Empirically Based Interventions Targeting Social Problems

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Social Problems: A Cost-Effective Psychosocial Prevention Paradigm -- Prevention Versus Remediation -- Need for Prevention Programs -- Examples of Incidence and Cost of Social Problems -- Child Abuse -- Educational Outcomes -- Violence in Schools -- Teenage Sexuality -- HIV/AIDS -- Drug Abuse -- Crime -- Urban Decline and Family Homelessness -- Unemployment -- Marital Conflict -- Race -- Retirement -- Hospice -- References -- Chapter 2: Child Maltreatment -- Overview -- Incidence -- Definition of Child Abuse and Neglect -- Objectives of Risk Assessment -- Risk Factors -- Assessment Methods -- Structured Clinical Interviews -- Computerized Assessment Methods -- Self-Report Methods -- Observation Methods -- Rating Scales -- Physiological Methods -- Family Strengths -- Effective Social Work Interventions -- CPS Intervention with Modern Views -- Child-Focused Interventions -- Parent-Focused Interventions -- Parent Training -- Evaluation of Parenting Interventions -- Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions -- Ecological, Family-Centered Perspective -- Ecobehavioral Interventions (Project 12 Ways) -- Social Network Interventions -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Educationally Disadvantaged Children -- Overview -- Dropping Out of School -- Risk Factors -- Underachievers -- Poverty -- Teen Pregnancy -- Juvenile Violence -- Truancy -- Substance Abuse -- Effective Interventions -- Poverty -- Teen Pregnancy -- Juvenile Violence -- Truancy -- Substance Abuse -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Violence in Schools -- Overview -- Trends -- Bullying -- Physical Aggression -- Minority Youth Violence -- Violence Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning Youth -- Juvenile Gangs -- Gun Violence -- Substance Use -- Assessment -- School-Based Interventions.