Abuse Type
Any type of injury to a child that is not accidental and can cause serious harm.
What is Physical Abuse?
A child's injured appearance or a child's unusual behavior.
What are two signs of physical abuse?
There are four phases to this intervention.
What is CPC-CBT?
When one is afraid and has a natural tendency to fight or run in a situation.
What is the fight or flight response?
Created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise awareness for and provide information and resources for children experiencing trauma.
What is the NCTSN (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)?
The most common type of child maltreatment.
What is Physical Abuse?
Repetitive bruises, cuts, burns, welts, fractures, bite marks.
What are types of red flag injuries?
Where a transmitter and receiver system is used, and the parent/caregiver is coached in specific skills as he or she interacts in play with the child.
What is PCIT?
When a child thinks they are the cause of familial issues and deserve to be punished.
What is self-blame?
A place to call and get advise if child abuse is suspected.
What is CPS (Child Protective Services)?
An excuse used to physically injure a child.
What is punishment?
Unpleasant, shy, anxious, or afraid.
What are red flag behaviors?
Measurement system for caregiver parenting practices and distress/abuse potential.
What are conflict tactic scales?
Aggressive, "acting out," no fear of being hit.
What are behavioral problems of abused kids?
A short-term, strengths-based therapy program for children ages 3-17 and their parents (or caregivers) in families where parents engage in a continuum of coercive parenting strategies.
What is CPC-CBT (Combined Parent Child Cognitive-Behavioral Approach for Children and Families At-Risk for Child Physical Abuse)?
Becoming anxious, aggressive, or depressed due to physical abuse.
What is post-traumatic stress?
Shows little or no distress at being separated from parents or seems to be afraid of them.
What is a behavior associated to child abuse?
Measurement system for family functioning, especially levels of conflict and cohesion.
What is a family environment scale?
Insecurity, lack of trust, feelings of unworthiness.
What are traumatic stress reactions?
A trauma-informed, evidence-based treatment designed to improve the relationships between children and caregivers in families involved in arguments, frequent conflict, physical force/discipline, child physical abuse, or child behavior problems.
What is AF-CBT (Alternatives for Families– A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)?
There is knowledge of what the caregiver will do or when they will cause them to get violent.
What is a predictable pattern?
Other than injuries, a child is trying to conceal or hide marks on their body (i.e. wearing long sleeves).
What is an appearance hinting physical abuse?
Measurement system for children’s behavioral and emotional problems?
What is a Child Post-traumatic Stress Scale?
Physical injuries overtime leading to behavioral issues.
What are psychological problems?
An evidenced-based treatment model with highly specified, step-by-step, live coached sessions with both the parent/caregiver and the child.
What is PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy)?