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Surviving sexual abuse
- Author:
- HARBRIDGE Elinor
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 12(2), October 1998, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Reports on how VOICE's annual conference, tackled the complex problem of post-abuse treatment. Speakers presented powerful and moving accounts of their experience of trying to deal with the after effects of sexual abuse, often with refreshing honesty about the mistakes they made.
A solution-focused approach to mental health intervention in school settings
- Authors:
- GINGERICH Wallace J., WABEKE Todd
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Schools, 23(1), January 2001, pp.33-47.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article describes the use of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for working with children who present with mental health problems in the school setting. SFBT eschews a pathology-based model of mental health, focusing instead on the client's strengths and desire to change. The article describes the techniques and application of SFBT and discusses the prevalence of child mental health problems. Emphasis throughout is placed on empirical support for the effectiveness of SFBT.
Multiple family groups: an alternative for reducing disruptive behavioral difficulties of urban children
- Authors:
- MCKAY Mary M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 9(5), September 1999, pp.593-607.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Presents an evaluation of a multiple family group (MFG) intervention designed to meet the mental health needs of low-income minority children and families. Comparisons were made with children who received MFG and those receiving individual or family therapy services. Follow up interviews revealed that seventy percent of MFG parents noted child improvements, in comparison to fifty four percent of parents whose children received individual family therapy.