Assessment and Treatment of Children Who Abuse Animals

• Context: Animal Abuse and Family Violence.- The Prevalence of Juvenile Animal Abuse.- Changing Attitudes Toward Animal Abuse. Theory: Attachment Theory.- Cognitive Behaviorism and Trauma-informed Narrative.- Psychodynamic Theory.- Assessment.- Diagnostic Categories Associated with Children Who Commit Animal Abuse.- Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders.- Attachment Difficulties. Treatment.- Processing Therapist Reactions.- Joining the Client.- Framing the Therapy.- Animal-assisted Therapy.- Empathy.- Clinical Cases.- Empathy Development: Psychosocial Emotional Exercises.- Puppet Role-play.- Self-Management.- Working with Parents Behavior-Based Parent Training Tools.- Behavioral Techniques Used for.- Treating Aggressive Youth.- Relationships and Family Processes.- Building the Therapeutic Alliance.​

From the reviews: "The Assessment and Treatment of Children Who Abuse Animals: The AniCare Child Approach is a slim volume most appropriate for mental health professionals working with children and families in private and institutional settings. It can also inform law enforcement and educational professionals about the nature and causes of animal abuse in children. ... The theoretical sections are helpful for graduate students or new professionals who are not familiar with children exhibiting these behaviors." (Tasha R. Howe, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 59 (21), 2014)