Is treatment too late: What ten years of evaluative research tell us

Utilising Group Work in the Implementation of Family Preservation Services: Views of Child Protection Social Workers

“…According to Marziali et al (2006), another point of note is that much of the research on family preservation services is conducted in the United Kingdom and the United States of America (Midgley, 1995;O'Reilly et al, 2009). Furthermore, most research into the effectiveness of group work during familycentred interventions in cases of child abuse and neglect was published in the 1980s and 1990s (Cohn & Daro, 1987). South African research on the utilisation of group work in family preservation services is limited.…”

Should Sex Offenders be Treated?

“…Therapists can over-estimate their usefulness. For example, as many as 30% of parents being treated for physically abusing their children, continued to maltreat their child, apparently unknown to their therapists [16].…”

Child maltreatment assessment and recidivism : a study of Kentucky child protective services.

“…The most frequently mentioned source of dissatisfaction came from disagreement with workers' approaches to treatment (Magura and Moses, 1984). Cohn and Daro (1987) period (1974-1987), and costing over $4 million dollars, disturbingly, at least onethird of parents maltreated their children while still involved in treatment and over one-half were judged likely to mistreat their children following termination. Cohn and Daro (1987) suggested that successful intervention with maltreating families requires a comprehensive package of services that address both the interpersonal and concrete needs of all family members.…”

“…Cohn and Daro (1987) period (1974-1987), and costing over $4 million dollars, disturbingly, at least onethird of parents maltreated their children while still involved in treatment and over one-half were judged likely to mistreat their children following termination. Cohn and Daro (1987) suggested that successful intervention with maltreating families requires a comprehensive package of services that address both the interpersonal and concrete needs of all family members. Christensen, Todahl, and Barrett (1999) Rapp and Poertner (1988) declared, "failure to monitor client outcomes substantially and then use those data to improve operations is tantamount to managerial irresponsibility, incompetence, and unethical conduct" (p. 35).…”

“…The effectiveness of interventions utilized with abusive and neglectful families has been questioned; however, data available on child maltreatment interventions does support the usefulness of specific interventions with maltreating parents (Seck & Jones, 1973;Cohn & Daro, 1987;Cohn & DeGraaf, 1982;Magura, 1982;Magura & Moses, 1980;Magura & Moses, 1984;Shireman, Grossnickle, Hinsey, & White, 1990;Wood, 1978}. Giovanni (1982 (Briar, 1968(Briar, , 1973Fischer, 1973aFischer, , & 1973b, although Briar did qualify his finding by stating that ineffective casework was indicative of the caseworker performing psychosocial therapy.…”