Loosening the Soil of Their Thinking: A Theoretical Integration for Contracting with Low-Income Single Mothers to Stop Physical Aggression Toward Their Children

Clinical social work with low-income single mothers at-risk for physical abuse of their children traverses multiple theoretical perspectives for viewing causality and intervention in order to prevent future abuse. Cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic approaches have figured prominently in the disc...

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Published in:Child & adolescent social work journal 2009-02, Vol.26 (1), p.39-48
Main Author: Tempel, Lorraine R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Welfare
Clinical Psychology
Empathy
Females
Interviews
Low Income
Low Income Groups
Mothers
One Parent Family
Parents
Personality and Social Psychology
Psychology
Resistance (Psychology)
Risk
Single Mothers
Single parents
Social Work
Social workers
Sociology
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Summary:Clinical social work with low-income single mothers at-risk for physical abuse of their children traverses multiple theoretical perspectives for viewing causality and intervention in order to prevent future abuse. Cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic approaches have figured prominently in the discourse but are often considered as opposing viewpoints. In this paper, narrative excerpts from a study about social workers’ experiences in developing working alliances with these women are used to suggest an integrative theoretical viewpoint for contracting with them to refrain from hitting their children.
ISSN:0738-0151
1573-2797
DOI:10.1007/s10560-008-0161-x