The use of skills training procedures in the treatment of a child-abusive parent. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 1984 Dec;15(4):329-36
Date
12/01/1984Pubmed ID
6526943DOI
10.1016/0005-7916(84)90097-1Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0021735882 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
Recent behavioral formulations suggest that child abuse can often be conceptualized in terms of skill deficits of the parent. In the present case study, training was used to improve an abusive parent's anger-assertion, child management, and personal problem-solving skills; deficits in all three areas were functionally related to prior episodes of violence. Treatment across these skill areas was introduced in multiple baseline fashion. The effectiveness of treatment was demonstrated by assessments of assertion, child management, and problem-solving knowledge following each training session; parent monitoring data on the frequency of child-related and anger problems at home throughout the intervention; performance on skill generalization measures; and objectively-rated parent-child interactions during pre- and post-training home observation probes.
Author List
Scott WO, Baer G, Christoff KA, Kelly JAAuthor
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAnger
Assertiveness
Behavior Therapy
Child
Child Abuse
Child Behavior Disorders
Child Rearing
Female
Humans
Male
Mother-Child Relations
Parents
Problem Solving
Violence
