Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research and Practice: Advances in Detection, Causal Estimation, and Intervention

ISBN-13: 9783031337383 / Angielski

Chad E. Shenk

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This book examines the latest methodological advancements in child maltreatment research and practice. It addresses long-standing challenges when working with and serving the child maltreatment population, while offering pragmatic solutions for scientists, caseworkers, and providers. Chapters explore methodological innovations in such areas as screening and detecting child maltreatment, collecting objective data in longitudinal research, causal modeling of adverse health effects, and advancements in both preventive and clinical interventions. Key areas of coverage include methods for: Screening for child maltreatment at the point of contact. Reducing bias and promoting causal inference when examining health effects and etiological processes. Promoting representative samples, objective data collection, and integration of child welfare and medical records to enhance equitable access to care. Intervening with children and families at risk for and exposed to maltreatment. Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research and Practice is a must-have reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals in developmental, clinical child, and school psychology.

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PART I: INNOVATIVE METHODS IN RESEARCH 

Prospective Versus Retrospective Measures of Child Maltreatment and Their Relationships with Health 

Oonagh Coleman, MSc. & Jessie R. Baldwin, Ph.D.

Addressing Contamination Bias in Child Maltreatment Research: Innovative Methods for Enhancing the Accuracy of Causal Estimates

Chad E. Shenk, Ph.D., Anneke E. Olson, M.S., Emily Dunning, B.A., Kenneth A. Shores, Ph.D., Nilam Ram, Ph.D., Zachary F. Fisher, Ph.D., John F. Felt, Ph.D., & Ulziimaa Chimed-Ochir, M.S.

Applying Innovative Methods to Advance the Study of Youth At-risk for Internet-initiated Victimization 

Jennie G. Noll, Ph.D. & Margolit Roitman 

Understanding Variation in Health Risks across Development and Child Welfare Involvement for Youth in Foster Care 

Sarah J. Beal, Ph.D., Katie Nause, B.S., Elizabeth Hamik, B.S., Jacqueline Unkrich, M.S.W.,  Mary V. Greiner, M.D., M.S.

Methods for Studying Mediating Mechanisms in Developmental and Intervention Studies of Child Maltreatment 

Sophia J. Lamp, M.A., Diana Alvarez-Bartolo, M.A., Linda J. Luecken, Ph.D., & David P. MacKinnon, Ph.D.

Applying the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to the Prevention of Child Maltreatment: A Vision for Future Multicomponent Interventions 

Kate Guastaferro, Ph.D., M.P.H.

PART II: INNOVATIVE METHODS IN PRACTICE 

Reducing “Missed” Cases of Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma: From Index Case to Clinical Trial

Kent P. Hymel, M.D.

Reminiscing and Emotion Training: A Relational Intervention Approach for Preschool-Aged Children with a History of Child Maltreatment and Their Mothers 

Kristin Valentino, Ph.D., Brigid Behrens, M.A., Kreila Cote M.A., Katherine Edler, M.A., & Karen Jacques, M.A.

Leveraging Emotion Socialization Research: Innovative Prevention and Treatment  Programming for Vulnerable Families 

Anne Shaffer, Ph.D., Miriam Zegarac, M.S., & Claire Aarnio-Peterson, Ph.D.

A Trauma-Informed Approach to the Unified Protocol for Children with Exposure to Child Maltreatment 

Rinatte Gruen, M.S., David Lindenbach, Ph.D., Paul Arnold, M.D., Ph.D., Jill Ehrenreich-May, Ph.D., & Gina Dimitropoulos, Ph.D.

HEAL PA: The Movement to Make Pennsylvania a Trauma-Informed and Healing-Centered State 

Dan Jurman, D.Min.

Northampton County: Pursuing Better Child Welfare Outcomes with a Decision Aid Tool to Support Caseworkers 

Susan Wandalowski, M.S.Ed. & Rhema Vaithianathan, Ph.D.

The Child Maltreatment T32 Training Program at Penn State: Innovation for Creating the Next Generation of Scholars in Child Maltreatment Science 

Yo Jackson, Ph.D., Jennie G. Noll, Ph.D., Chad E. Shenk, Ph.D., Christian M. Connell, Ph.D., Erika Lunkenheimer, Ph.D., & Hannah M.C. Schreier, Ph.D.

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Chad Shenk, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Human Development & Family Studies and Pediatrics at Penn State. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist with specialty training in trauma exposure and pediatric psychology who actively sees patients exposed to child maltreatment through Penn State’s Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Shenk’s basic science research is centered on improving methods for causal estimation and target identification in prospective cohort studies of child trauma and adverse health across the lifespan. This work identifies biomarkers and mechanisms of various health conditions in the child trauma population using a multiple levels of analysis approach (e.g., biological, behavioral, environmental). His clinical trials and translational research therefore centers on the optimization of behavioral interventions applied following exposure to child trauma by engaging identified targets and mechanisms to treat psychiatric outcomes more effectively.