The abused child as parent

Gara, Michael A.; Rosenberg, Seymour; Herzog, Elaine P.

doi:10.1016/0145-2134(96)00068-3

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“…If coherent accounts of rejecting experiences were formed however, this was less likely. Similar findings are reported by Hemenway et al (1994), Gara et al (1996) and Haapasalo and Aaltonen (1999).…”

Section: 'An Important Contribution To Resolving Some Of the Ideologisupporting

confidence: 94%

Attachment theory and child abuse: an overview of the literature for practitioners

Bacon¹,

Richardson

2001

Child Abuse Review

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This review shares the 'literature path' we followed in developing our ideas about how attachment theory can inform clinical work with abused children and adults. A short outline of the early work in the field 'How attachment theory can inform clinical work with abused children and adults' is followed by a description of research that is relevant to clinical work with children and families in the field of child abuse and child protection. We then focus on those concepts and findings from research we have found most relevant to our own work with victims of child sexual abuse, their parents and carers, and with adult survivors. In our experience, a parallel theme is the effect of working in this field on professionals' own attachment systems, and the necessity to be aware of the interplay between the individual professional's response, the role of the organization and the ability to make useful clinical interventions. This review therefore includes some material about professional attachment systems and caregiving.

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Section: 'An Important Contribution To Resolving Some Of the Ideologisupporting

confidence: 94%

Attachment theory and child abuse: an overview of the literature for practitioners

Bacon¹,

Richardson

2001

Child Abuse Review

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“…In turn, maternal behaviors and attitudes vary within populations and are influenced by complex environmental and hereditary factors. On one hand, the quality of early life experiences predicts later maternal responsiveness (Gara et al 1996; Newcomb & Locke 2001). On the other hand, twin studies suggest greater heritability for some dimensions of maternal behavior (Neiderhiser et al 2004) and molecular studies suggest associations between genotype and maternal sensitivity, directly (Bakermans‐Kranenburg and van IJzendoorn 2008) or in interaction with ongoing stressors (Van IJzendoorn et al 2008).…”

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Serotonin transporter allelic variation in mothers predicts maternal sensitivity, behavior and attitudes toward 6-month-old infants

Mileva‐Seitz

Kennedy

Atkinson

et al. 2011

Genes, Brain and Behavior

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Maternal behavior in the new mother is a multidimensional set of responses to infant cues that are influenced by the mother's early life experiences. In this study, we wanted to test if mothers' early life experiences and mothers' genotype have interactive effects on maternal behaviors and attitudes, something which has not been previously explored. In a sample of 204 mothers, we assessed maternal genotype at the serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and an adjacent upstream polymorphism (rs25531), together giving rise to three alleles: short (S), L G and L A . Controlling for maternal age and parity, we showed that this genotype can predict differences in maternal sensitivity at 6 months postpartum: mothers with an S (or the functionally similar L G ) allele were more sensitive than mothers who lacked the allele during a 30-min recorded mother-infant interaction (F (4, 140) = 3.43; P = 0.01). Furthermore, we found highly significant gene-environment interactions in association with maternal behavior, such that mothers with no S or L G alleles oriented away more frequently from their babies if they also reported more negative early care quality (F (5, 138) = 3.28; P = 0.008). Finally, we found significant gene-environment associations with maternal attitudes; mothers with the S allele and with greater early care quality scored higher on ratings of their perceived attachment to their baby (F (5, 125) = 3.27; P = 0.008).

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“…Parents' own social competencies have been linked to outcomes ranging from a child's social immaturity to child maltreatment (Salzinger, Kaplan, & Atrmyeff, 1983). The parent's own self-care skills, their own relationship and recreational capacities, their ability to maintain their own social support network, and their integration of positive internal representation models has been linked to their children's security of attachments (Gara et al, 1996). A parent who describes having few friends as a child and continues to describe few close relationships might be cutting the child off from sources of caring and support and restricting opportunities for social role models .…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The parent's history of their childhood is important as it has been shown that a parent's own childhood can supply scripts for parenting that are linked to children's security of attachment (Gara, Rosenberg, & Herzog, 1996). There has been shown to be a positive correlation between strong parental attachment and positive child development (Main, 1996).…”

Section: The Parent-child Relationshipmentioning

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Practice Guidelines In Child Custody Evaluations for Licensed Clinical Social Workers

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Child custody evaluations and decisions are often complicated and emotionally charged. The following guidelines are offered as a framework for clinical social workers who are asked by the judicial system to undertake these evaluations. The historical background of child custody and the theoretical considerations that have guided the courts are reviewed. The traditional areas of consideration and the empirical data related to these areas are examined. The guidelines present pertinent information regarding ethical considerations, parent-child relationship, parenting style, gender issues, parental conflict, parental alienation, domestic violence, race, religion, sexual preferences, geography, parental psychopathology, substance abuse, child's preference, physical health of the child, and behavioral health of the child. A format for the evaluation process is described and includes the role of the clinician, confidentiality, fees, and review of documents, interviewing, home visits, psychological testing, and the actual written report. Making recommendations to the court regarding child custody is an area of practice that clinical social workers encounter in ever-increasing numbers. Clinical social workers are called upon to give recommendations regarding child custody in neglect or abuse cases, in termination of parental rights proceedings, and in the area divorce and of guardianship. In an effort to provide clinicians with scientifically grounded 1 Lane parameters for rendering these recommendations, the following guidelines are recommended. These guidelines provide a framework of scientific principles, along with established and accepted clinical practice, to enhance the practitioner's decision making in these challenging and complicated cases. The guidelines are specifically designed for clinical social workers doing custody evaluations in cases of marital divorce and are restricted to that area of practice.

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The abused child as parent

Cited by 22 publications

References 22 publications

Attachment theory and child abuse: an overview of the literature for practitioners

Attachment theory and child abuse: an overview of the literature for practitioners

Serotonin transporter allelic variation in mothers predicts maternal sensitivity, behavior and attitudes toward 6-month-old infants

Practice Guidelines In Child Custody Evaluations for Licensed Clinical Social Workers

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