The purpose of the study was to build upon the public health strategies and evidence base of Triple P. This was done so by Prinz and Sanders (2007) through the U.S. Triple P System Population Trail (TPSPT). This system tests the extent to which implementation of Triple P can reduce the prevalence of CM at a population level. The research question was aimed to see how the implementation of the Triple P System influences the prevalence of child maltreatment amongst parents? There was one independent variable in the study which was The Triple P System. The study had three dependent variables to enhance parental competence (DV1), to prevent or alter dysfunctional parenting practices (DV2), and to reduce risk factors of child maltreatment (DV3). …show more content…
The evidence that Triple P was effective was demonstrated on the three population indicators substantiated cases of CM, child out-of-home placements, and CM injuries. Although, this study conducted by Prinz et al. (2009) was a trial it was effective in reducing CM amongst the populations that used the Triple P System. The study did have a limitation which is that it was a very limited population sample. The population consisted of 18 counties from a southeastern state which is not a representation of the actual population size in the United …show more content…
2009) which was outreach to various ethnic backgrounds. This article takes into consideration cultural differences and how that plays a role in parenting. It gives the suggestion of having multi-level Triple P interventions intact so that different problems can be addressed properly. For example, a child with mild behavioral problems should not receive the same intensive treatment as a child with severe behaviors. Sanders (2010) focuses his attention on how it is imperative to understand the parent child context so that when we utilize Triple P we do so in the most effective manner. With that being stated, the article really lacked in its ability to properly report data. It did however,
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Implementing successful prevention strategies will require the need to provide assistance to the entire family and focus both on the child’s safety and well-being as well as the parents’ emotional and economic well-being.
For this study, researchers looked at samples that were obtained from another study called the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study, which looked at a variety of families from twenty large US cities (Taylor, Manganello, Lee, Rice, 2010). In order for this study to work the researchers held two separate interviews. The first interview occurred at age three. During this time, the mothers that were being interviewed were asked to indicate their ages, ethnicity, education level, household income, religion, and their marital status. They were also asked to indicate how often they had spanked their child for misbehaving. When being asked questions about their child, the researchers chose to use a checklist that would allow the mothers to provide them with information about their child's behavior. The checklist used was a checklist known as the Child Behavior Checklist which asked various questions that ranged from how easily frustrated the child got, how demanding the child was, and how aggressive the child was towards other people and animals (Taylor et al., 2010).
Therapists cannot always have control of the environment. Hence question was raised about whether FA can be applied under more naturalistic conditions in which the uncontrolled actions of bystanders may compromise results. A solution to this is to train parents and caregivers in FA and conduct FA in more natural settings. While FA does have these limitations, they are recognized and as can be read above, solutions to these limitations have been found. So as well as FA being the most precise and more complex assessment, the fact that the limitations have been addressed by various procedures to move towards progress is also a benefit of FA. Other benefits of FA include that it is a clear demonstration of the variables that relate to the occurrence of problem behaviors and enables the development and progress of effective treatment quicker and faster, and is a reliable measure (Iwata & Dozier, 2008; Jackson,
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To start examining these long-term affects, this article suggests that a committee be brought together with professionals of many different areas who work with the child and have observed their growth. Research should span across the child’s physical, mental, and behavioral health areas. Having professionals from many different disciplines allows for a wider expanse of knowledge of the development of a particular child. That child’s Pediatrician will be able to give information on the child’s physical health. The school-teacher would be able to provide information on the child’s social development. A psychologist would be able to provide information on the mental status of an abused child...
The universality versus cultural specificity debate both have aspects that make sense and can be applied to childhood development. On one side, supporters of the argument for the universality of parenting suggest that certain types of parenting styles will produce the same child development outcomes in different cultures. On the other hand, the argument for cultural specificity states that different parenting practices vary from culture to culture, and that culture ultimately determines the outcomes of child development. Each culture has specific styles of parenting that instill values on children particular to that culture. Each individual has characteristics of what their parents taught them, which gives every individual their own personality. Both sides present logical information on the cultural impacts of parenting on child development outcomes.
A child needs both of their parents’ love and affection while growing up. A child that grows up with both has a higher chance of being a more stable person. However, not all children have this luxury; some children are born into dysfunctional families that consist of only one parent like the children in the Wingfield family. “A study of 1,977 children age 3 and older living with a residential father or father figure found that children living with married biological parents had significantly fewer externalizing behavioral problems than children living with at least one non-biological parent” (Consequences of Fatherlessness). The absent parent in the Wingfield family affected everyone in the family, not only the children. The absent father,
According to the CBCL, there were significant improvements in internalizing, externalizing, and total problems. Furthermore, the ECBI showed significant improvements in the intensity and number of behavior problems that occurred. (Allen, Timmer, Urquiza, 2014). In addition, according to the ECBI pre-test “65% of adoptive parents reported that child behavioral problems in the clinical range” (Allen, Timmer, Urquiza, 2014, pg. 339). Post-treatment, the ECBI indicated that only “26% of children were reported as having clinical levels of behavior problems” (Allen, Timmer, Urquiza, 2014, pg. 339). As well as changes in child behavior, changes in parenting behavior were also measured pre and post PCIT. According to analysis of the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System, there were “significant increases in verbalizations communicating positive attention and strong significant decreases in discouraged verbalizations” (Allen, Timmer, Urquiza, 2014, pg. 339). Finally, the last measure analyzed pre and post PCIT was stress related to the parent role. Significant improvements were shown in “parental distress, parent-child dysfunctional relationship, difficult child, and total stress scales” (Allen, Timmer, Urquiza, 2014, pg.
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Child maltreatment can affect any child, usually aged 0-18, and it occurs across socioeconomic, religious, ethnic or even educational backgrounds. Arguably, child abuse and neglect is a violation of basic human rights of a child resulting from social, familial, psychological and economic factors (Kiran, 2011). Familial factors include lack of support, poverty, single parenthood, and domestic violence among others, (McCoy and Keen, 2009). The common types of child maltreatment include physical abuse, emotional maltreatment, neglect, and sexual abuse among others. Abuse and neglect can lead to a variety of impacts on children and young people such as physical, behavioral as well as psychological consequences which will affect the development and growth of the child either positively or negatively based on the environment and agency. More so, emotional, cognitive and physical developmental impacts from child neglect in the early stages of childhood can be carried on into adulthood. Research findings reveal that the experience of maltreatment can cause major long-term consequences on all aspects of a child’s health, growth as well as intellectual development and mental wellbeing, and these effects can impair their functioning as adults. Commonly, the act of abuse/ or neglect toward a child affects the child’s physical, behavioral development and growth, which can be positive or negative, depending on the child’s environment and agency. Another way to understand how the act has affected the child is to look at the child for who they are, and interviewing and observing their behaviors of their everyday life.
Child abuse is a social problem in America that has many contributed factors. Factors that contribute to child abuse and neglect includes poverty, divorce, substance use, lack of education, stress due to unemployment, mental health issues, teenage parent, and a history of child abuse in the family. It took decades for physicians to conclude that parents have been violently assaulting their children. Child abuse, child labor, juvenile delinquency, and similar social questions historically were ethical and moral problems, not strictly medical ones. (Helfer, Kempe, & Krugman, 1997). In 1962, the Journal of American Medical Association published “The Battered-Child Syndrome.” The article transformed society’s views and dates the rediscovery of child abuse as a social problem. Following this article, the U.S. Children’s Bureau adopted the first laws mandating physicians to report any suspicions of abuse and neglect to the police or child welfare. By 1974, some 60,000 cases were reported. In 1980, the number exceeded one million (Myers J. E., 2004).
This paper addresses the long term and short term consequences of child abuse and the different treatments to work with traumas that come along this action. Different approaches to work with child abuse and the effectiveness of treatment with children are discussed. The definition of child maltreatment, its causes, and factors are also detailed.
Child maltreatment is a widespread issue that affects thousands of children every year. There are four common types of child maltreatment: sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. All of these types of abuse are very serious and can have many consequences for the children and families. The most common consequence of severe child maltreatment is the removal of that child from their home (Benbenishty, Segev, Surkis, and Elias, 2002). Most social workers trying to determine the likelihood of removal evaluate the type and severity of abuse, as well as the child’s relationship with their parents (Benbenishty et al., 2002).