Intimate partner violence (IPV) can have a profound impact on the children - this book shows to recognize these effects and provide effective clinical interventions and preventive measures. This compact and easy-to-read text by leading experts shows practitioners and students how to recognize the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on children and youth and to provide effective clinical interventions and school-based prevention programs. Exposure to IPV is defined using examples from different ages and developmental stages. The book describes the effects of exposure to IPV and reviews epidemiology and etiology. Its main focus is on proven assessment, intervention, and prevention strategies. Relevant and current theories regarding the impact of exposure on children and youth are reviewed, and illustrative real-life case studies from the clinical experiences of the authors are described.
Table of Contents Preface ... v Dedication... vii 1 Description ... 1
1.1 Terminology... 4 1.2 Definitions ... 5 1.2.1 Definitions for Court and
Community Intervention... 7 1.3 Epidemiology... 8 1.4 Course and Prognosis...
10 1.4.1 Infants and Young Children... 10 1.4.2 School-Age Children ... 11
1.4.3 Adolescents... 12 1.4.4 Sex Differences ... 13 1.4.5 Risk and
Protective Factors ... 13 1.4.6 Longer Term Effects... 14 1.5 Differential
Diagnosis... 15 1.6 Comorbidities... 15 1.7 Diagnostic Procedures and
Documentation... 16 2 Theories and Models of the Effects of IPV on
Children... 17 2.1 Developmental Traumatology ... 17 2.2 Cognitive-Contextual
Framework ... 18 2.3 Social Learning Theory ... 20 2.4 Feminist Theory... 21
2.5 Summary of Theoretical Perspectives ... 22 3 Diagnosis and Treatment
Indications... 24 3.1 Diagnostic Considerations ... 24 3.2 Stability and
Personal Safety... 25 3.2.1 Risk Assessment ... 25 3.2.2 Working with Police
and Child Protection ... 26 3.2.3 Working with Family Court Around Custody
and Access Arrangements ... 26 3.2.4 Helping Children Adjust to Disruption
and Loss... 29 3.3 Nature and Severity of Children's Symptoms ... 29 3.4
Summary... 30 4 Interventions for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner
Violence ... 32 4.1 Methods of Treatment ... 33 4.1.1 Individual Treatment
Approaches... 33 4.1.2 Group Treatments... 35 x Advances in Psychotherapy:
Growing Up with Domestic Violence 4.1.3 Interventions Involving
Parents/Caregivers... 42 4.2 Mechanisms of Action ... 47 4.3 Efficacy and
Prognosis ... 49 4.4 Variations and Combinations of Methods ... 51 4.4.1
Universal Prevention Strategies... 51 4.5 Problems in Carrying Out the
Treatments... 55 5 Case Vignettes ... 57 Case Vignette 1: David M... 57 Case
Vignette 2: Ann & Mary H... 59 Case Vignette 3: Peter & Derek ... 61 6
Further Reading... 64 7 References... 65 8 Appendix: Tools and Resources... 74
Peter Jaffe, PhD, CPsych, is Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario and the Academic Director of the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women. He is Director Emeritus for the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System and has co-authored ten books, 25 chapters, and over 70 articles related to children, families, and the justice system. He was named an Officer for the Order of Canada in July 2009 by the Governor General of Canada. David Wolfe, PhD, ABPP, is a psychologist and author specializing in issues affecting children and youth. He holds the inaugural RBC Chair in Children's Mental Health at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), where he is Head of the Centre for Prevention Science located in London. He is a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Toronto, and Editor-in-Chief of Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal. Marcie Campbell, MEd, is a research coordinator for the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario. Her research and clinical interests focus on the prevention of domestic homicide and engaging abusive men in treatment programs. She is a research consultant to several programs including the evaluation of Defending Childhood initiative in the US and the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee of Ontario, Canada.
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