Treating Child-Abusive Families: Intervention Based on Skills-Training Principles

During the past ten years, the problem of child abuse has been the subject of increased attention both in the professional community and among the general public. The reasons for this widespread recognition are clear. First, professionals of many disciplines deal with child­ abusive families and do so in a variety of ways: Physicians, hospital staff, and teachers are often the first to assess a child as the victim of abuse; social workers and child-protective personnel investigate cases of ...