How Intimate Partner Violence Affects Children: Developmental Research, Case Studies, and Evidence-Based Intervention

by Sandra A. Graham-Bermann

Overview

Researchers have estimated that 15 million American children are exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) each year, with 7 million exposed to severe violence in their homes. The past decade has seen a surge in research and interventions for such children. We now know that IPV exposure affects children's physical health, social and emotional behavior, cognitive functioning, and neurobiological and relational development. A number of evidence-based interventions have been developed for children of different ages, from infancy through adolescence.

This book presents the most up-to-date research on how exposure to IPV affects children and how clinicians can treat these children. It combines outcome research, evidence-based interventions, and case study material for four different age groups: prenatal to infancy, toddler to early childhood, school-age children, and adolescents. With its threefold focus on research, interventions, and case studies, this book will appeal to all researchers, practitioners, and graduate students who work with children exposed to IPV.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433809309
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	02/15/2011
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Acknowledgments xi

Chapter 1 Introduction Sandra A. Graham-Bermann Alytia A. Levendosky 3

I Prenatal to Infancy 17

Chapter 2 Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on the Attachment Relationship Between Mother and Child: Data From a Longitudinal Study Beginning During Pregnancy G. Anne Bogat Alytia A. Levendosky Alexander von Eye William S. Davidson II 19

Chapter 3 Perinatal Child-Parent Psychotherapy: Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Treatment for Pregnant Women and Babies Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence Alicia F. Lieberman Manuela A. Diaz Patricia Van Horn 47

Chapter 4 Infant-Parent Relationship Disturbance in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence: A Clinical Case Study of James Alissa C. Huth-Bocks Lauren Earls Jessica Latack 67

II Toddler to Early Childhood 85

Chapter 5 The Multiple Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence on Preschool Children Kathryn H. Howell Sandra A. Graham-Bermann 87

Chapter 6 Interventions for Young Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence Renee McDonald Ernest N. Jouriles Laura C. Minze 109

Chapter 7 A Clinical Case Study of Chris: A Young Child Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence Tova B. Neugut Laura E. Miller 133

III School-Age Children 153

Chapter 8 The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on School-Age Children Renee L. DeBoard-Lucas John H. Grych 155

Chapter 9 Evidence-Based Practices for School-Age Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence and Evaluation of the Kids' Club Program Sandra A. Graham-Bermann 179

Chapter 10 Intimate Partner Violence in the School-Age Years: A Case Study of the Evaluation of Alia, a Multiply Abused Girl Alytia A. Levendosky Sandra A. Graham-Bermann 207

IV Adolescents 223

Chapter 11 The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Adolescents Laura Ann McCloskey 225

Chapter 12 The Adolescent's Experience of Intimate Partner Violence and Implications for Intervention Alison Cunningham Linda L. Baker 247

Chapter 13 A Clinical Case Study of Caden, an Adolescent Boy Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence Alytia A. Levendosky 273

Epilogue: Conclusions and Challenges Alytia A. Levendosky Sandra A. Graham-Bermann 287

Appendix: Discussion Questions 295

Index 299

About the Editors 313