go on to develop traumatic stress syndromes, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Studies have indicated that childhood traumatic stress syndromes are associated with a high degree of impairment that can carry into adolescence and adulthood. For example, childhood PTSD increases the risk for developing comorbid mental disorders, such as depression, substance abuse, and conduct disorder. Suicidality is a particular concern for children with PTSD. Decreased social, home, school (lower academic achievement), and relational functioning have also been observed in children and adolescents with PTSD. Although several guidelines on the treatment of PTSD during childhood and adolescence exist, the recommendations have not been largely based on evidence resulting from Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. Furthermore, the guidelines offer inconsistent recommendations for interventions. The current review is the second in a two-part series focusing on interventions that address child trauma. The first in the series focuses on the comparative effectiveness of interventions that address child exposure to trauma in the form of maltreatment (physical, sexual, and emotional/psychological abuse, and neglect). This review, the second in the series, addresses the treatment of children exposed to traumatic events other than child maltreatment or family violence, some of whom are already experiencing symptoms. Interventions for children exposed to family violence (i.e., intimate partner violence and other forms of violence exposure in the home) are not covered by either review given the heterogeneity in this population and the interventions used to treat family violence exposure. That is, children who witness but do not directly experience interpersonal violence represent different clinical populations in terms of the nature of the relationship disturbance and implications for treatment. The review also seeks to understand whether evidence exists for differences in the efficacy of interventions by specific child or treatment characteristics or by setting of the delivered intervention. Finally, the review attempts to identify adverse events associated with the interventions reviewed. An overarching goal of this review is to identify gaps in the current scientific literature, and to highlight important areas for future research, to help build the evidence base for interventions targeting traumatic stress symptoms or syndromes with children exposed to trauma other than maltreatment or family violence. Key Question 1: What is the comparative effectiveness of different types of pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, complementary and alternative therapy, or other therapy, such as combined, for children ages 0 to 17 years exposed to trauma other than maltreatment? Key Question 2: What is the comparative effectiveness of different types of pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, complementary and alternative therapy, or other therapy, such as combined, for children ages 0 to 17 years with traumatic stress symptoms from trauma other than maltreatment who are already experiencing symptoms? Key Question 3: Do interventions targeting children who were exposed to trauma and are already experiencing symptoms vary in their effectiveness by characteristics of the child, treatment, or setting? Key Question 4: What are the harms (e.g., low adherence/dropouts, side effects, retraumatization) associated with specific types of therapies targeting children exposed to trauma or targeting children who were exposed to trauma and are already experiencing symptoms?

Download or read book Developmental Psychopathology Maladaptation and Psychopathology written by Dante Cicchetti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference on external contributing factors in psychopathology Developmental Psychopathology is a four-volume compendium of the most complete and current research on every aspect of the field. Volume Three: Risk, Disorder, and Adaptation explores the everyday effects and behaviors of those with behavioral, mental, or neurological disorders, and the disorder's real-world impact on their well-being. Now in its third edition, this comprehensive reference has been fully updated to better reflect the current state of the field, and detail the latest findings in causation, intervention, contextual factors, and the risks associated with atypical development. Contributions from expert researchers and clinicians explore the effects of abuse and traumatic stress, memory development, emotion regulation, impulsivity, and more, with chapters specifically targeted toward autism, schizophrenia, narcissism, antisocial behavior, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Advances in developmental psychopathology have burgeoned since the 2006 publication of the second edition, and keeping up on the latest findings in multiple avenues of investigation can be burdensome to the busy professional. This series solves the problem by collecting the information into one place, with a logical organization designed for easy reference. Learn how childhood experiences contribute to psychopathology Explore the relationship between atypical development and substance abuse Consider the impact or absence of other developmental traits Understand the full risk potential of any behavioral or mental disorder The complexity of a field as diverse as developmental psychopathology deepens with each emerging theory, especially with consideration of the multiple external factors that have major effects on a person's mental and emotional development. Developmental Psychopathology Volume Three: Risk, Disorder, and Adaptation compiles the latest information into a cohesive, broad-reaching reference with the most recent findings.

Download or read book Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents written by Maya Rom Korin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume surveys the broad spectrum of interventions used in health promotion, and shows how they may be tailored to the developmental needs of children and adolescents. Its multilevel lifespan approach reflects concepts of public health as inclusive, empowering, and aimed at long- and short-term well-being. Coverage grounds readers in theoretical and ecological perspectives, while special sections spotlight key issues in social and behavioral wellness, dietary health, and children and teens in the health care system. And in keeping with best practices in the field, the book emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, especially with the young clients themselves. Among the topics covered: Child mental health: recent developments with respect to risk, resilience, and interventions Health-related concerns among children and adolescents with ADD/ADHD Preventing risky sexual behavior in adolescents Violence affecting youth: pervasive and preventable Childhood and adolescent obesity Well-being of children in the foster care system Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents is a necessary text for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses in public health, education, medicine, psychology, health education, social work, curriculum, nutrition, and public affairs. It is also important reading for public health professionals; researchers in child health, health education, and child psychology; policymakers in education and public health; and teachers.

Download or read book Treatment of Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence written by Mitchell J. Prinstein and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 931 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now completely revised (over 90% new), this definitive practitioner reference and course text comprehensively reviews evidence-based treatments for psychological disorders in children and adolescents. The significantly expanded fourth edition covers an increased number of disorders, as well as transdiagnostic issues and public health concerns. Psychosocial, pharmacological, and complementary therapies are identified and described in well-organized chapters that include rich clinical illustrations. Prominent experts address developmental considerations in treatment and offer guidance for tailoring interventions to each child and family's needs. Prior edition title: Treatment of Childhood Disorders, Third Edition, edited by Eric J. Mash and Russell A. Barkley. New to This Edition *All chapters are new, reflecting over a decade of clinical and empirical developments. *Chapters on additional clinical issues: bipolar disorder, suicidal and nonsuicidal self-injury, obsessive–compulsive disorder, infant and toddler problems, posttraumatic stress disorder, coping and emotion regulation, bereavement, early-onset schizophrenia, personality disorders, childhood obesity, and sleep problems. *Chapters on case conceptualization and evidence-based therapist flexibility. *Illustrative case examples and transcripts added throughout. *Updated for DSM-5; every chapter also considers transdiagnostic and dimensional issues. See also the editors' Assessment of Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Fifth Edition.

Download or read book Transforming Infant Wellbeing written by Penelope Leach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transforming Infant Wellbeing brings together science and policy to highlight the critical importance of the first 1001 days of infancy: the period from conception to the second birthday. Introduced and edited by Penelope Leach, who uniquely combines academic knowledge of infant development with the ability to write about it for wide audiences, the book has at its heart 25 original articles by acknowledged experts in different aspects of infant health and development. Brought together, they showcase innovative science and best practices to a wide range of readers: to scientific colleagues in different disciplines; to politicians and policy makers; to local authority commissioners and specialist advisors, statutory and voluntary organisations and parents. This book has a two-fold purpose in science and in social policy. First, to collect new papers by leading scientists in a single volume, which ensures they reach a broad audience. Second, by introducing and commenting on the significance of these new findings, the book highlights both the benefits that accrue to society when it acts accordingly, and the costs, financial and social, of our failure to do so. In the last 50 years, interest in infant development and especially maternal and infant mental health has burgeoned. A large number of issues at the forefront of child development research mirror those of yesterday, but the research brought to bear upon them has transformed. Thanks largely to technological and statistical advances, we now know a great deal that researchers of earlier generations could only surmise. However, increasing knowledge of infancy has not been matched by an increasing impact on parents and professionals, politicians and policy makers. Bringing contemporary studies involving pregnancy, birth, infancy and toddlerhood together, along with the undisputed evidential findings that flow from them, large gaps between what is known and what is done become apparent. By focusing on what can be done to fill those gaps, Transforming Infant Wellbeing renders inescapable the need to rethink current priorities. It represents essential reading for researchers, parents and policy makers of infancy.

Download or read book Toward a Livable Life written by Mark Robert Rank and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Towards a Livable Life: A 21st Century Agenda for Social Work explores many of today's most critical issues facing America and the profession of social work. A wide range of leading social work scholars have been brought together to explore and provide innovative solutions to these societal issues. The book is organized around ten key topics. They include reducing health disparities; alleviating poverty; confronting discrimination; addressing inequality; building assets for lower income populations; preventing child maltreatment, fostering civic engagement; building healthy communities; achieving environmental justice; and engaging older adults. Tying the book together across each of these chapters is a foundational idea - that the focus of today's social work must be to enable every individual to achieve what is referred to as a livable life. A livable life is one in which individuals are able to thrive and develop in order to reach their full potential and capacity. Whether the concern is with the household, community, or society at large, striving toward conditions in which all members of these groups can reach their full potential is paramount. It is argued that achieving such a goal must be the ultimate challenge for social work in the 21st century"--

Download or read book Prevention of Mental Health Disorders Principles and Implementation An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America E Book written by Aradhana Bela Sood and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prevention and the concept of collective impact on population health is the focus of this issue led by Aradhana Bela Sood. Primary, secondary, and tertiary themes run throughout each article with evidence base explicitly stated. An Appendix presenting select programs for prevention concludes this issue. Topics include: Early childhood mental health: Neurobiological underpinnings of early brain development and Health promotion and prevention in non-psychiatric settings; Prevention in childhood; Mindfulness and alternative and complementary therapies; Prevention of violence; Bullying; Depression and suicide; HIV and AIDS; Substance use disorders; Obesity in children and youth; Delinquency and prevention; Public policy and system building. Some programs presented in the Appendix are Blueprint for violence prevention; Nurse-family partnership; Harlem Children's Project, and others.

Download or read book Approaches to Psychic Trauma written by Bernd Huppertz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the nature of treatments available for traumatized people, describing common elements, as well as those which are specific to each treatment. It presents a diversity of theories and tools for understanding how history and personalities affect the individual. Complete with case studies, it is ideal for practitioners at all levels.

Download or read book Residential Interventions for Children Adolescents and Families written by Gary M. Blau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than ever there is a need to ensure that best practices are being used in residential programs. As the focus on costs and outcomes increase, residential programs must clearly demonstrate that the interventions provided are efficient and effective. Readers will learn how to: Create strength-based, empowering and healing environments; Better engage and partner with children, adolescents and families, in meaningful ways; Support those who have experienced trauma and loss, and to prevent and eliminate the use of restraint and seclusion; Respect and include cultural indices in practices; Train, mentor, supervise, support and empower staff about how to deliver promising and best practices, and evidence-informed and evidence-based interventions; and Track long-term outcomes, and create funding strategies to better support sustained positive outcomes. This book encourages readers to think strategically about how agencies, communities and systems can identify and implement actions that lead to positive change and how to work more collaboratively to improve the lives of children and adolescents who have experienced emotional and behavioral life challenges and their families.

Download or read book Rehabilitation and Remediation of Internationally Adopted Children written by Boris Gindis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents specific methods for the physical rehabilitation, mental health restoration, and academic remediation of post-institutionalized international adoptees. The focus of the book is on the neurological, psychological, and educational consequences of complex childhood trauma in the context of a fundamental change in the social situation of development of former orphanage residents. A discussion of after-adoption traumatic experiences includes a critique of certain “conventional” approaches to the treatment of mental health issues and different disabilities in international adoptees. Using his 30-year background in research and clinical practice, the author expertly describes and analyses a range of methodologies in order to provide an integrated and practical system of “scaffolding” and “compensation” for the successful rehabilitation and remediation of children with ongoing traumatic experiences. This is essential reading for researchers and practicing clinicians concerned with childhood trauma, remedial education, and issues of international adoption.

Download or read book Handbook of Trauma Traumatic Loss and Adversity in Children written by Kathleen Nader and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Trauma, Traumatic Loss, and Adversity in Children is a developmentally oriented book rich with findings related to child development, the impact of trauma on development and functioning, and interventions directed at treating reactions to trauma. Aspects of attachment and parenting and the use of interrelationships toward therapeutic ends are included in each age-related section of the book, ranging from 0 to 18+. Consolidating research from a range of disciplines including neurobiology, psychopathology, and trauma studies, chapters offer guidance on the potentially cascading effects of trauma, and outline strategies for assisting parents and teachers as well as children. Readers will also find appendices with further resources for download on the book’s website. Grounded in interdisciplinary research, the Handbook of Trauma, Traumatic Loss, and Adversity in Children is an important resource for mental health researchers and professionals working with children, adolescents, and families during the ongoing process of healing from traumatic exposure.

Download or read book Clinical Practice at the Edge of Care written by Laura Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together psychological and psychotherapeutic contributions in clinical practice with at-risk children and their families. Chapters by experts working in a range of edge-of-care settings give an essential account of real-world clinical challenges and dilemmas; whilst drawing on relevant theory and the growing evidence base for edge of care work with children and families. This title will be of interest to both clinical and social work practitioners, those commissioning and developing best practice in edge of care services, scholars and students of Clinical Psychology, Systemic Psychotherapy and related disciplines.

Download or read book Evidence Based Approaches for the Treatment of Maltreated Children written by Susan Timmer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-29 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an overview of the research describing the effects of child maltreatment on mental health, cognitive and social-emotional development. It offers descriptions of selected empirically based treatments (EBTs) written by scholars associated with its development, training, or research on its effectiveness. Each contributor presents the theoretical foundation of the EBT and evidence of its efficacy, describes the treatment process and illustrates this process with a case study of its use with a maltreated child, and discusses possible limitations. Following the chapters describing the interventions, the editors address key issues of the dissemination and implementation of these EBTs. They describe the strategies the selected interventions have used to ensure treatment fidelity in training and dissemination from the perspective of implementation science’s core components of implementation. The challenges of implementing EBTs, and the difficulty of fitting protocol to the reality of clinical practice in community mental health settings are also discussed. This volume offers a central source of information for students and practitioners who are seeking effective interventions to address problems associated with child maltreatment.

Download or read book Identifying and addressing the impact of exposure to maltreatment and experience in children and child serving systems of care written by Melissa Kimber and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, child protective services receive reports of child abuse and neglect involving six million children, and many more go unreported. The long-term human and fiscal consequences of child abuse and neglect are not relegated to the victims themselves -- they also impact their families, future relationships, and society. In 1993, the National Research Council (NRC) issued the report, Under-standing Child Abuse and Neglect, which provided an overview of the research on child abuse and neglect. New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research updates the 1993 report and provides new recommendations to respond to this public health challenge. According to this report, while there has been great progress in child abuse and neglect research, a coordinated, national research infrastructure with high-level federal support needs to be established and implemented immediately. New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research recommends an actionable framework to guide and support future child abuse and neglect research. This report calls for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to child abuse and neglect research that examines factors related to both children and adults across physical, mental, and behavioral health domains--including those in child welfare, economic support, criminal justice, education, and health care systems--and assesses the needs of a variety of subpopulations. It should also clarify the causal pathways related to child abuse and neglect and, more importantly, assess efforts to interrupt these pathways. New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research identifies four areas to look to in developing a coordinated research enterprise: a national strategic plan, a national surveillance system, a new generation of researchers, and changes in the federal and state programmatic and policy response.

Download or read book Interventions for Addiction written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 1001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interventions for Addiction examines a wide range of responses to addictive behaviors, including psychosocial treatments, pharmacological treatments, provision of health care to addicted individuals, prevention, and public policy issues. Its focus is on the practical application of information covered in the two previous volumes of the series, Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. Readers will find information on treatments beyond commonly used methods, including Internet-based and faith-based therapies, and criminal justice interventions. The volume features extensive coverage of pharmacotherapies for each of the major drugs of abuse—including disulfiram, buprenorphine, naltrexone, and others—as well as for behavioral addictions. In considering public policy, the book examines legislative efforts, price controls, and limits on advertising, as well as World Health Organization (WHO) efforts. Interventions for Addiction is one of three volumes comprising the 2,500-page series, Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. This series provides the most complete collection of current knowledge on addictive behaviors and disorders to date. In short, it is the definitive reference work on addictions. Includes descriptions of both psychosocial and pharmacological treatments. Addresses health services research on attempts to increase the use of evidence-based treatments in routine clinical practice. Covers attempts to slow the progress of addictions through prevention programs and changes in public policy.