Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community
Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Practices
Herausgegeben: Hampton, Robert L.; Gullotta, Thomas P.
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The prevalence of violence reported for the African-American community continues to pose a significant concern to society as a whole and, in particular, to those charged with reducing it. Confronting the issue head on, Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Practices both challenges existing stereotypes of African Americans and offers concrete, state-of-the-art advice on approaches that are currently - or may soon prove to be - effective with African-American populations.The contributors to this volume offer unique insights gained thro...
The prevalence of violence reported for the African-American community continues to pose a significant concern to society as a whole and, in particular, to those charged with reducing it. Confronting the issue head on, Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Practices both challenges existing stereotypes of African Americans and offers concrete, state-of-the-art advice on approaches that are currently - or may soon prove to be - effective with African-American populations.
The contributors to this volume offer unique insights gained through their extensive individual experiences in family violence prevention and intervention within the African-American community as well as their backgrounds in writing, teaching, training, and researching in this area. Taken together, their chapters expand the knowledge base on such topics as the:
Most useful and appropriate assessment tools for preventing violence in this community.
Developmental effects of the child welfare system on African-American youth.
Salient aspects of the extended family on African Americans, including grandparents acting as surrogate parents.
Strengths and limitations of African-American churches in curbing domestic violence.
Effective use of spirituality in interventions.
Guidelines for evaluating prevention and intervention programs.
Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community is essential reading in a variety of professional and clinical settings - as well as graduate-level study - including social work, clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, couples and family therapy, shelters, and victim assistance programs.
The contributors to this volume offer unique insights gained through their extensive individual experiences in family violence prevention and intervention within the African-American community as well as their backgrounds in writing, teaching, training, and researching in this area. Taken together, their chapters expand the knowledge base on such topics as the:
Most useful and appropriate assessment tools for preventing violence in this community.
Developmental effects of the child welfare system on African-American youth.
Salient aspects of the extended family on African Americans, including grandparents acting as surrogate parents.
Strengths and limitations of African-American churches in curbing domestic violence.
Effective use of spirituality in interventions.
Guidelines for evaluating prevention and intervention programs.
Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community is essential reading in a variety of professional and clinical settings - as well as graduate-level study - including social work, clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, couples and family therapy, shelters, and victim assistance programs.
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