Evidence-based interventions are increasingly being required by third-party payers and an evidence-based orientation has come to define ethical practice. This compendium of short, how-to chapters focuses on the programs and interventions to prevent child maltreatment that have the best scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness. Interventions and programs discussed include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Multisystemic Therapy, Coping Cat, and many more. Busy practitioners will appreciate this book's implementation of evidence-based practices by providing the practical and "e;what now"e; rather than using the typical academic approach.

Allen Rubin, Ph.D. is the Kantambu Latting College Professorship for Leadership and Change at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. He is the author of a number of best-selling titles in social work research and the past president of the Society for Social Work and Research. He has served as the a consulting editor for seven professional journals and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

"This volume represents an important step in the diffusion of evidence-based practices and programs to child welfare stakeholders. Dr. Rubin is commended for compiling a comprehensive collection, with chapters authored by many leading treatment developers and researchers, of those interventions and programs that have demonstrated effectiveness or are among the most promising in the field."
Scott Henggeler, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesDirector, Family Services Research CenterMedical University of South Carolina

"At long last, a welcome and timely resource is available that identifies effective evidence-based intervention programs for at-risk and abusing and neglecting families. This book should become a standard reference and resource for students, agency administrators, child welfare practitioners, therapists, and mental health professionals."
Alberta J. Ellett, PhD, Director and Principal Investigator, Child Welfare Education Program, School of Social Work, University of Georgia

Evidence-based programs and interventions for abused children and at-risk families

Part of the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series, Programs and Interventions for Maltreated Children and Families at Risk provides busy mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by the latest scientific evidence.

This thorough yet practical volume draws on a roster of experts and researchers in the field whose state-of-the-art knowledge has been assembled into this well-rounded guide. Each chapter serves as a practitioner-focused how-to reference and covers interventions that have the best empirical support for the treatment of maltreated children, including:

• The Incredible Years (IY)

• Child-Parent Psychotherapy

• Triple P System of Intervention

• Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC)

• Coping Cat

• Coping Power Program

• Project Support

• 1-2-3 Magic

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Easy-to-use and accessible in tone, Programs and Interventions for Maltreated Children and Families at Risk is indispensable for practitioners who would like to implement evidence-based, culturally competent, effective interventions in their care of maltreated children and at-risk families.

Also in the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series
Treatment of Depression in Adolescents and Adults
Treatment of Traumatized Adults and Children
Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia
Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults

Series Introduction xiii

Preface xv

Acknowledgements xvii

About the Editor xix

About the Contributors xxi

Part I Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Introduction: Overview of Child Welfare Services and Empirical Support 3
Allen Rubin

Part II Programs for Treating Parents and Children Referred to Child Protective Services (Cps) 9

Chapter 2 The Incredible Years: Evidence-Based Parenting and Child Programs for Families Involved in the Child Welfare System 11
Carolyn Webster-Stratton and M. Jamila Reid

Chapter 3 Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect 31
Cynthia Cupit Swenson and Cindy M. Schaeffer

Chapter 4 Implementing Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) 43
Rena Gold and Cynthia V. Healey

Part III Interventions for Maltreated Children and Their Parents Who May Be in Or Out of the Cps System 59

Chapter 5 Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Implementing and Sustaining a Treatment Program for Families of Young Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders 61
Larissa N. Niec, Sheila Eyberg, and Rhea M. Chase

Chapter 6 The Coping Power Program: Child Welfare Applications 71
John E. Lochman, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, Nicole P. Powell, Rachel E. Baden, Sara L. Stromeyer, and Jessica A. Minney

7 Coping Cat: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Anxiety Disorders 91
Shannon E. Hourigan, Cara A. Settipani, Michael A. Southam-Gerow, and Philip C. Kendall

8 The Theraplay Treatment Program: Description and Implementation of Attachment-Based Play for Children and Caregivers 105
Dafna Lender, Phyllis B. Booth, and Sandra Lindaman

Part IV Trauma-focused Interventions 121

Chapter 9 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children 123
Allen Rubin

Chapter 10 EMDR for the Treatment of Children in the Child Welfare System Who Have Been Traumatized by Abuse and Neglect 141
Robbie Adler-Tapia

Part V Interventions for Parents or Children with Intimate Partner Violence Involvement 161

Chapter 11 Project Support: Reducing Conduct Problems of Children in Violent Families 163
Laura Minze, Renee McDonald, and Ernest N. Jouriles

Chapter 12 Dissemination and Implementation of Child-Parent Psychotherapy: Collaboration with Community Programs 177
Miriam Hernandez Dimmler, Lisa Gutiérrez Wang, Patricia Van Horn, and Alicia F. Lieberman

Part VI Interventions for Substance-abusing Parents 191

Chapter 13 Global Goals and Specific Skills: Integrating Motivational Interviewing Into Child Welfare Practice 193
Melinda Hohman and Bill James

Chapter 14 Maternal Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Effective Case Management with High-Risk Mothers and Their Children 207
Therese Grant

Part VII Other Programs for Cps and other High-risk Parents 223

Chapter 15 The HOMEBUILDERS®Model of Intensive Family-Preservation Services 225
Charlotte L. Booth and Shelley E. Leavitt

Chapter 16 Using 123 Magic in Child Welfare 243
Thomas W. Phelan

Chapter 17 SafeCare: Application of an Evidence-Based Program to Prevent Child Maltreatment 259
Anna Edwards-Gaura, Daniel J. Whitaker, John R. Lutzker, Shannon Self-Brown, and Ericka Lewis

Chapter 18 Parenting Wisely: Enhancing Wise Practice for Service Providers 273
Robert E. Pushak and Donald A. Gordon

Chapter 19 The Nurturing Parenting Programs: Preventing and Treating Child Abuse and Neglect 285
Stephen J. Bavolek and Rhenda Hotard Hodnett

Part VIII An Evidence-based…