Social Work and Family Violence: Theories, Assessment, and Intervention

by McClennen, Joan C., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780826111326
• ISBN10: 0826111327
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-08
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

To competently serve families, social work students must understand the theories and issues surrounding family violence. This innovative textbook comprehensively discusses three types of family violence: child abuse and maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction to Family Violence	p. 1
Categories of Family Violence	p. 2
Family Health Perspective	p. 2
Family Violence and the NASW Code of Ethics	p. 3
Social Workers and Family Violence	p. 3
Summary	p. 5
Introduction to Child Maltreatment	p. 11
Theoretical Perspectives of Child Maltreatment	p. 12
Brief Historical Time Line of Child Welfare Policies	p. 14
Other Child Welfare Agencies	p. 18
Other Policies That Affect Child Welfare	p. 19
Definitions and Types of Child Maltreatment	p. 20
Prevalence of Child Maltreatment	p. 23
Summary	p. 26
Identifying and Investigating Child Maltreatment	p. 33
Identifying Child Maltreatment	p. 34
Reporting Child Maltreatment	p. 39
Legal and Ethical Issues in Reporting	p. 43
Investigation and Child Protective Services	p. 45
Summary	p. 52
The Criminal Justice System and Child Maltreatment	p. 57
Government Branches and Laws	p. 58
The Criminal Justice System	p. 59
Other Professional Roles in Child Maltreatment	p. 62
Issues in Child Interviewing	p. 65
Testifying in Court	p. 67
Summary	p. 71
Consequences of Child Maltreatment and Continuum of Care	p. 79
Consequences of Child Maltreatment	p. 81
Symptoms Exhibited by Maltreated Children	p. 83
Services for Maltreated Children	p. 86
Children in Foster Care	p. 89
Summary	p. 91
Assessment and Intervention in Child Maltreatment	p. 99
Assessments of Maltreated Children	p. 101
Interventions With Maltreated Children	p. 104
Additional Interventions With Maltreated Children	p. 108
Adult Survivors of Childhood Maltreatment	p. 110
Summary	p. 114
Introduction to Intimate Partner Violence	p. 123
IPV Defined	p. 125
Prominent Theoretical Perspectives on IPV	p. 125
Brief History of IPV Laws and Policies	p. 128
Types of IPV	p. 131
Prevalence and Incidence of IPV	p. 133
Financial Costs of IPV	p. 139
Summary	p. 139
Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 145
Power and Control	p. 147
Cycle of Violence	p. 147
Learned Helplessness	p. 150
The Battered Woman Syndrome	p. 151
Why Victims Stay	p. 152
Summary	p. 153
The Criminal Justice System and Intimate Partner Violence	p. 157
Orders of Protection	p. 158
Mandatory Arrest	p. 162
No-Drop Policies	p. 163
Effectiveness of IPV Policies	p. 164
Roles of Social Workers	p. 166
Summary	p. 167
Assessment and Intervention With Victims of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 173
Engaging the Client	p. 175
Planning/Contracting With the Client	p. 187
Implementation and Intervention	p. 190
Social Workers' Professional Use of Self	p. 197
Summary	p. 198
Child Witnesses of intimate Partner Violence	p. 205
Child Abuse and IPV	p. 206
The Impact on Child Witnesses	p. 207
Impact by Children's Age	p. 208
Social Workers in Child Abuse and Partner Violence Systems	p. 210
Assessment of Child Witnesses	p. 211
Intervention With Child Witnesses	p. 212
Summary	p. 213
Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 219
Characteristics of Perpetrators	p. 221
Causal Theories and IPV	p. 222
Typologies of Perpetrators	p. 225
Assessment With IPV Perpetrators	p. 226
Intervention/Treatment for Perpetrators	p. 228
Program Evaluation	p. 232
Summary	p. 232
Intimate Partner Violence Among Diverse and At-Risk Populations	p. 241
Women, Welfare, and IPV	p. 243
Older Battered Women	p. 243
Rural Women and IPV	p. 244
Female Perpetrators of Violence	p. 245
Persons With Disabilities and IPV	p. 246
Culture and IPV	p. 247
Same Gender-Oriented Partner Abuse	p. 251
Summary	p. 254
Introduction to Elder Abuse	p. 261
Elder Abuse Defined	p. 264
Types of Elder Abuse	p. 265
Prevalence of Elder Abuse	p. 267
Theories of Elder Abuse	p. 269
Key Legislation for Elders and Elder Abuse	p. 270
Summary	p. 270
Identifying and Investigating Elder Abuse	p. 275
Risk Factors	p. 276
Assessing Elder Abuse	p. 277
Reporting Elder Abuse	p. 278
Adult Protective Services	p. 279
Criminal Justice System	p. 281
Summary	p. 282
Elder Abuse Assessment and Intervention	p. 289
Assessment	p. 290
Intervention	p. 293
Caregiver Interventions	p. 295
Summary	p. 296
Prevention of Family Violence	p. 301
Preventing Child Maltreatment	p. 306
Preventing Intimate Partner Violence	p. 310
Preventing Elder Abuse	p. 312
Summary	p. 313
Child Protective Services by State	p. 319
Adult Protective Services Hotline Numbers by State	p. 325
Prevention Programs	p. 331
Index	p. 335
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