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Parenting after trauma: Supporting parents and caregivers in the treatment of children impacted by violence

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Appleyard, K; Osofsky, JD
Published in: Infant Mental Health Journal
December 1, 2003

The deleterious impact of trauma on parents and their capacity to parent their children seems well recognized in the clinical community, although not sufficiently studied empirically. The purposes of this article are to present an overview of current knowledge about trauma and parenting, to provide an illustrative clinical case study, and to offer recommendations for systemic treatment modalities, multidisciplinary program design, and empirical evaluation. The preponderance of evidence from both the available literature and clinical observations indicates the crucial need for caregiver support in families who have experienced violence. The case study provides an exemplar of the overlapping and interrelated clinical needs of families experiencing trauma. The authors conclude that future empirical study should focus on delineating the processes through which parent functioning following trauma affects children, as well as establishing the effectiveness of treatment and the links between improvement in parent mental health and subsequent enhanced functioning in children. © 2003 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health.

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Infant Mental Health Journal

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EISSN

1097-0355

ISSN

0163-9641

Publication Date

December 1, 2003

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

111 / 125

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Appleyard, K., & Osofsky, J. D. (2003). Parenting after trauma: Supporting parents and caregivers in the treatment of children impacted by violence. Infant Mental Health Journal, 24(2), 111–125. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.10050
Appleyard, K., and J. D. Osofsky. “Parenting after trauma: Supporting parents and caregivers in the treatment of children impacted by violence.” Infant Mental Health Journal 24, no. 2 (December 1, 2003): 111–25. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.10050.
Appleyard K, Osofsky JD. Parenting after trauma: Supporting parents and caregivers in the treatment of children impacted by violence. Infant Mental Health Journal. 2003 Dec 1;24(2):111–25.
Appleyard, K., and J. D. Osofsky. “Parenting after trauma: Supporting parents and caregivers in the treatment of children impacted by violence.” Infant Mental Health Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, Dec. 2003, pp. 111–25. Scopus, doi:10.1002/imhj.10050.
Appleyard K, Osofsky JD. Parenting after trauma: Supporting parents and caregivers in the treatment of children impacted by violence. Infant Mental Health Journal. 2003 Dec 1;24(2):111–125.
Journal cover image

Published In

Infant Mental Health Journal

DOI

EISSN

1097-0355

ISSN

0163-9641

Publication Date

December 1, 2003

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

111 / 125

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology