Child Abuse

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that therapeutic interventions for children require more than just adapting adult counseling approaches. The author points out the need to include play into the therapy because play, which is the child's natural medium of communication, allows the child to develop problem-solving skills and master troubling situations. The paper stresses that group therapy for abused children is designed to enhance the self-esteem and social interactions of these vulnerable children.

From the Paper:

"Child abuse victims often develop sexual behavior problems. Two different approaches to group treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy and dynamic play therapy, have been developed and tested, and are frequently used for behavior problems and may be used in a variety of mental health settings. The cognitive-behavioral approach relies on behavior modification principles for group management and includes strategies aimed at cognitive rules, decision making, impulse control and education. This approach is very structured and uses a teaching-learning model."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dominguez, Renee Z.; Nelke, Connie F.; Perry, Bruce D. (2006). Sexual Abuse of Children. ChildTrauma Academy. Retrieved September 28 2006 from: http://www.aaets.org/article124.htm
• Grosz, Candace. (1993 September 01). Family therapy of extrafamilial sexual abuse. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Retrieved September 28 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Parker, Max. (2005 September 22). Child-centered group play therapy with African American boys at the elementary school level. Journal of Counseling and Development. Retrieved September 28 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Saunders, B.E.; Berliner, L.; Hanson, R.F. (2004 April 26). Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Guidelines for Treatment. National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center. Retrieved September 28 2006 from:http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:aj1Z7tX2m98J:www.musc.edu/cvc/guidelinesfinal.pdf+group+therapy+for+child+abuse+victims&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=55
• Toth, Sheree L. (1995 May 01). A developmental psychopathology perspective on child abuse and neglect. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Retrieved September 28 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.

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