The Impact of Family Violence on Children and Adolescents

Examining family violence and its effects on children, this volume presents various definitions of family violence and theories for the origin of the problem.The authors: discuss different types of intrafamilial violence, and the effects of each on children and adolescents; explore family violence in non-western contexts; offer clinical and legal intervention and prevention strategies; and suggest future directions for research.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Definition and Nature of Family Violence
Etiology of Family Violence
Caregiver Violence toward Children
Child Witnessing of Family Violence
Psychological Maltreatment within the Family
Cross-Cultural Perspective
Assessment Strategies
Intervention Strategies for the Violent Family
The Resilient Child and Prevention Strategies
Discussion and Future Directions for Research

Zusammenfassung

Examining family violence and its effects on children, this volume presents various definitions of family violence and theories for the origin of the problem. The authors: discuss different types of intrafamilial violence, and the effects of each on children and adolescents; explore family violence in non-western contexts; offer clinical and legal intervention and prevention strategies; and suggest future directions for research.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Wesley D. Allan, Javad H. Kashani
• Mitarbeit: Wesley D. Allan (Herausgeber), Allan Wesley D. (Herausgeber), Javad H. Kashani (Herausgeber), Kashani Javad H. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: O'Reilly
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 16.04.1998
• EAN: 9780761908975
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0897-5
• Seiten: 128
• Gewicht: 310 g
• Serien: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry; Developmental Clinical Psychol; Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry; Developmental Clinical Psychol
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Psychologie > Angewandte Psychologie; Sachbuch > Psychologie, Esoterik, Spiritualität, Anthroposophie > Psychologie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Sociology: family & relationships, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Child welfare, domestic violence, Sociology: family and relationships, Child welfare and youth services, Domestic abuse, Children, Adolescents & Interpersonal Violence