RESIDENTIAL FAMILY THERAPY (FROM ABUSED CHILD - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AND TREATMENT 1976, BY HAROLD P. MARTIN - SEE NCJ-41788)

• NCJ Number: 41795
• Author(s): H ALEXANDER; M MCQUISTON; M RODEHEFFER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 16 pages
• Corporate Author: Ballinger Publishing Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PAPER IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL THERAPY PROGRAM FOR ABUSIVE FAMILIES ESTABLISHED AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE IN DENVER IN 1974.

Abstract

THE PAPER FIRST DESCRIBES THE CRISES FACED BY THE FAMILY AFTER A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE AND BEFORE TREATMENT BEGINS. TREATMENT OF THE PARENTS AND OF THE ABUSED CHILD IS DISCUSSED. THE FOCUS OF THE TREATMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP IS EXAMINED, AND SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM ARE ALSO CONSIDERED....TWH