Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention Advance Access originally published online on September 17, 2007
Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 2007 7(4):322-344; doi:10.1093/brief-treatment/mhm019
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A Critical Review of Quantitative Analyses of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Lessons for Practice and Research
From the School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin
Contact author: Amy Chanmugam, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, D3500, Austin TX 78712. E-mail: achanmugam{at}mail.utexas.edu.
Increased recognition of the unique needs of children exposed to domestic violence (CEDV) is evidenced by the evolving knowledge base on this issue. The breadth of quantitative research that exists has laid a foundation upon which to build effective time-limited intervention strategies. Still, intervention research in this area has yet to move toward advanced practice models. Definitional and methodological limitations have also impeded knowledge advancement. This paper uses a novel approach to critically review 5 quantitative meta- and mega-analyses on the effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence. Research and practice implications derived from these quantitative analyses that may assist child welfare professionals, domestic violence advocates, and researchers interested in providing effective intervention and services to CEDV are discussed.
KEY WORDS: children, domestic violence, child abuse, maltreatment, critical review