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TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE: A REVIEW OF THE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS
Author(s) -
Isaacs Christine D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1982.15-273
Subject(s) - psychology , psychological intervention , child abuse , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , parent training , psychotherapist , psychiatry , developmental psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , medicine , medical emergency
The problem of child abuse has become prominent in the past decade; this has led to increased research on its treatment. This paper describes the behavioral treatment approaches that have been used to alleviate abusive parenting practices, and it also discusses current issues and future directions for research in this area.