Children who Have Witnessed Community Homicide: Incorporating Risk and Resilience in Clinical Work
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
- Vol. 81 (4) , 402-411
- https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.1083
Abstract
New research and theory on developmental risk and resiliency in childhood are presented and are applied to clinical practice with children who have witnessed violence. This material expands the mental-health services with this population by contextualizing the phenomenon and incorporating a strengths perspective in clinical interventions.Keywords
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