ERIC Number: EJ894731
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-7107
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Group Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Parents and Children At-Risk for Physical Abuse: An Initial Study
Runyon, Melissa K.; Deblinger, Esther; Steer, Robert A.
Child & Family Behavior Therapy, v32 n3 p196-218 2010
To compare the relative efficacy of two types of group cognitive-behavioral therapy for treating the traumatized child and at-risk or offending parent in cases of child physical abuse (CPA), 24 parents and their children were treated with Combined Parent-Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CPC-CBT) and 20 parents were treated with Parent-Only CBT. Outcome measures assessing children's emotional and behavioral functioning and parents' parenting skills were administered to both parent and child participants before treatment, after 15 sessions of treatment, and 3 months after the completion of treatment. A series of correlated t tests and analyses of covariance were used to compare the scores on the outcome measures. The children and parents in the CPC-CBT group demonstrated greater improvements in total posttraumatic symptoms and positive parenting skills, respectively, compared to those who participated in the Parent-Only CBT group. The parents in the Parent-Only CBT group reported using less corporal punishment to manage their children's behavior at posttest than the parents in the CPC-CBT group. The differential benefits of including the child in treatment are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Cognitive Restructuring, Punishment, Parenting Skills, Parent Child Relationship, Group Therapy, Behavior Modification, Outcomes of Treatment, Counseling Effectiveness, At Risk Persons, Children, Parents, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Development, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Conflict Tactics Scale; Child Behavior Checklist
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