MFT-6113: Assessing and Treating Family Violence

Kisiel, C., Fehrenbach, T., Conradi, L., & Weil, L. (2021). Selecting and integrating trauma-informed assessment tools for children and adolescents. In Trauma-informed assessment with children and adolescents: Strategies to support clinicians. (pp. 85–106). American Psychological Association.

Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2014). Child maltreatment: Facts at a glance.
Fact sheet on child maltreatment statistics compiled by the U.S. government.

Lawson, D. M. (2013).Family violence: Explanations and evidence-based clinical practice (pp. 31-50).
You will read Chapter 3 of this resource on cultural competence in assessing and treating family violence and child maltreatment.

Wherry, J. N. (2014). The role of assessment in evidence-based treatment with trauma-exposed children. In B. Allen & M. Kronenberg (Eds.), Treating traumatized children: A casebook of evidence-based therapies (pp. 26-41). Guilford Publications.
This resource discusses multiple tools and strategies for assessing children exposed to trauma and their contexts.

Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2019). What is child abuse and neglect? Recognizing the signs and symptoms.
This resource provides a legal definition for child abuse and neglect as well as a summary for each of the main types of child maltreatment. Additionally, it reviews the signs children may display that indicate they are experiencing these types of maltreatment. Understanding these signs can help therapists determine if a mandated report to CPS is warranted.