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School‐based counseling of abused children
Author(s) -
Brassard Marla R.,
Rivelis Erin,
Diaz Vielka
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.20365
Subject(s) - psychology , child abuse , evidence based practice , dating violence , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , poison control , domestic violence , injury prevention , medical emergency , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Abused children experience high rates of behavior, emotional, and learning problems but infrequently receive treatment. Most services provided to abused children and their families are not based on any clear evidence that they work. A number of evidence‐based treatments (EBTs), demonstrated to be safe and effective in treating a range of difficulties that present in children exposed to family violence, are appropriate for schools. We briefly review forms of abuse, describe EBTs appropriate for schools, and present a decision tree for deciding who to treat and how. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.