Abuse-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Physical Abuse

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You are in section: Table of Contents 1. What Makes AF-CBT Unique 2. Key Components 3. Target Population 4. Effectiveness of AF-CBT 5. What to Look for in a Therapist 6. Conclusion 7. Resources for More Information

7. Resources for More Information

References for AF-CBT

Azar, S. T. (1997). A cognitive behavioral approach to understanding and treating parents who physically abuse their children. In D. A. Wolfe, R. J. McMahon, & R. D. Peters (Eds.), Child abuse: New directions in prevention and treatment across the lifespan (pp. 79-101). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Brown, E. J., & Kolko, D. J. (1999). Child victim's attributions about being physically abused: An examination of factors associated with symptom severity. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 27, 311-322.

Chadwick Center. (2004). Closing the quality chasm in child abuse treatment: Identifying and disseminating best practices. San Diego, CA: Author.

Chaffin, M., & Hanson, R. F. (2000). Treatment of multiply traumatized abused children. In R. M. Reece (Ed.), Treatment of child abuse: Common ground for mental health, medical, and legal practitioners (pp. 271-288). Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Chalk, R., & King, P. (1998). Assessing family violence interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 289-292.

Kolko, D.J. (2004). Individual child and parent physical abuse-focused cognitive-behavioral treatment. In B. E. Saunders, L. Berliner, & R. F. Hanson (Eds.), Child physical and sexual abuse: Guidelines for treatment (pp. 43-44). Charleston, SC: National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center.

Kolko, D. J. (2002). Child physical abuse. In J. E. B. Myers, L. Berliner, J. Briere, C. T. Hendrix, C. Jenny, & T. Reid (Eds.), APSAC handbook of child maltreatment (2nd ed., pp. 21-54). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kolko, D. J. (1996a). Individual cognitive-behavioral treatment and family therapy for physically abused children and their offending parents: A comparison of clinical outcomes. Child Maltreatment: Journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 1, 322-342.

Kolko, D. J. (1996b). Clinical monitoring of treatment course in child physical abuse: Psychometric characteristics and treatment comparisons. Child Abuse & Neglect, 20(1), 23-43.

Kolko, D. J., & Swenson, C. C. (2002). Assessing and treating physically abused children and their families: A cognitive behavioral approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Mammen, O. K., Kolko, D. J., & Pilkonis, P.A. (2002). Negative affect and parental aggression in child physical abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 26, 407-424.

Mammen, O.K., Kolko, D.J., and Pilkonis, P.A. (2003). Parental cognitions and satisfaction: relationship to aggressive parental behavior in child physical abuse. Child Maltreatment, 8, 288-301.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (n.d.). Abuse-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for child physical abuse. Los Angeles, CA: Author. Retrieved August 2007 from www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/promising_practices/AF-CBT_fact_sheet_3-20-07.pdf (PDF - 53 KB)

Swenson, C. C., & Kolko, D. J. (2000). Long-term management of the developmental consequences of child physical abuse. In R. M. Reece (Ed.), Treatment of child abuse: Common ground for mental health, medical, and legal practitioners (pp. 135-154). Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Training and Consultation Resources

David J. Kolko, Ph.D.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
541 Bellefield Towers
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412.246.5888
kolkodj@upmc.edu
Website: www.pitt.edu/~kolko

Clinicians are encouraged to read the following book:
Kolko, D. J., & Swenson, C. C. (2002). Assessing and treating physically abused children and their families: A cognitive behavioral approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (Available from www.sagepub.com)

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