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CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY PARENTS WITH DISABILITIES: A TALE OF TWO FAMILIES
Author(s) -
Greene Brandon F.,
Norman K. Renee,
Searle Mariana S.,
Daniels Monica,
Lubeck Roger C.
Publication year - 1995
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.1995.28-417
Subject(s) - neglect , psychology , developmental psychology , foster care , child abuse , child neglect , foster parents , clinical psychology , psychiatry , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , nursing
Two families, in which the children had been placed in foster care due to abuse and neglect by parents who had disabilities, were studied. In the first case, the mother was instructed in skills that our assessment suggested were important for her child's survival. The mother readily acquired and applied these skills, a fact reflected both in changes in her behavior and in changes in the child's well‐being. In the second case, the parent's incremental resumption of child custody was made contingent upon completion of relevant parenting tasks. Initially, improvements in the completion of such tasks were evident, but over time and with the onset of militating factors, no further progress was made and all parental rights were terminated. The implications of these cases for behavior analysis and the effort to reunite and preserve families are discussed.