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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463735403321

Titolo

The effects of intimate partner violence on children / / Robert A. Geffner, Robyn Spurling Igelman, Jennifer Zellner, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-04402-1

1-135-42434-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GeffnerRobert

IgelmanRobyn Spurling

ZellnerJennifer

Disciplina

362.76

Soggetti

Children and violence

Intimate partner violence - Psychological aspects

Children of abused wives - Psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Effects of intimate partner violence on children has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of emotional abuse, volume 3, numbers (1/2) (3/4) 2003."

First published in 2003 by the Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; About the Contributors; Introduction-Children Exposed to Interparental Violence: A Need for Additional Research and Validated Treatment Programs; ADJUSTMENT IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: CLINICAL RESEARCH; Domestic Violence and Children's Adjustment: A Review of Research; Moderators of Family Conflict and Children's Adjustment and Health; Domestic Violence and Children's Behavior in Low-Income Families

Divorcing the Parents: The Impact of Adolescents' Exposure to Father-to-Mother Aggression on Their Perceptions of Affinity with Their ParentsDiversity of Children's Immediate Coping Responses to Witnessing Domestic Violence; PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; In Search of Protective Processes for Children Exposed to Interparental Violence;



Treating Children Exposed to Domestic Violence; EFFECTS OF TREATMENT: OUTCOME RESEARCH; Group Interventions for Children At-Risk from Family Abuse and Exposure to Violence: A Report of a Study

An Examination of Children Exposed to Marital Violence Accessing a Treatment InterventionLEGAL ISSUES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; Wife Abuse, Child Custody and Access in Canada; Don't Take My Kids: Barriers to Service Delivery for Battered Mothers and Their Young Children; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Learn how to help children cope with domestic violence! The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Children examines the short- and long-term developmental issues facing children exposed to violence in their own homes. The book addresses the growing concern for children at risk of suffering psychological, behavioral, social, and educational problems, and for the effects childhood maltreatment may have on their adult lives. An interdisciplinary panel of researchers, academicians, attorneys, clinicians, and practitioners discuss treatment programs, theoretical perspectives, research and