Predicting child maltreatment recurrences during treatment

DePanfilis, Diane; Zuravin, Susan J.

doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(99)00046-0

Cited by 106 publications

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“…The study also found that 43.2 % of the families had a history of adoption and out-of-home placement of other children in the family, a factor which was shown to predict emotional and educational neglect of the child in question. This finding is consistent with other studies which showed that families where children have a history of foster care are much more likely to be reported for recurring abuse or neglect (DePanfilis and Zuravin 1999). The parental profiles that emerged are of parents who were or had been married, had a history of mental health problems, a criminal record and low socio-economic status.…”

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confidence: 91%

Profiles of Families at High Risk of Child Maltreatment in Israeli Court Cases Dealing with the Termination of Parental Rights

Ben‐David

2015

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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The present study analyzes the characteristics of children and parents in court cases dealing with the termination of parental rights, in order to draw a profile of families at high risk of child maltreatment and shed light on the professional decision-making process. The analysis of a sample of 127 cases identified various child, parent and child-parent characteristics and inter-characteristics which served as a rich database for understanding the profiles of children at risk and their parents. On the basis of these profiles, the study was able to draw a prototype of a family at high risk of child maltreatment and identify the main factors considered by the courts when determining whether or not to terminate parental rights. This paper discusses the implications of these results on the need for early and extensive professional intervention in such families.

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confidence: 91%

Profiles of Families at High Risk of Child Maltreatment in Israeli Court Cases Dealing with the Termination of Parental Rights

Ben‐David

2015

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…It seemed that good parent-child connection and caregiver skill had greater effect on lowering the risk of child maltreatment substantiation among non-domestic violence families than domestic families. This finding is supported by previous literature that the presence of partner abuse increases 1.5 times of the risk for the recurrence of child maltreatment during CPS intervention period (DePanfilis & Zuravin, 1999). Furthermore, in this study, the interaction effect between caregiver knowledge variable and domestic violence variable was not found significant.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Early Childhood Maltreatment: Substantiation related to Family Risk and Intervention Factors

Chen

Scannapieco

2006

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Child maltreatment interventions had been targeted on intervening parental factors among risk families. However, limited knowledge was known about possible interaction effects between certain family risk factors and such intervention factors. The present study used existing Child Protective Service (CPS) data to explore interaction effects between two family risk variables (child maltreatment pattern and domestic violence) and three common intervention variables (quality of parent-child connection, caregiver knowledge and caregiver skill) on child maltreatment substantiation. Findings showed good quality of parent-child connection, caregiver knowledge, and caregiver skill significantly predicted lower risk of child maltreatment. However, the significant effects were found only among families of minor child maltreatment pattern and were greater for nondomestic violence families. In all, findings of this study suggested that different intervention emphasis might be needed to work with families of more severe risk issues.

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“…For example, the length of time to recurrence of abuse or neglect within a family system is higher for families who report low levels of social support (DePanfilis & Zuravin, 1999). A study of impoverished women found poor social support predicted an increased risk of physical violence (Wenzel, Tucker, Elliot, Marshall, & Williamson, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%