Social work and family violence: theories, assessment, and intervention

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction to Family Violence

Categories of Family Violence

Family Health Perspective

Family Violence and the NASW Code of Ethics

Social Workers and Family Violence

Summary

Chapter 2. Introduction to Child Maltreatment

Theoretical Perspectives of Child Maltreatment

Brief Historical Time Line of Child Welfare Policies

Other Child Welfare Agencies

Other Policies That Affect Child Welfare

Definitions and Types of Child Maltreatment

Prevalence of Child Maltreatment

Summary

Chapter 3. Identifying and Investigating Child Maltreatment

Identifying Child Maltreatment

Reporting Child Maltreatment

Legal and Ethical Issues in Reporting

Investigation and Child Protective Services

Summary

Chapter 4. The Criminal Justice System and Child Maltreatment

Government Branches and Laws

The Criminal Justice System

Other Professional Roles in Child Maltreatment

Issues in Child Interviewing

Testifying in Court

Summary

Chapter 5. Consequences of Child Maltreatment and Continuum of Care

Consequences of Child Maltreatment

Symptoms Exhibited by Maltreated Children

Services for Maltreated Children

Children in Foster Care

Summary

Chapter 6. Assessment and Intervention in Child Maltreatment

Assessments of Maltreated Children

Interventions With Maltreated Children

Additional Interventions With Maltreated Children

Adult Survivors of Childhood Maltreatment

Summary

Chapter 7. Introduction to Intimate Partner Violence

IPV Defined

Prominent Theoretical Perspectives on IPV

Brief History of IPV Laws and Policies

Types of IPV

Prevalence and Incidence of IPV

Financial Costs of IPV

Summary

Chapter 8. Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence

Power and Control

Cycle of Violence

Learned Helplessness

The Battered Woman Syndrome

Why Victims Stay

Summary

Chapter 9. The Criminal Justice System and Intimate Partner Violence

Orders of Protection

Mandatory Arrest

No-Drop Policies

Effectiveness of IPV Policies

Roles of Social Workers

Summary

Chapter 10. Assessment and Intervention With Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

Engaging the Client

Planning/Contracting With the Client

Implementation and Intervention

Social Workers' Professional Use of Self

Summary

Chapter 11. Child Witnesses of intimate Partner Violence

Child Abuse and IPV

The Impact on Child Witnesses

Impact by Children's Age

Social Workers in Child Abuse and Partner Violence Systems

Assessment of Child Witnesses

Intervention With Child Witnesses

Summary

Chapter 12. Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence

Characteristics of Perpetrators

Causal Theories and IPV

Typologies of Perpetrators

Assessment With IPV Perpetrators

Intervention/Treatment for Perpetrators

Program Evaluation

Summary

Chapter 13. Intimate Partner Violence Among Diverse and At-Risk Populations

Women, Welfare, and IPV

Older Battered Women

Rural Women and IPV

Female Perpetrators of Violence

Persons With Disabilities and IPV

Culture and IPV

Same Gender-Oriented Partner Abuse

Summary

Chapter 14. Introduction to Elder Abuse

Elder Abuse Defined

Types of Elder Abuse

Prevalence of Elder Abuse

Theories of Elder Abuse

Key Legislation for Elders and Elder Abuse

Summary

Chapter 15. Identifying and Investigating Elder Abuse

Risk Factors

Assessing Elder Abuse

Reporting Elder Abuse

Adult Protective Services

Criminal Justice System

Summary

Chapter 16. Elder Abuse Assessment and Intervention

Assessment

Intervention

Caregiver Interventions

Summary

Chapter 17. Prevention of Family Violence

Preventing Child Maltreatment

Preventing Intimate Partner Violence

Preventing Elder Abuse

Summary

Appendix A. Child Protective Services by State

Appendix B. Adult Protective Services Hotline Numbers by State

Appendix C. Prevention Programs

Index