NCJ Number
117611
Editor(s)
M S Samples
Date Published
1988
Length
150 pages
Annotation
This volume includes 16 papers focusing on efforts to address child abuse and neglect in American Indians, together with a list of speakers and participants at a May 1988 conference on the subject.
Abstract
Individual presentations discussed the signs and effects of different types of abuse and the dynamics of denial of abuse. Additional papers described the Parents Anonymous Native American Program in Maricopa County (Ariz.), the use of the traditional talking circle as a therapeutic model, a Wisconsin program for individuals and families, and a program providing networking and service coordination for high-risk families. Further papers focused on the role of schools and counselors in addressing the needs of children of alcoholics, the use of individual and group play therapy, prevention programs targeted to adolescent parents, and a New York program to build a working relationship between Indian tribes, the urban community, and the County child protective agency. Figures, forms, reference lists, and addresses of speakers and participants.