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Books about Trauma & Violence for Young Children

Bibliographies for Professionals

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (1998). Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 37(10)  Supplement, 4S-26S.

American Psychological Association (1993). Violence and Youth: Psychology's Response. Vol I.: Summary of the APA Commission on Youth and Violence. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

American Psychological Association (1996). Violence and The Family. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Anthony, E. & Cohler, B. (Eds.). (1987). The invulnerable child. New York: Guilford Press.

Appel, A.E. & Holden, G.W.(1998). The co-occurrence of spouse and physical child abuse: A review and appraisal. Journal of Family Psychology, 12(4), 578-599.

Armsworth, M.W. (1993). The effects of psychological trauma on children and adolescents. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72(1), 49-56.

Augustyn, M., Parker, S., Groves, B.M., & Zuckerman, B. (August, 1995). Silent victims: Children who witness violence. Contemporary Pediatrics, 35-57.

Bell, C.C. & Jenkins, E.J. (1993). Community violence and children on Chicago's south side. Psychiatry, 56, 46-53.

Bernard, B. (1992). Fostering resiliency in kids: Protective factors in the family, school, and community. Prevention Forum, 12(3), 2-16.

Blair, C. (2002). School Readiness. Integrating Cognition and Emotion in a Neurobiological Conceptualization of Children's Functioning at School Entry. American Psychologist, 57 (2), 111-127.

Bonanno, G.A. (2004). Loss, trauma, and human resilience: Have we underestimated the human capacity to thrive after extremely aversive events? American Psychologist. 59(1).

Brooks, R.B. (1991). Self-esteem teacher. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service.

Brooks, R.B. (1994). Children at risk: Fostering resilience and hope. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 64(4), 545-553.

Browne, A. (1992). Violence against women: Relevance for medical practitioners. Journal of The American Medical Association, 267(23), 3184-3189.

Buckner, J.C., W.R. Beardslee & E.L. Bassuk (2004). Exposure to violence and low-income children’s mental health: Direct, moderated, and mediated relations. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 74(4). 413-423.

Burman, S., & Allen-Meares, P. (1994). Neglected victims of murder: Children witness to parental homicide. Social Work, 39, 558-574.

Cardelli, A.P. (Ed.) (1997). Violence between intimate partners: Patterns, causes, and effects. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Carlson, E.B. & Dalenberg, C.J. (2000). A conceptual framework for the impact of traumatic experiences. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse: A Review Journal, 1(1), 4-28.

Carlson-Paige, N & Levin, D. (1990). Who's calling the shots? How to respond effectively to children's fascination with war play and war toys. Philadelphia: New Society Publishers.

Carter, L. & Steverson, C. (1999) The Future of Children: Domestic Violence and Children, 9(3). The David and Lucille Packard Foundation.

Cichetti D & Toth S L (1997) Developmental Perspectives on Trauma: Theory, Research, and Intervention. Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology. Vol. 8. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.

Cohen, J.A., et all (1998). Practice parameters for assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 37(10 Supplement). 4S-26S.

Cohen, J.,&  Deblinger, E. (2003). Child and Parent Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment Manual. Unpublished Manuscript

Cohen, J.A., Deblinger, E., Mannarino, A.P., & deArellano, A. (2001). The importance of culture in treating abused and neglected children: An empirical view. Child Maltreatment, 6(2), 148-157.

Cohen, J.A. , Berliner, L., March, JS (2000). Treatment of children and adolescents. In E.B. Foa, T.M. Keane, & M.J. Friedman (Eds.),  Effective treatment for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. New York: Guilford.

Cooley-Quilee, Turner, M.R., & Beidel, D.C. (1995). Emotional impact of children's exposure to community violence: A preliminary study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34(10), 1362-1368.

Craig, S. (1993). The educational needs of children living with violence. Phi Delta Kappan, 74(1), 4-13.

Cummings, E.M. (1987). Coping with background anger in early childhood. Child Development, 58, 976-984.

Cummings, E.M. (1994). Marital conflict and children's functioning. Social Development, 3, 16-36.

Davidson J R & Connor K M (1999) Management of post traumatic stress disorder: Diagnostic and therapeutic issues. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 60 (suppl.), 33-38.

Davidson, J. & Smith, R. (1990). Traumatic experiences in psychiatric outpatients. Journal of Traumatic Stress Studies, July, 1990, 3(3), 459-475.

Dubrow, N.F. & Garbarino, J. (1989). Living in the war zone: Mothers and young children in a public housing development. Child Welfare, 68(1), 3-20.

Dutton, D.G. & Kropp, P.R.(2000). A review of domestic violence risk instruments. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 1(2), 171-181.

Edelson, J.L. (1999). Children's witnessing of adult domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 14(8), 839-870.

Edelson, J.L. (1999). The overlap between child maltreatment and women battering. Violence Against Women, 5(2), 134-154.

Edelson, J.L. (2003). How children are involved in adult domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 18(8). 18-32.

Eth, S. & Pynoos, R.S. (1985). Post-Traumatic stress disorder in children. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Eth, S. & Pynoos, R.S. (1986). Witness to violence: The child interview. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 25(3), 306-319.

Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (1980). How to talk so kids will listen and how to listen so kids will talk. New York: Avon Books.

Faller, K.C. (2003). Research and practice in child interviewing: Implications for children exposed to domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 18(4). 377-389.

Fantuzzo, J., DePaola, L., Lambert, L., & Martino, T. (1991). Effects of interpersonal violence on the psychological adjustment and competencies of young children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59(2), 258-265.

Figley, C. R. (Ed.) (1995). Compassion fatigue. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Finklehor, D. & Dziuba-Leatherman, J. (1994). Victimization of children. American Psychologist, 49(3). 173-183.

Fish-Murray, C., Koby, E., & van der Kolk, B, (1987). Evolving ideas: The effect of abuse on children's thoughts. In B. van der Kolk (Ed.), Psychological trauma. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Foa E B,, Davidson J. R.  & Frances A (Eds.) (1999). The expert consensus guideline series. Treatment of post traumatic stress disorder. The expert consensus panels for PTSD.  Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 60 (suppl. 16), 3-76)

Frederick, M.M. & Haugaard, J.J. (1999). The long term effects of witnessing marital violence for women: The contribution of early childhood physical and sexual abuse. Journal of Family Violence, 14(4), 377-398.

Freeman, J. Epston, D. & Lobovits, D. (1997). Play approaches to serious problems. New York: Norton.

Freize, I. H. & Browne A. (1989) Violence in marriage, in L. Ohlin & M. Tonry, (Eds.). Family Violence: Crime and Justice, A Review of the Research, 163-218. Chicago, Il.: University of Chicago Press.

Galley, A.L. & Schecter, S. (1996). Domestic violence: A national curriculum for children's protective services. San Francisco: Family Violence Prevention Fund.

Garbarino, J. (1995) The American war zone: What children can tell us about living with violence. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 16(6), 431-435.

Garbarino, J. (1995). Raising children in a socially toxic environment. San Francisco: Josses Bass.

Garbarino, J., Dubrow, N., Costly, K., Pardo, C. (1992). Children in danger. San Francisco: Josses Bass.

Gardner, R. (1991). Therapeutic communication with children: The mutual storytelling technique. New York, N.Y.: Science House.

Garrity, C.B. & Baris, M.A. (1994). Caught in the middle. New York: Lexington Books.

Geffner, R. & Pagelow, M. (1990). Meditation and child custody issues in abusive relationships. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 8, 151-159.

Gelles, R.J. (1997). Intimate violence in families. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications.

Gil, E. (1991). The Healing power of play. New York, N.Y.: Guilford Press.

Gleason, W.J. (1993). Mental disorders in battered women: An empirical study. Violence and Victims, 8(1), 53-68.

Glodich, A.(1998). Traumatic exposure to violence: A comprehensive review of the child and adolescent literature. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 68(3), 321-336.

Groves, B.M. (1996). Children without refuge: Young witnesses to domestic violence. In J. Osofsky and E. Fenichel (Eds.), Islands of safety. Washington, DC: Zero to Three.

Groves, B.M. (1996). Growing up in a violent world; the impact of family and community violence on young children and their families. In E. Erwin(Ed.), Putting children First; Visions for a Brighter Future for Children, Boston, MA.: Brookes.

Groves B. M. (2002). Children who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project, Boston: Beacon Press.

Groves, B.M. & Mazur, S. (March, 1995). Shelter from the storm: Using the classroom to help children cope with violence. Beginnings, 47-49.

Groves, B.M., Roberts, E. & Weinreb, M.L. (2000). Clinical intervention with children affected by domestic violence: A curriculum for mental health clinicians. Boston: Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center.

Groves, B.M. & Zuckerman, B. (1997). Interventions with parents and caregivers of children who are exposed to violence. In J. Osofsky (Eds.), Children in a violent society. New York: Guilford Press.

Groves, B.M., Zuckerman, B., Marans, S., Cohen, D. (January 13,1993). Silent victims: Children who witness violence. Journal of the American Medical Association, 269 (2), 262-264.

Guterman, N. B. & Cameron, M. (1997). Assessing the impact of community violence on children and youths. Social Work, 42(5), 495.

Haggerty, R.J, Garmezy, N., Rutter, M. & Sherrod (Eds.) (1994). Stress, risk and resilience in children and adolescents: Process mechanisms and interventions. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Hardesty, J. L. (2002). Separation Assault in the Context of Postdivorce Parenting. An Integrative Review of the Literature. Violence Against Women, 8 (5), 597-625

Henning, K., Leitenberg, H., Coffey, P., Turner, T. & Bennett, R.T. (1996). Long-term psychological and social impact of witnessing physical conflict between parents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 11, 35-51.

Herman, J.L.(1992). Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence from domestic abuse to political terror. New York: Basic.

Holden, G.W., Geffner, R.A., Jouriles, E.N. (1998). Children exposed to marital violence: Theory, research, and applied issues. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Hutchison, I. W. & Hirschel, J. D. (2001). The Effects of Children's Presence on Woman Abuse. Violence and Victims, 16 (1).

Iliffe, G. & Steed, L.G. (2000). Exploring the counselor's experience of working with perpetrators and survivors of domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 15(4), 393-412.

Jaffe, P.G., Baker, L.L, Cunningham, A.J. (2004). Protecting Children from domestic violence: Strategies for community intervention. New York: Guilford Press.

Jaffe, P.G.& Geffner, R. (1998). Child custody disputes and domestic violence: Critical issues for mental health, social services and legal professionals. In G. Holden, R. Geffner & E. Jouriles (Eds.), Children exposed to marital violence, 371-408.. Washington, DC.: American Psychological American Press.

Jaffe, P.G., Wolfe, D.A. & Wilson, S.K. (1990). Children of battered women. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

James, B. (1989). Treating traumatized children. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

James, B. (1994). Handbook for treatment of attachment-trauma problems in children. New York: Free Press.

Jasinski, J. (2001). Physical Violence Among Anglo, African American, and Hispanic Couples: Ethnic Differences in Persistence and Cessation. Violence and Victims, 16 (5).

Kagan, R. (2004). Rebuilding attachments with traumatized children: Healing from losses, violence, abuse, and neglect.. New York: Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press.

Kashani, J.H. & Allan, W.D. (1998). The impact of family violence on children and adolescents. Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, 37.

Katz, M. (1997). On playing a poor hand well. New York: Norton.

Kearney, M. (1999). The role of teachers in helping children of domestic violence. Childhood Education, 75(5), 290.

Kelly, F.D. (1999). The psychological assessment of abused and traumatized children. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Kilpatrick, K.L. & Williams, M. (1998). Potential mediators of Post-traumatic stress disorder in child witnesses to domestic violence. Child Abuse and Neglect, 22, (4), 319-330.

Kilpatrick, K.L., Litt, M. & Williams, L.M. (1997). Post-traumatic stress disorder in child witness to domestic violence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67(4), 639-644.

Kitzman, K., N. Gaylord, A.R. Holt, & E.D. Kenny (2003). Child witness to domestic violence: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 71 (2). 339-352.

Knitzer, J. (2000). Promoting resilience: Helping young children and parents affected by substance abuse, domestic violence, and depression in the context of welfare reform. New York: National Center for Children in Poverty.

Kolbo, J.R. (1996). Risk and resilience among children exposed to family violence. Violence and Victims, 11, 113-128.

Kolbo, J.R., Blakrlly, E. & Enteman, D. (1996). Children who witness domestic violence: A review of empirical literature. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 11, 281-293.

Kotlowitz, A.(1991). There are no children here. New York: Doubleday.

Kreidler, W. (1984). Creative conflict resolution: more than 200 activities for keeping peace in the classroom K-6. Glenview, IL: Good Year Books.

Laux, D. (1997). Other gardens. Family therapy networker, 33-39.

Lawton, E. & Groves, B.M.(2000). Responding to domestic violence in custody cases. ABA Child Law Practice, 18(12), 181-187.

Levin, A. & L.G. Mills (2003). Fighting for child custody when domestic violence is at issue: survey of state laws. Social Work. 48(4). 463-471.

Lieberman, A. & Van Horn, P. (2004). Don’t hit my Mommy: A manual for child-parent psychotherapy with young witnesses of family violence. Washington, DC: Zero to Three.

Lieberman, A. & Van Horn, P. (1998). Attachment, trauma, and domestic violence: Implications for child custody. Child and Adolescents Psychiatry Clinics of North America, 7(2), 423-443.

Lieberman, A., Van Horn, P., & Grandison, D. (1998). Mental health assessment of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in a service program and a treatment outcome research program. Infant Mental Health, 18(2), 158-170.

Lockwood, R. & Ascione, F.R. (Eds.)(1998). Cruelty to animals and interpersonal violence. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press.

Lovrin, M. (1999). Parental murder and suicide: Post-Traumatic stress disorder in children. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 12(3).

Lyons, J.A. (1987). Post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: A review of the literature. In S. Chess and C. Thomas (Eds.), Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Development. New York: Brunner Mazel.

Marans, S. & Adelman, A. Experiencing Violence in a Developmental Context

Marks, C., Glaser, B., Glass, J. & Horne, A. M. (2001). Effects of Witnessing Severe Martial Discord on Children's Social Competence and Behavioral Problems. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 9 (2), 94-101.

Massachusetts Department of Probation (1994). The tragedies of domestic violence: A qualitative analysis of civil restraining orders in Massachusetts. Boston, MA: Office of the Commissioner of Probation.

Mathias, J.L., Mertin, P., & Murray, A. (1996). The psychological functioning of children from backgrounds of domestic violence. Australian Psychologist, 30(1), 47-56.

Mazza, J.J., & Reynolds, W.M. (2000). Children and adolescents exposed to community violence: A mental health perspective for school psychologists. School Psychology Review, 29, 86-101.

McCloskey, L.A., Figueredo, A.J., & Koss, M.P. (1995). The effects of systemic family violence on children's mental health. Child Development, 66, 1239-1261.

McCloskey, L.A. (2001). The "Medea Complex" Among Men: The Instrumental Abuse of Children to Injure Wives. Violence and Victims, 16 (1).

McKay, M.M. (1994). The link between domestic violence and child abuse: Assessment and treatment considerations. Child Welfare League of America, LXXIII, 1, 29-39.

McNeal, C. & Amato, P.(1998). Parents' marital violence: Long term consequences for children. Journal of Family Issues, 19(2), 123-139.

Miedzian, M. (1991). Boys will be boys: Breaking the link between masculinity and violence. New York: Doubleday.

Miller, G.E. (1994). School violence miniseries: Impressions and implications. School Psychology Review, 23(2), 151-164.

Monahan, C. (1993). Children and trauma: A parent's guide to helping children heal. New York: Lexington Books.

Morrow, G. (1987). The compassionate school: A practical guide to educating abused and traumatized children. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Pentice Hall.

Murphy, S.M. (1999). Guardians Ad Litem: The guardian angels of our children in domestic violence court. Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, 30(2), 281.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (September, 1993). Position statement on media violence in children's lives. Young Children, 18-21.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1999). Effective intervention in domestic violence and child maltreatment cases: Guidelines for policy and practice. Reno, NV: NCJFCJ.

NiCarthy, G. (1987). The ones who got away: Women who left abusive partners. Seattle, WA.: Seal Press.

O'Brien, M., Bahadur, M., Gee, C., Balton, K., & Erber, S. (1997). Child exposure to marital conflict and child coping responses as predictors of child adjustment. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 21, 39-59.

O'Connell Higgins, G. (1994). Resilient adults. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

O'Keefe, M. (1995). Predictors of child abuse in maritally violent families, 10(1), 3-25.

Osofsky, J.D. (1995). Children who witness domestic violence: The invisible victims. Society for Research in Child Development, 9 (3), 1-16.

Osofsky, J.D. (1996). When the helper is hurting. In J. Osofsky and E. Fenichel (Eds.), Islands of Safety Washington, DC : Zero to Three.

Osofsky, J.D. (1997). Children in a violent society. New York: Guilford Press.

Osofsky J.D. (2004). Young Children and Trauma. New York: Guilford Press

Overstreet, S. & Braun, S. (2000). Exposure to community violence and Post-traumatic stress disorders in a community sample of adolescents. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 70(2), 263-271.

Pearlman, L.A. & Saakvitne, K.W.(1995). Trauma and the therapist. New York: W.W. Norton.

Peled, E. & Davis, D. (1995). Groupwork with children of battered women. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Peled, E., Jaffe, P.G., Edelson, J.L., (Eds.) (1995). Ending the cycle of violence. London: Sage Publications.

Pepler, D. J., Catallo, R. & Moore, T. E. (2000). Consider the Children: Research Informing Interventions for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence. Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma, 3 (1), 37-57.

Perry, B. (1995). Childhood trauma, the neurobiology of adaptation, and ‘”use-dependent” development of the brain: How “states” become “traits”. Infant Mental Health Journal. 16(4). 271-291.

Perry, B (1997). Incubated in terror: Neurodevelopment factors in the "cycle of violence." In J.D. Osofsky (Ed.), Children in a violent society, pps.127-149. New York: Guilford Press.

Pfefferbaum, B. (1997). Post-traumatic stress disorder in children: A review of the past 10 years. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36(11), 1503-1511.

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Praver, F., R. DiGiuseppe, D. Pelcovitz, et al (2000). A preliminary study of a cartoon measure for children’s reactions to chronic trauma. Child Maltreatment. 5(3). 273-285.

Pynoos, R.S. (in press). Children exposed to catastrophic violence and disaster. In C.R. Pfeiffer(Ed.), Intense stress and mental disturbance in children. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Pynoos, R. S. & Eth, S. (Eds.) (1985). Post-traumatic stress disorder in children. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Press.

Pynoos, R.S. (1986). Witness to violence: The child interview. Journal of American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 25(3). 306-319.

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Rossman, B.B.R. (2000). Time heals all: How much and for whom? Journal of Emotional Abuse, 2(1), 31-50.

Saakvitne, K.W. & Pearlman, K.W. (1996). Transforming the pain. New York: W. W. Norton.

Sansone, R. A., Wiederman, M. W. & Sansone, L.A. (2001). Adult Somatic Preoccupation and Its Relationship to Childhood Trauma. Violence and Victims, 16, (1).

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Schechter, S. (1987). Guidelines for Mental Health Practitioners in Domestic Violence Cases. Washington, DC.: National Coalition against Domestic Violence.

Scheeringa, M.S., & Zeanah, C.H. (2001). A relational perspective on PTSD in early childhood. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 14(4), 799-815.

Scheeringa, M.S. (2003). New findings on alternative criteria for PTSD in preschool children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40(5), 561-570

Scheeringa, M.S. (2004). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. In R. DelCarmen-Wiggins & A. Carter (eds.), Handbook of infant, toddler, and preschool mental health assessment (pps. 377-397). New York: Oxford University Press.

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Shipman, K.L., Rossman, R., & West, J.C. (1999). Co-occurrence of spousal violence and child abuse: Conceptual implications. Child Maltreatment, 4(2), 93-103.

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Silverman, R.C. & A.F. Lieberman (1999). Negative maternal attributions, projective identification, and the intergenerational transmission of violent relational patterns. Psychoanalytic Dialogues. 9(2). 161-186.

Silvern, L., Karyl, J., & Landis, T.T. (1995). Individual psychotherapy for the traumatized children of abused women. In E. Peled, P.G. Jaffe, & J.L. Edelson, (Eds.). Ending the cycle of violence: Community responses to children of battered women, 43-76. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Press.

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Stephens, N., McDonald, R., & Jouriles, E.N. (2000). Helping children who reside at shelters for battered women: Lessons learned. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 3(1), 147-160.

Street, A.E. & I. Arias (2001). Psychological abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder in battered women: Examining the roles of shame and guilt. Violence and Victims. 16(1). 65-77.

Sudermann, M., Marshall, L., & Loosley, S.(2000). Evaluation of the London (Ontario) community group treatment programme for children who have witnessed woman abuse. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 3(1), 127-146.

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Van der Kolk, B.A. (1996). Traumatic stress. New York: Guilford Press.

Vargas, L.A. & Koss-Chioino, J.D., (Eds.). (1992). Working with culture: Psychotherapeutic interventions with ethnic minority children and adolescents. San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass.

Vostanis, P., V. Tischier, S. Cumells, & T. Bellerby (2001). Mental health problems and social supports among homeless mothers and children victims of domestic violence and community violence. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 47(4). 30-41.

Webb, N. (Ed.) (1991). Play therapy with children in crisis. New York: Guilford Press.

Weinreb, M.L. (1997). Be a resiliency mentor: You may be a lifesaver for a high-risk child. Young Children, 52(2), 14-21.

Weissbourd, R. (1996). The vulnerable child: What really hurts America's children and what we can do about it. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Werner, E.E. (1982). Vulnerable but not invincible: A longitudinal study of resilient children and youth. New York: McGraw Hill.

White, J. & Allers, C. (March/April, 1994). Play therapy with abused children: A review of the literature. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72(4), 390-394.

White, K.S., Bruce, S., Kliewer, W. (1998). Impact of exposure to community violence on anxiety: A longitudinal study of family social support as a protective factor for urban children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 7(2), 187.

Whitfield, C. & R.F. Anda, S.R. Dube &V.J. Felitti (2003). Violent childhood experiences and the risk of intimate partner violence in adults: Assessment in a large health maintenance organization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 18(8). 166-185.

Whitney, P.& Davis, L. (1999). Child abuse and domestic violence in Massachusetts: Can practice be integrated in a public child welfare setting? Child Maltreatment, 4(2), 158-166.

Wolfe, D.A. & Korsch, B. (1994). Witnessing domestic violence during childhood and adolescence: Implication for pediatric practice. Pediatrics, 94(4), 594-599.

Zeanah, C. & Scheeringa, M. (1997). The experience and effects of violence in infancy. In Children in a violent society, Joy D. Osofsky (Ed), 97-123. New York, NY.: Guilford Press.

Zero to Three (Ed.) (1994). Diagnostic Classification: 0-3 Diagnostic classification of mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early childhood: 0-3. Arlington, VA: Author

Ziegler, R.G. (1992). Homemade books to help kids cope. New York, NY: Magination Press.

Zink, T.M. & J. Jacobson (2003). Screening for intimate partner violence when children are present: The victim’s perspective. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 18(8). 872-889.

Zorza, J. (1995). How abused women cause the law to help protect their children. In E. Peled, J.P. Jaffe, & J.L. Edelson (Eds). Ending the cycle of violence: Community responses to children of battered women, 147-169. Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Sage Press.

Zuckerman, B., Augustine, M., & Groves, B., et al. (1995). Silent victims revisited: The special case of domestic violence. Pediatrics, 96(3), 511-513.

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Customized Bibliographies for Professionals

Attachment

Cichetti D & Toth S L (1997) Developmental Perspectives on Trauma: Theory, Research, and Intervention. Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology. Vol. 8. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.

Cohen, J.,&  Deblinger, E. (2003). Child and Parent Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment Manual. Unpublished Manuscript.

James, B. (1994). Handbook for treatment of attachment-trauma problems in children. New York: Simon.

Kagan, R. (2004). Rebuilding attachments with traumatized children: Healing from losses, violence, abuse, and neglect.. New York: Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press.

Lieberman, A. & Van Horn, P. (2004). Don’t hit my Mommy: A manual for child-parent psychotherapy with young witnesses of family violence. Washington, DC: Zero to Three.

Scheeringa, M.S., & Zeanah, C.H. (2001). A relational perspective on PTSD in early childhood. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 14(4), 799-815.

Silverman, R.C. & A.F. Lieberman (1999). Negative maternal attributions, projective identification, and the intergenerational transmission of violent relational patterns. Psychoanalytic Dialogues. 9(2). 161-186.

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Child Abuse/Domestic Violence

Apple, A.E. & Holden, G.W.(1998). The co-occurrence of spouse and physical child abuse: A review and appraisal. Journal of Family Psychology, 12(4), 578-599.

Edelson, J.L. (1999). The overlap between child maltreatment and women battering. Violence Against Women, 5(2), 134-154.

Lansdown, G.. (2000). Children's Rights and Domestic Violence. Child Abuse Review, 9, 416-426.

Lynch, M. & Cachets, D. (1998). An ecological-transactional analysis of children and contexts: The longitudinal interplay among child maltreatment, community violence and children's symptomatology. Development and Psychopathology, 10, 235-257.

McKay, M.M. (1994). The link between domestic violence and child abuse: Assessment and treatment considerations. Child Welfare League of America, LXXIII, 1, 29-39.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1999). Effective intervention in domestic violence and child maltreatment cases: Guidelines for policy and practice. Reno, NV: NCJFCJ.

O'Keefe, M. (1995). Predictors of child abuse in maritally violent families, 10(1), 3-25.

Orbach, Y., Lamb, M. E., Sternberg, K. J., Williams, J.M.G. & Dawud-Noursi, S. (2001). The effect of being a victim or witness of family violence on the retrieval of autobiographical memories. Child Abuse & Neglect, 25, 1427-1437.

Ross, S.M. (1996). Risk of physical abuse to children of spouse abusing parents. Child Abuse and Neglect, 20(7), 589-597.

Shipman, K.L., Ross-man, B.B.R., & West, J.C. (1999). Co-occurrence of spousal violence and child abuse: Conceptual implications. Child Maltreatment, 4(2), 93-103.

Whitfield, C. & R.F. Anda, S.R. Dube &V.J. Felitti (2003). Violent childhood experiences and the risk of intimate partner violence in adults: Assessment in a large health maintenance organization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 18(8). 166-185

Whitney, P.& Davis, L. (1999). Child abuse and domestic violence in Massachusetts: Can practice be integrated in a public child welfare setting? Child Maltreatment, 4(2), 158-166.

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Community Violence

Bell, C.C. & Jenkins, E.J. (1993). Community violence and children on Chicago's south side. Psychiatry, 56, 46-53.

Cooley-Quilee, Turner, M.R., & Beidel, D.C. (1995). Emotional impact of children's exposure to community violence: A preliminary study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34(10), 1362-1368.

Dubrow, N.F. & Garbarino, J. (1989). Living in the war zone: Mothers and young children in a public housing development. Child Welfare, 68(1), 3-20.

Garbarino, J. (1995) The American war zone: What children can tell us about living with violence. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 16(6), 431-435.

Garbarino, J. (1995). Raising children in a socially toxic environment. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Garbarino, J., Dubrow, N., Kostelny, K., Pardo, C. (1992). Children in danger. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Guterman, N. B. & Cameron, M. (1997). Assessing the impact of community violence on children and youths. Social Work, 42(5), 495.

Mazza, J.J., & Reynolds, W.M. (2000). Children and adolescents exposed to community violence: A mental health perspective for school psychologists. School Psychology Review, 29, 86-101.

Overstreet, S. & Braun, S. (2000). Exposure to community violence and Post-traumatic stress disorders in a community sample of adolescents. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 70(2), 263-271.

Pynoos, R.S. (in press). Children exposed to catastrophic violence and disaster. In C.R. Pfeiffer(Ed.), Intense stress and mental disturbance in children. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Schwab-Stone, M. et al (1999). No safe haven II: The effects of violence exposure on urban youth. Journal of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38(4), 359-367.

White, K.S., Bruce, S., Kliewer, W. (1998). Impact of exposure to community violence on anxiety: A longitudinal study of family social support as a protective factor for urban children. Journal of child and family studies, 7(2), 187.

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Community Violence/Domestic Violence

Augustyn, M., Parker, S., Groves, B.M., & Zuckerman, B. (August, 1995). Silent victims: Children who witness violence. Contemporary Pediatrics, 35-57.

Buckner, J.C., W.R. Beardslee & E.L. Bassuk (2004). Exposure to violence and low-income children’s mental health: Direct, moderated, and mediated relations. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 74(4). 413-423.

Groves, B.M. (1996). Growing up in a violent world; the impact of family and community violence on young children and their families. In Elizabeth Erwin(Ed), Putting children first; Visions for a brighter future for children, Boston, MA.: Brookes.

Groves, B.M. & Zuckerman, B. (1997). Interventions with parents and caregivers of children who are exposed to violence. In J. Osofsky (Eds.), Children in a violent society. New York: Guilford Press.

Groves, B.M., Zuckerman, B., Marans, S., Cohen, D. (January 13,1993). Silent victims: Children who witness violence. Journal of the American Medical Association, 269 (2), 262-264.

Margolin, G. & Gordis, E. B. (2000). The Effects of Family and Community Violence on Children. Annual Review of Psychology, pp.445.

Trickett, P.K. & Schellenbach, C. (1998). Violence against children in the family and the community. Washington: American Psychological Association.

Vostanis, P., V. Tischier, S. Cumells, & T. Bellerby (2001). Mental health problems and social supports among homeless mothers and children victims of domestic violence and community violence. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 47(4). 30-41.

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Domestic Violence

American Psychological Association (1996). Violence and the family. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Becker, K. B. & McCloskey, L. A. (2002). Attention and Conduct Problems in Children Exposed to Family Violence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 72 (1), 83-91.

Browne, A. (1992). Violence against women: Relevance for medical practitioners. Journal of American Medical Association, 267(23), 3184-3189.

Burman, S., & Allen-Meares, P. (1994). Neglected victims of murder: Children witness to parental homicide. Social Work, 39, 558-574.

Cardelli, A.P. (Ed.) (1997). Violence between intimate partners: Patterns, causes, and effects. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Carter, L. & Steverson, C. (1999). The future of children: Domestic violence and children, 9(3). Los Altos, CA: The David and Lucille Packard Foundation.

Cummings, E.M. (1994). Marital conflict and children's functioning. Social Development, 3, 16-36.

Douglas, K. S.& Dutton, D.G. (2001). Assessing the link between stalking and domestic violence. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 6, 519-546.

Dutton, D.G. & Kropp, P.R.(2000). A review of domestic violence risk instruments. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 1(2), 171-181.

Edelson, J.L. (1999). Children's witnessing of adult domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 14(8), 839-870.

Edelson, J.L. (2003). How children are involved in adult domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 18(8). 18-32.

Fantuzzo, J., DePaola, L., Lambert, L., & Martino, T. (1991). Effects of interpersonal violence on the psychological adjustment and competencies of young children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59(2), 258-265.

Feerick, M.M. & Haugaard, J.J. (1999). The long-term effects of witnessing marital violence for women: The contribution of early childhood physical and sexual abuse. Journal of Family Violence, 14(4), 377-398.

Freize, I. H. & Browne A. (1989) Violence in marriage, in L. Ohlin & M. Tonry, (Eds.). Family violence: Crime and justice, A review of the research, 163-218. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Ganley, A.L. & Schecter, S. (1996). Domestic violence: A national curriculum for children's protective services. San Francisco: Family Violence Prevention Fund.

Gelles, R.J. (1997). Intimate violence in families. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gleason, W.J. (1993). Mental disorders in battered women: An empirical study. Violence and Victims, 8(1), 53-68.

Groves, B.M. (1996). Children without refuge: Young witnesses to domestic violence. In J. Osofsky and E. Fenichel (Eds.), Islands of safety. Washington, DC : Zero to Three.

Groves B. M. (2002). Children who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project, Boston: Beacon Press.

Groves, B.M., Zuckerman, B., Marans, S., Cohen, D. (January 13,1993). Silent Victims: Children who witness violence.  Journal of the American Medical Association, 269 (2), 262-264.

Henning, K., Leitenberg, H., Coffey, P., Turner, T. & Bennett, R.T. (1996). Long-term psychological and social impact of witnessing physical conflict between parents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 11, 35-51.

Holden, G.W., Geffner, R.A., Jouriles, E.N. (1998). Children exposed to marital violence: Theory, research, and applied issues. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Jaffe, P.G., Wolfe, D.A. & Wilson, S.K. (1990). Children of battered women. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Jaffe, P.G., Baker, L.L, Cunningham, A.J. (2004). Protecting Children from domestic violence: Strategies for community intervention. New York: Guilford Press.

Jouriles, E. N., Spiller, L. C., Stephens, N., McDonald, R. & Swank, P. Variability in Adjustment of Children of Battered Women: The Role of Child Appraisals of Interparent Conflict.

Kashani, J.H. & Allan, W.D. (1998). The impact of family violence on children and adolescents. Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, 37.

Kilpatrick, K.l. & Williams, M. (1998). Potential mediators of post-traumatic stress disorder in child witnesses to domestic violence. Child Abuse and Neglect, 22, (4), 319-330.

Kilpatrick, K.L., Litt, M. & Williams, L.M. (1997). Post-traumatic stress disorder in child witness to domestic violence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67(4), 639-644.

Kitzman, K., N. Gaylord, A.R. Holt, & E.D. Kenny (2003). Child witness to domestic violence: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 71 (2). 339-352.

Kolbo, J.R., Blakrlly, E. & Enteman, D. (1996). Children who witness domestic violence: A review of empirical literature. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 11, 281-293.

McCloskey, L.A., Figueredo, A.J., & Koss, M.P. (1995). The effects of systemic family violence on children's mental health. Child Development, 66, 1239-1261.

McNeal, C. & Amato, P.(1998). Parents' marital violence: Long term consequences for children. Journal of Family Issues, 19(2), 123-139.

Massachusetts Department of Probation (1994). The tragedies of domestic violence: A qualitative analysis of civil restraining orders in Massachusetts. Boston, MA: Office of the Commissioner of Probation.

Mathias, J.L., Mertin, P., & Murray, A. (1996). The psychological functioning of children from backgrounds of domestic violence. Australian Psychologist, 30(1), 47-56.

NiCarthy, G. (1987). The ones who got away: Women who left abusive partners. Seattle, WA.: Seal Press.

O'Brien, M., Bahadur, M., Gee, C., Balton, K., & Erber, S. (1997). Child exposure to marital conflict and child coping responses as predictors of child adjustment. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 21, 39-59.

Osofsky, J.D. (1996). When the helper is hurting. In J. Osofsky and E. Fenichel (Eds.), Islands of Safety Washington, DC : Zero to Three.

Osofsky, J.D. (1995). Children who witness domestic violence: The invisible victims. Society for Research in Child Development, 9 (3), 1-16.

Rossman, B.B.R. (2000). Time heals all: How much and for whom? Journal of Emotional Abuse, 2(1), 31-50.

Schechter, S. (1987). Guidelines for mental health practitioners in domestic violence cases. Washington, DC: National Coalition against Domestic Violence.

Silverman, R.C. & A.F. Lieberman (1999). Negative maternal attributions, projective identification, and the intergenerational transmission of violent relational patterns. Psychoanalytic Dialogues. 9(2). 161-186.

Socolar, R. R.S. (2000). Domestic Violence and Children. A Review. NCMJ, 61, 5.

Street, A.E. & I. Arias (2001). Psychological abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder in battered women: Examining the roles of shame and guilt. Violence and Victims. 16(1). 65-77.

Wolfe, D.A. & Korsch, B. (1994). Witnessing domestic violence during childhood and adolescence: Implication for pediatric practice. Pediatrics , 94(4), 594-599.

Zuckerman, B., Augustyn, M., & Groves, B., et al. (1995). Silent victims revisited: The special case of domestic violence. Pediatrics, 96(3), 511-513.

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Educational and School Issues

Aspy, C. B., Oman, R. F., Vesely, S. K., McLeroy, K., Rodine, S., & Marshall, LaDonna.  Adolecent violence: The protective effects of youth assets.  Journal of Counseling & Development, 82(3), 268-276.

Craig, S. (1993). The educational needs of children living with violence. Phi Delta Kappan, 74(1), 4-13.

Cornell, D. G., & Sheras, P. L. (1998). Common errors in school crisis response: Learning from our mistakes. Psychology in the Schools, 35, 297-307.

Cummings, E.M. (1987). Coping with background anger in early childhood. Child Development, 58, 976-984.

Groves, B.M. & Mazur, S. (March, 1995). Shelter from the storm: Using the classroom to help children cope with violence. Beginnings, 47-49.

Howard, K. A., Flora, J., & Griffin, M. (1999).  Violence-prevention programs in schools:  State of the science and implications for future research.  Applied & Preventive Psychology, 8, 197-215. 

Jaycox, L. (2004).   CBITS: Cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in schools.  Sopris West Educaitonal Services. For order information: www.sopriswest.com

 

Kataoka, S. H., Stein, B. D., Jaycox, L. H., Wong, M., Escudero, P., Tu, W., Zaragoza, C., & Fink, A. (2003).  A school-based mental health program for traumatize Latino immigrant children.  Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(3), 311-318. 

 

Kearney, M. (1999). The role of teachers in helping children of domestic violence. Childhood Education, 75(5), 290.

Klingman, A. & Cohen, E. (2004).  School-based multisystemic interventions for mass trauma.  Kluwer: Hingham, MA

Kreidler, W. (1984). Creative conflict resolution: more than 200 activities for keeping peace in the classroom K-6. Glenview, IL: Good Year Books.

Mazza, J.J., & Reynolds, W.M. (2000). Children and adolescents exposed to community violence: A mental health perspective for school psychologists. School Psychology Review, 29, 86-101.

Morrow, G. (1987). The compassionate school: A practical guide to educating abused and traumatized children. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Pentice Hall.

Miller, G.E. (1994). School violence miniseries: Impressions and implications. School Psychology Review, 23(2), 151-164.

Moss, G., & Nichols, J. D. (2002, May 22). Reflective practitioner preparation: In the wake of 21st century terrorism. Current Issues in Education [On-line], 5 (3). Available: http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume5/number3/

Poland, S. (1994). The role of school crisis intervention teams to prevent and reduce school violence and trauma. School Psychology Review, 23(2), 175-189.

Soriano, M., Soriano, F.I., & Jimenez, E. (1994). School violence among culturally diverse populations: Sociocultural and institutional considerations. School Psychology Review, 23(2), 216-235.

Stein, B.D., L.H. Jaycox, S.H. Kataoka, et all (2003). A mental health intervention for schoolchildren exposed to violence: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 290(5). 603-611.

Sudermann, M., Jaffe, P., Schiek, E., et al., (1996). A school based anti-violence program. London, ON: London Family Court Clinic.

Scholastic Inc (n.d.) How to teach children about living in a world with violence. Retrieved January 10th 2005 at: http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachstrat/worldwithviolence.htm

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Fathering After Violence

Letiecq B. L., & S.A. Koblinsky (2003). African-American fathering of young children in violent neighborhoods: paternal protective strategies and their predictors. Fathering. 1(3). Pp. 215-238.

Silverstien, L.B. & C.F. Auerbach (1999). Deconstructing the essential father. American Psychologist. 54(6). 397-407.

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General

American Psychological Association (1993). Violence and youth: Psychology's response. Vol I.: Summary of the APA Commission on Youth and Violence. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Finklehor, D. & Dziuba-Leatherman, J. (1994). Victimization of children. American Psychologist, 49(3). 173-183.

Fish-Murray, C., Koby, E., & van der Kolk, B, (1987). Evolving ideas: The effect of abuse on children's thoughts. In B. van der Kolk (Ed.), Psychological trauma. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Garrity, C.B. & Baris, M.A. (1994). Caught in the middle. New York: Lexington Books.

Hutchison, I. W. (1999). The Effect of Children's Presence on Alcohol Use by Spouse Abusers and Their Victims. Family Relations, 48 (1), 57-65.

Kotlowitz, A.(1991). There are no children here. New York: Doubleday.

Lockwood, R. & Ascione, F.R. (Eds.)(1998). Cruelty to animals and interpersonal violence. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press.

Miedzian, M. (1991). Boys will be boys: Breaking the link between masculinity and violence. New York: Doubleday.

Osofsky, J.D. (1997). Children in a violent society. New York: Guilford Press.

Pearlman, L.A. & Saakvitne, K.W.(1995). Trauma and the therapist. New York: W.W. Norton.

Peled, E., Jaffe, P.G., Edelson, J.L., (Eds.) (1995). Ending the cycle of violence. London: Sage Publications.

Perry, B (1997). Incubated in terror: Neurodevelopmental factors in the "cycle of violence." In J.D. Osofsky (Ed.), Children in a violent society, pps.127-149. New York: Guilford Press.

Quidlan, A. (1998). Black and Blue. New York, N.Y.: Random House.

Saakvitne, K.W. & Pearlman, K.W. (1996). Transforming the pain. New York: W. W. Norton.

Schuler, M. E. & Nair, P. (2001). Witnessing Violence Among Inner-city Children of Substance-Abusing and Non-Substance-Abusing Women. Archives of Pediatric Adolesecent Medicine, 155, 342-346.

Vargas, L.A. & Koss-Chioino, J.D., (Eds.). (1992). Working with culture: Psychotherapeutic interventions with ethnic minority children and adolescents. San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass

Weissbourd, R. (1996). The vulnerable child: What really hurts America's children and what we can do about it. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Zeanah, C. & Scheeringa, M. (1997). The experience and effects of violence in infancy. In children in a violent society, Joy D. Osofsky (Ed), 97-123. New York, NY.: Guilford Press.

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Legal Issues

Geffner, R. & Pagelow, M. (1990). Meditation and child custody issues in abusive relationships. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 8, 151-159.

Jaffe, P.G.& Geffner, R. (1998). Child custody disputes and domestic violence: Critical issues for mental health, social services and legal professionals. In children exposed to marital violence, 371-408. G. Holden, R. Geffner & E. Jouriles (Eds). Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.

Lawton, E. & Groves, B.M.(2000). Responding to domestic violence in custody cases. ABA Child Law Practice, 18(12), 181-187.

Levin, A. & L.G. Mills (2003). Fighting for child custody when domestic violence is at issue: survey of state laws. Social Work. 48(4). 463-471.

Lieberman, A. & Van Horn, P. (1998). Attachment, trauma, and domestic violence: Implications for child custody. Child and Adolescents Psychiatry Clinics of North America, 7(2), 423-443.

Murphy, S.M. (1999). Guardians Ad Litem: The guardian angels of our children in domestic violence court. Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, 30(2), 281.

Reihing, K.M. (1999). Protecting victims of domestic violence and their children after divorce: The American Law Institute's model. Family and conciliation courts review, 37(3).

Zorza, J. (1995). How abused women cause the law to help protect their children. In E. Peled, J.P. Jaffe, & J.L. Edelson (Eds.). Ending the cycle of violence: Community responses to children of battered women,147-169. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Press.

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Parent Resources

Augustyn, M., Parker, S., Groves, B.M., & Zuckerman, B. (August, 1995). Silent victims: Children who witness violence. Contemporary Pediatrics, 35-57.

Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (1980). How to talk so kids will listen and how to listen so kids will talk. New York: Avon Books.

Monahan, C. (1993). Children and trauma: A parent's guide to helping children heal. New York: Lexington Books.

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Resilience

Anthony, E. & Cohler, B. (Eds.). (1987). The invulnerable child. New York: Guilford Press.

Bernard, B. (1992). Fostering resiliency in kids: Protective factors in the family, school, and community. Prevention Forum, 12(3), 2-16.

Bonanno, G.A. (2004). Loss, trauma, and human resilience: Have we underestimated the human capacity to thrive after extremely aversive events? American Psychologist. 59(1).

Brooks, R.B. (1994). Children at risk: Fostering resilience and hope. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 64(4), 545-553.

D’Imperio, R.F., E.F. Dubow & M.F. Ippolito (2000). Resilient and stress-affected adolescents in an urban setting. Journal of Clinical and Child Psychology. 29. pp 129-142.

Figley, C. R. (Ed.) (1995). Compassion fatigue. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Haggerty, R.J, Garmezy, N., Rutter, M. & Sherrod (Eds.) (1994). Stress, risk and resilience in children and adolescents: Process mechanisms and interventions. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Katz, M. (1997). On playing a poor hand well. New York: Norton.

Knitzer, J. (2000). Promoting resilience: Helping young children and parents affected by substance abuse, domestic violence, and depression in the context of welfare reform. New York: National Center for Children in Poverty.

Kolbo, J.R. (1996). Risk and resilience among children exposed to family violence. Violence and Victims, 11, 113-128.

Laux, D. (1997). Other gardens. Family Therapy Networker, 33-39.

Masten, A.S. (2001). Ordinary Magic: Resilience processes in development. American Psychologist.56. pp. 227-238.

O'Connell Higgins, G. (1994). Resilient adults. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Rak, C.F. & Patterson, LE (1996). Promoting resilience in at-risk children. Journal of Counseling and Development, 74, 368-373.

Weinreb, M.L. (1997). Be a resiliency mentor: You may be a lifesaver for a high-risk child. Young Children, 52(2), 14-21.

Werner, E.E. (1982). Vulnerable but not invincible: A longitudinal study of resilient children and youth. New York: McGraw Hill.

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Trauma

Armsworth, M.W. (1993). The effects of psychological trauma on children and adolescents. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72(1), 49-56.

Carlson, E.B. & Dalenberg, C.J. (2000). A conceptual framework for the impact of traumatic experiences. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse: A Review Journal, 1(1), 4-28.

Carrion, V. G., Weems, C. F., Ray, R. & Reiss, A. L. (2002). Toward an empirical definition of pediatric PTSD: The phenomenology of PTSD symptoms in youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41(2), 166 (8).

Cichetti D & Toth S L (1997) Developmental Perspectives on Trauma: Theory, Research, and Intervention. Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology. Vol. 8. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press

Cohen, J.A., et all (1998). Practice parameters for assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 37(10 Supplement). 4S-26S.

Cohen, J.,&  Deblinger, E. (2003). Child and Parent Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment Manual. Unpublished Manuscript.

Davidson, J. & Smith, R. (1990). Traumatic experiences in psychiatric outpatients. Journal of Traumatic Stress Studies, July, 1990, 3(3), 459-475.

Davidson J R & Connor K M (1999) Management of post traumatic stress disorder: Diagnostic and therapeutic issues. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 60 (suppl.), 33-38.

Eth, S. & Pynoos, R.S. (1985). Post-traumatic stress disorder in children. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Foa E B,, Davidson J. R.  & Frances A (Eds.) (1999). The expert consensus guideline series. Treatment of post traumatic stress disorder. The expert consensus panels for PTSD.  Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 60 (suppl. 16), 3-76)

Kilpatrick, K.L. & Williams, M. (1998). Potential mediators of post-traumatic stress disorder in child witnesses to domestic violence. Child Abuse and Neglect, 22, (4), 319-330.

Kilpatrick, K.L., Litt, M. & Williams, L.M. (1997). Post-traumatic stress disorder in child witness to domestic violence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67(4), 639-644.

Glodich, A.(1998). Traumatic exposure to violence: A comprehensive review of the child and adolescent literature. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 68(3), 321-336.

Herman, J.L.(1992). Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence from domestic abuse to political terror. New York: Basic.

James, B. (1994). Handbook for treatment of attachment-trauma problems in children. New York, N.Y.: Free Press.

James, B. (1989). Treating traumatized children. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

Kelly, F.D. (1999). The psychological assessment of abused and traumatized children. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Lovrin, M. (1999). Parental murder and suicide: Post-traumatic stress disorder in children. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 12(3).

Lyons, J.A. (1987). Post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: A review of the literature. In S. Chess and C. Thomas (Eds.), Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Development. New York: Brunner Mazel.

McCloskey, L. A. & Walker, M. (2000). Posttraumatic Stress in Children Exposed to Family Violence and Single-Event Trauma. Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, 39 (1).

Monahan, C. (1993). Children and Trauma: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children Heal. New York: Lexington Books.

Osofsky J.D. (2004). Young Children and Trauma. New York: Guilford Press

Perry, B. (1995). Childhood trauma, the neurobiology of adaptation, and ‘”use-dependent” development of the brain: How “states” become “traits”. Infant Mental Health Journal. 16(4). 271-291.

Perry, B. D. & Azad, I. (1999). Posttraumatic stress disorders in children and adolescents. Current Opinions in Pediatrics, 11, 310-316.

Peebles, M. S., C. D., Cook, C. A. & Zeanah, C. H. (2001). Toward Establishing Procedural, Criterion, and Disciminant Validity for PTSD in Early Childhood. Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, 40 (1).

Platman, S. R. (1999). Psychopharmacology and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 3, 195-199.Scheeringa,

Praver, F., R. DiGiuseppe, D. Pelcovitz, et al (2000). A preliminary study of a cartoon measure for children’s reactions to chronic trauma. Child Maltreatment. 5(3). 273-285.

Pynoos, R. S. & Eth, S. (Eds.) (1985). Post-traumatic stress disorder in children. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Press

Santer, J. &C. Franklin. (1998). Assessing post-traumatic stress disorder in children: Diagnostic and measurement strategies. Research in Social Work Practice. 8(3). 251-270.

Scheeringa, M.S. (2004). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. In R. DelCarmen-Wiggins & A. Carter (eds.), Handbook of infant, toddler, and preschool mental health assessment (pps. 377-397). New York: Oxford University Press.

Scheeringa, M.S. (2003). New findings on alternative criteria for PTSD in preschool children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40(5), 561-570

Silva, R. R., Alpert, M., Munoz, D. M., Singh, S., Matzner, F., & Dummit, S. (2000). Stress and Vulnerability to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157 (8), 1229-1235.

Silva, R. (Ed.) (2004)  Posttraumatic stress disorders in children and adolescents. New York: W.W. Norton

Street, A.E. & I. Arias (2001). Psychological abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder in battered women: Examining the roles of shame and guilt. Violence and Victims. 16(1). 65-77.

Terr, L. C. (1991). Childhood trauma: An outline and overview. American Journal of Psychiatry, 148, 10-20

Terr, L. (2001). Childhood posttraumatic stress disorder. In G. O. Gabbard (ed). Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders, 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.

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Treatment

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (1998). Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 37(10)  Supplement, 4S-26S.

Cohen, J.A., et all (1998). Practice parameters for assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 37(10 Supplement). 4S-26S.

Cohen, J.A., Deblinger, E., Mannarino, A.P., & deArellano, A. (2001). The importance of culture in treating abused and neglected children: An empirical view. Child Maltreatment, 6(2), 148-157.

Cohen, J.A. , Berliner, L., March, JS (2000). Treatment of children and adolescents. In E.B. Foa, T.M. Keane, & M.J. Friedman (Eds.),  Effective treatment for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. New York: Guilford.

Cohen, J.,&  Deblinger, E. (2003). Child and Parent Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment Manual. Unpublished Manuscript.

Eth, S. & Pynoos, R.S. (1986). Witness to violence: The child interview. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 25(3), 306-319.

Faller, K.C. (2003). Research and practice in child interviewing: Implications for children exposed to domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 18(4). 377-389.

Foa E B,, Davidson J. R.  & Frances A (Eds.) (1999). The expert consensus guideline series. Treatment of post traumatic stress disorder. The expert consensus panels for PTSD.  Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 60 (suppl. 16), 3-76)

Freeman, J. Epston, D. & Lobovits, D. (1997). Play approaches to serious problems. New York: Norton.

Gardner, R. (1991). Therapeutic communication with children: The mutual storytelling technique. New York: Science House.

Gil, E. (1991). The healing power of play. New York: Guilford Press.

Groves, B.M., Roberts, E. & Weinreb, M. (2000). Clinical intervention with children affected by domestic violence: A curriculum for mental health clinicians. Boston: Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center.

Iliffe, G. & Steed, L.G. (2000). Exploring the counselor's experience of working with perpetrators and survivors of domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 15(4), 393-412.

James, B. (1994). Handbook for treatment of attachment-trauma problems in children. New York: Simon.

James, B. (1989). Treating traumatized children. Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath.

Kagan, R. (2004). Rebuilding attachments with traumatized children: Healing from losses, violence, abuse, and neglect.. New York: Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press.

Lieberman, A. & Van Horn, P. (2004). Don’t hit my Mommy: A manual for child-parent psychotherapy with young witnesses of family violence. Washington, DC: Zero to Three.

Lieberman, A., Van Horn, P., & Grandison, D. (1998). Mental health assessment of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in a service program and a treatment outcome research program. Infant Mental Health, 18(2), 158-170.

Peled, E. & Davis, D. (1995). Groupwork with children of battered women. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Pepler, D.J., Catallo, R., & Moore, T.E. (2000). Consider the children: Research informing interventions for children exposed to violence. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 3(1), 37-58.

Praver, F., R. DiGiuseppe, D. Pelcovitz, et al (2000). A preliminary study of a cartoon measure for children’s reactions to chronic trauma. Child Maltreatment. 5(3). 273-285.

Pynoos, R.S. (1986). Witness to violence: The child interview. Journal of American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 25(3). 306-319.

Santer, J. &C. Franklin. (1998). Assessing post-traumatic stress disorder in children: Diagnostic and measurement strategies. Research in Social Work Practice. 8(3). 251-270.

Scheeringa, M.S. (2004). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. In R. DelCarmen-Wiggins & A. Carter (eds.), Handbook of infant, toddler, and preschool mental health assessment (pps. 377-397). New York: Oxford University Press

Scheeringa, M.S. (2003). New findings on alternative criteria for PTSD in preschool children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40(5), 561-570

Silvern, L., Karyl, J., & Landis, T.T. (1995). Individual psychotherapy for the traumatized children of abused women. In E. Peled, P.G. Jaffe, & J.L. Edelson, (Eds). Ending the cycle of violence: Community responses to children of battered women, 43-76. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Press.

Stein, B.D., L.H. Jaycox, S.H. Kataoka, et all (2003). A mental health intervention for schoolchildren exposed to violence: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 290(5). 603-611.

Stephens, N., McDonald, R., & Jouriles, E.N. (2000). Helping children who reside at shelters for battered women: Lessons learned. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 3(1), 147-160.

Sudermann, M., Marshall, L., & Loosley, S.(2000). Evaluation of the London (Ontario) community group treatment programme for children who have witnessed woman abuse. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 3(1), 127-146.

Terr, L. (2001). Childhood posttraumatic stress disorder. In G. O. Gabbard (ed). Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders, 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.

Webb, N. (Ed.) (1991). Play therapy with children in crisis. New York: Guilford Press.

White, J. & Allers, C. (March/April, 1994). Play therapy with abused children: A review of the literature. Journal of Counseling and Development, 72(4), 390-394.

Zero to Three (Ed.) (1994). Diagnostic Classification: 0-3 Diagnostic classification of mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early childhood: 0-3. Arlington, VA: Author

Ziegler, R.G. (1992). Homemade books to help kids cope. New York: Magination Press.

Zink, T.M. & J. Jacobson (2003). Screening for intimate partner violence when children are present: The victim’s perspective. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 18(8). 872-889.

Note: The information in the bibliography is for use as an educational resource only. Should you have mental health needs or concerns contact a mental health professional.

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Books for Young Children

Feelings-General

Avery, C.E. (1998) Everybody Has Feelings: Todos Tenemos Sentimientos: The Moods of Children. Gryphon House.

Emberley, E.E. (1997). Glad Monster, Sad Monster: A Book about Feelings. Little Brown & Company.

Freymann, S. (1999). How Are you Peeling? Foods with Moods. Scholastic Inc.

Canizares, S. (1999). Feelings. Scholastic Inc.

Curtis, J.L. (1998). Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day. Harper Collin.

Payne, L.M. (1994). Just Because I Am: A Child’s Book of Affirmations. Free Spirit Publishing.

Singleton, J. (1993). Sometimes I Feel Awful. Frank Scaffer Publications, Inc.

Seuss, Dr. (1996). My Many Colored Days. Alfred A Knopf, Inc.

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Feelings – Anger

Aaron, J. (1998) When I’m Angry. Golden Books.

Agassi, M. (2000). Hands Are Not for Hitting. Free Spirit Press.

Bang, M. (1999). When Sophie Gets Angry…. Really, Really Angry. The Blue Sky Press.

Berry, J. (1995). Let’s Talk About Feeling Angry. Scholastic, Inc.

Carlsson-Paige, N. (1998) Best Day of the Week. Redleaf Press.

Kroll, S. (2002). That Makes Me Mad!. North-South Books.

Mayer, M. (1999). I Was So Mad. Golden Books.

Moser, A. (1994). Don’t Rant and Rave on Wednesday. Landmark Editions, Inc.

Mundy, M. (1999). Mad Isn’t Bad. A Child’s Book About Anger. Abbey Press.

Schlessinger, L. (2000). But I Waaant It! Cliff St. Books.

Shannon, D. (1998). No! David. The Blue Sky Press.

Simon, N. (1974). I was so Mad! Albert Whitman & Co.

Sobel, M. (2000). The Penguin Who Lost her Cool- A Story about Controlling your Anger. Childswork/Childsplay.

Vail. R. (2002). Sometimes I’m Bombaloo. Scholastic Press.

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Feelings – Fears

Bright, P. (2004). Under My Bed. Good Books.

Cohen, M. (1990). The Real-Skin Rubber Monster Mask. Greenwillow Books.

Davis, K. (2000). Scared Stiff. Harcourt Books.

Emberly, E. (1992). Go Away Big, Green Monster! Little Brown & Co.

Henkes, K. (1996). Sheila Rae, The Brave. Greenwillow Books.

Henkes, K. (2000). Wemberly Worried. Greenwillow Books.

Meyer, M. (1968). There’s a Nightmare in my Closet. Dial Books for Young Readers.

Meyer, M. (1987). There’s an Alligator Under my Bed. Dial Books for Young Readers

 

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Feelings – Sadness & Grief

Brown, L. K. &  Brow, M.(1998) When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding DeathBoston & New York: The Atlantic Monthly

Bunting, E. The Happy Funeral. New York: Harper and Row.

Buscaglia, L. (1982). The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.

Clifton, L. (1988).  Everett Anderson's Goodbye. Reading Rainbow.

DePaolo, T. Nana upstairs, Nana Downstairs

Heegaard. M.E. (1992). When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief. Woodland Press MN

Hesse, Karen (1993). Poppy’s Chair. New York: Macmillan.

Hickman, M.W. (1984). Last Week My Brother Anthony Died. Abington Press.

Mellonie, B. & Ingpen, R. (1983). Lifetimes.  New York: Bantum Books.

Palmer. P. (1994). I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand--: A Child's Guide to Grief and Loss. Impact Publishers, Incorporated.

Parker, M. B. (2002). Jasper's Day. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

Rock L. (2004). When Goodbye Is Forever. Good Books.

Rogers, F. (1988). When a friend dies. New York: Putnam.

Romain. T. (1999).  What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Schwiebert P., & C. DeKlyen (1999). Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing after Loss. Perinatal Loss.

Shook-Hazen, B. (1985). Why Did Grandpa Die? Racine, WI: Western Publishing Co.

Tiffault, B. (1992). A Quilt for Elizabeth. Omaha, NE: Centering Corporation.

Thomas. P. (2001). I Miss You: A First Look at Death. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated.

Vigna, Judith (1991). Saying Goodbye to Daddy. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Co.

Voirst, J. (1971), The tenth best thing about Barney. New York:

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Community Violence

Cohn, J. (1994). Why did it happen? Helping young children cope with the experience of violence. Morrow Junior Books. (Preschool-Early Elementary)

Garbarino, J. (1993). Lets talk about living in a world with violence: An activity book for school age children. Chicago, IL: Erikson Institute. (Elementary level)

Lamb, N. and Children of Oklahoma City (1996). One April morning: Children remember the Oklahoma City bombing. Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard Books. (Older Preschool-Elementary Level)

Simonson, L. (1996). I hate Superman. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. (Older preschool-Elementary Level)

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Domestic Violence

Boyd, C.D., & F. Cooper (1999).  Daddy, Daddy, Be There. New York City: Philomel Books.

Davis, D. (1984). Something is wrong at my house: A book about parent's fighting. Seattle, WA: Parenting Press. (Preschool and Elementary level)

Deaton, W. (1998). I saw it happen. Almeda, CA: Hunter House, Inc.

Deaton, W. (1991). Living with my family. Almeda, CA: Hunter House, Inc.

Hochban, T. (1994). Hear my roar: A story of family violence. Toronto: Annick Press. (Elementary level)

Holmes, M. (2000). A Terrible Thing Happened. Magination Press.

Lee, I. & Sylvester, K. (1996). When mommy got hurt: A story for young children about domestic violence. Charlotte, NC: KIDSRIGHTS. (Preschool level)

Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women . A kid's workbook on family violence. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women

Paris, S. (1985). Mommy and Daddy are fighting. Seattle, WA: The Seal Press. (Preschool level)

Powell, E.S. (1991). Daisy. Minneapolis, MN: First Avenue Editions. (Elementary level)

Rogers, F. & Sharapan, H. (1992). I do and I don't. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Schor, H. (2002). A Place for Starr. Kidsrights.

Trotter, M. (1997). A safe place. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman and Co.

White, L. & Spencer, S. Take care of yourself. Ann Arbor, MI: Day Star Press. (Older preschool and Elementary)

Winn, C.M., & Walsh, D. (1996). Clover's Secret: Helping Kids Cope with Domestic Violence. Fairview Press.

Winston-Hillier, R. Some secrets are for sharing. Burlington, VT: Waterfront Books.

Note: Suggestions for other relevant articles and book not included here are welcome. Please submit information to sdurrani@bu.edu

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