An evaluation of a group treatment approach for children who have witnessed wife abuse |
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Authors: | Janet M Wagar Margaret R Rodway |
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Institution: | 1. YWCA Support Centre, Calgary, Alberta 2. Faculty of Social Work, The University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta
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Abstract: | The present study evaluated a time-limited group treatment program developed by Jaffe et al.(1986) for child witnesses of wife abuse. The sample of children between the ages of 8–13 years, in both the treatment and control groups, was referred by agencies in the community. The evaluation based on the Child Witness to Violence Questionnaire, measured three variables: attitudes and responses to anger, knowledge of support and safety skills, and sense of responsibility for the parents and for the violence. An analysis of covariance of the pretreatment/posttreatment data showed significant differences on the first and third variables: attitudes and responses to anger, and sense of responsibility for the parents and violence measured. The second variable, safety and support skills, showed no significant difference between groups. Consideration was given to additional findings, limitations of the study, and recommendations for program change. |
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Keywords: | evaluation family violence children witness group |
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