Evidence-Based Approaches for the Treatment of Maltreated Children

Anthony J. Urquiza, Ph.D. Dr. Anthony Urquiza is a clinical child psychologist and Director of the CAARE Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center. The CAARE Center provides psychological assessments and a range of mental health treatment services primarily for maltreated children. During the last decade, Dr. Urquiza's primary clinical research interests have focused on two areas, interventions to address child maltreatment, and the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices. He has been adapting Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) to families involved in child welfare systems (i.e., physically abusive families, foster families, adoptive families). In addition to his clinical service and research activities, Dr. Urquiza is Director of the PCIT Training Center, which has been involved in training more than 100 community mental health agencies throughout the United States and in several other countries. Susan Timmer, Ph.D. Susan G. Timmer, Ph.D., is a research scientist at the CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center, UC Davis Children’s Hospital, a faculty member of the Human Development Graduate Group, and clinical assistant professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on the effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in different populations of children and families and the effects of parent-child relationship processes and trauma on children’s mental health. Dr. Timmer has also been involved in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment dissemination at the PCIT Training Center.

• PART I. INTRODUCTION.- Chapter 1: A Brief History of Identifying Child Maltreatment; Nicole Hollis.- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Evidence-Based Practices; Lindsay A. Forte, Susan G. Timmer and Anthony J. Urquiza.- Chapter 3: Why we think we can make things better with Evidence Based Practices: Theoretical and Developmental Context; Susan G. Timmer.- PART II. INTERVENTIONS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS.- Chapter 4: Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: An Intervention for Parents at Risk of Maltreating Their Infants and Toddlers; Mary Dozier, E. B. Meade and Kristen Bernard.- Chapter 5: Child-Parent Psychotherapy with Infants and Very Young Children; Patricia Van Horn and Vilma Reyes.- PART III. INTERVENTIONS YOUNG CHILDREN.- Chapter 6: Incredible Yearsâ Parent and Child Programs for Maltreating Families; Carolyn Webster-Stratton.- Chapter 7: The Importance of Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention to the Prevention and Treatment of Child Maltreatment; Matthew R. Sanders and John A. Pickering.- Chapter 8: Parent Child Interaction Therapy for Maltreated Children; Anthony J. Urquiza and Susan G. Timmer.- Chapter 9: Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care For Preschoolers: A Program for Maltreated Children in the Child Welfare System; Kathryn S. Gilliam and Philip A. Fisher.- PART IV. INTERVENTIONS FOR MIDDLE CHILDHOOD.- Chapter 10: Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Anthony P. Mannarino, Judith A. Cohen and Esther Deblinger.- Chapter 11: Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: An Overview and Case Example; David J. Kolko, Heather Simonich and Anna Loiterstein.- PART V. INTERVENTIONS FOR ADOLESCENTS.- Chapter 12: MST-CAN: An Ecological Treatment for Families Experiencing Physical Abuse and Neglect; Cynthia Cupit Swenson and Cindy M. Schaeffer.- Chapter 13: Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Suicidal and Self-Harming Adolescents with Trauma Symptoms; Michele Berk, Janine Shelby, Claudia Avina and Keegan Tangeman.- PART VI. DISSEMINATINGEVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES.- Chapter 14: Taking it to the Street: Disseminating Evidence-Based Practices; Susan G. Timmer and Anthony J. Urquiza.- Chapter 15: The Bridge from Research to Practice- Just Leap across the Last Bit; Susan G. Timmer and Anthony J. Urquiza.

From the reviews: "This is an excellent discussion of evidence-based interventions for maltreated children from infancy through adolescence. It is easy to read and practical, written by experts in field. The book provides readers with useful information so they can make decisions about treatment for their clients." (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2014)