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RESIDENTIAL FAMILY THERAPY (FROM ABUSED CHILD - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AND TREATMENT 1976, BY HAROLD P. MARTIN - SEE NCJ-41788)

NCJ Number
41795
Author(s)
H ALEXANDER; M MCQUISTON; M RODEHEFFER
Date Published
1976
Length
16 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL THERAPY PROGRAM FOR ABUSIVE FAMILIES ESTABLISHED AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE IN DENVER IN 1974.
Abstract
THE PAPER FIRST DESCRIBES THE CRISES FACED BY THE FAMILY AFTER A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE AND BEFORE TREATMENT BEGINS. TREATMENT OF THE PARENTS AND OF THE ABUSED CHILD IS DISCUSSED. THE FOCUS OF THE TREATMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP IS EXAMINED, AND SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM ARE ALSO CONSIDERED....TWH