Abstract
Animal abuse is similar to treatments for fire-setting, sexual misconduct, and substance abuse, in that the therapist will directly address the client’s behavior—in this case cruelty to animals—in an explicit and direct way. When behaviors are aggressive, violent, antisocial, and dangerous to people and animals, an active therapeutic stance is recommended. In these cases, the therapist explicitly addresses the maladaptive behaviors and works with the client to replace these behaviors with more adaptive responses.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
Excerpts from “Animal Abuse and Developmental Psychopathology, Part IV (c) Case Study” by Ascione et al. (2000), reproduced by permission of the publisher.
- 2.
These exercises were adapted from Cunningham and MacFarlane (1996).
- 3.
From: Kazdin (1996, p. 383). Copyright © 1996 by the American Psychological Association. Reprinted with permission.
- 4.
Adapted from Lynne Namka, I Stop My Bully Behavior Kit (www.angriesout.com/catalog/p6.html/).
- 5.
Adapted from Schmidt, F. & Friedman, A. (1985).
- 6.
Adapted from: Moeller, T. G. (2001, pp. 299–300).
- 7.
Adapted from Christophersen, E. R. (1990, pp. 131–132). Copyright 1990 by Edward R. Christophersen.
References
Alexander, J., Barton, C., Gordon, D., Grotpeter, J., Hansson, K., Harrison, R., et al. (1998). Blueprints for violence prevention, book three: Functional family therapy. Boulder: Center for the Study of Prevention of Violence.
Allen, K. (1996). Anger and hostility among married couples: Pet dogs as moderators of cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Psychosomatic Medicine, 58, 59–70.
Allen, K. (1998). Social interaction and cardiovascular reactivity within marriage: A focus on couples with and without pet cats and dogs. Psychosomatic Medicine, 60, 100.
Allen, K., Blascovich, J., Tomaka, J., & Kelsey, R. (1991). Presence of human friends and pet dogs as moderators of autonomic responses to stress in women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 582–589.
Ascione, F. R. (1992). Enhancing children’s attitudes about the humane treatment of animals: Generalization to human-directed empathy. Anthrozöos, 5, 176–191.
Ascione, F. R., Kaufmann, M. E., & Brooks, S. M. (2000). Animal abuse and developmental psychopathology: Recent research, programmatic, and therapeutic issues and challenges for the future. In A. Fine (Ed.), Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice (pp. 325–354). New York: Academic Press.
Beck, A., & Katcher, A. (1996). Between pets and people: The importance of animal companionship. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press.
Cavell, T. A. (2000). Working with parents of aggressive children: A practitioner’s guide. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Christophersen, E. R. (1990). Beyond discipline: Parenting that lasts a lifetime. Kansas City, MO: Westport Publishers.
Christophersen, E. R., & Mortweet, S. L. (2001). Treatments that work with children: Empirically supported strategies for managing childhood problems. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Cunningham, C., & MacFarlane, K. (1996). When children abuse: Group treatment strategies for children with impulse control problems. Brandon, VT: The Safer Society Press.
Di Pellegrino, G., Fadiga, L., Fogassi, L., Gallese, V., & Rizzolatti, G. (1992). Understanding motor events: A neurophysiological study. Experimental Brain Research, 91, 176–180.
Eisenberg, N., & Strayer, J. (1987). Critical issues in the study of empathy. In N. Eisenberg & J. Strayer (Eds.), Empathy and its development (pp. 3–13). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Ellis, A. (1986). Rational-emotive therapy. In I. L. Kutash & A. Wolf (Eds.), Psychotherapist’s casebook (pp. 277–287). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Eron, L. (1987). The development of aggressive behavior from the perspective of a developing behaviorism. American Psychologist, 42, 435–442.
Feldman, J., & Kazdin, A. E. (1995). Parents management training for oppositional and conduct problem children. The Clinical Psychologist, 48(4), 3–5.
Fine, A. (2000). Animals and therapists: Incorporating animals in outpatient psychotherapy. In A. Fine (Ed.), Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice (pp. 179–208). New York: Academic Press.
Fonagy, P., & Target, M. (1996). A contemporary psychoanalytical perspective: Psychodynamic developmental therapy. In E. D. Hibbs & P. S. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (pp. 619–638). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Forehand, R., & McMahon, R. J. (1981). Helping the noncompliant child: A clinician’s guide to parent training. New York: Guilford Press.
Forgatch, M., & Patterson, G. (1989). Parents and adolescents living together — Part 2: Family problem solving. Eugene, OR: Castalia.
Garrity, T. F., & Stallones, L. (1998). Effects of pet contact. In C. C. Wilson & D. C. Turner (Eds.), Companion animals in human health (pp. 3–22). Thousand Islands, CA: Sage.
Gray, B. J. (1990). Problem-solving for teens: An interactive approach to learning. East Moline, IL: Lingua Systems.
Henggeler, S. W., Mihalic, S. F., Rone, L., Thomas, C., & Timmons-Mitchell, J. (1998). Blueprints for violence prevention, book six: Multisystemic therapy. Boulder, CO: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence.
Jory, B., & Randour, M. L. (1999). The AniCare model of treatment for animal abuse. Washington Grove, MD: Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Kazdin, A. E. (1996). Problem solving and parent management in treating aggressive and antisocial behavior. In E. D. Hibbs & P. S. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (pp. 377–408). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Kazdin, A. E., Bass, D., Siegel, T., & Thomas, C. (1989). Cognitive-behavioral therapy and relationship therapy in the treatment of children referred for antisocial behavior. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57, 522–535.
Kazdin, A. E., Siegel, T., & Bass, D. (1992). Cognitive problem solving skills training and parent management training in the treatment of antisocial behavior in children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60, 733–747.
Kazdin, A. E., & Weisz, J. R. (1998). Identifying and developing empirically supported child and adolescent treatments. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 19–36.
Lockwood, R. (1983). The influence of animals on social perception. In A. H. Katcher & A. M. Beck (Eds.), New perspectives on our lives with companion animals (pp. 64–71). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Lockwood, R. (1985). The role of animals in our perception of people. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 15(2), 377–385.
Loeber, R. (1990). Development and risk factors in juvenile anti-social behavior and delinquency. Clinical Psychology Review, 10, 1–42.
Martin, F. E. (1998). Tales of transition: Self-narrative and direct scribing in exploring care leaving. Child and Family Social Work, 3(1), 1–12.
Melson, G. F. (2001). Why the wild things are. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Moeller, T. G. (2001). Youth aggression and violence: A psychological approach. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Murray, H. (1951). Uses of the thematic apperception test. American Journal of Psychiatry, 107, 577–581.
Poresky, R. H. (1990). The young children’s empathy measure: Reliability, validity and effects of companion animal bonding. Psychological Reports, 66, 931–936.
Poresky, R. H. (1996). Companion animals and other factors affecting young children’s development. Anthrozös, 9, 159–168.
Sanders, M. R., & Dadds, M. R. (1993). Behavioral family intervention. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Scott, S. (1997). Peer pressure reversal: An adult guide to developing a responsible child (2nd ed.). Amherst, MA: HRD Press.
Serketich, W. J., & Dumas, J. E. (1996). The effectiveness of behavioral parent training to modify antisocial behavior in children: A meta analysis. Behavior Therapy, 27, 171–186.
Shapiro, K. J. (1990). The pedagogy of learning and unlearning empathy. Phenomenology + Pedagogy, 8, 42–48.
Webster-Stratton, C. (1989). Systematic comparison of consumer satisfaction of three cost-effective parent training programs for conduct problem children. Behavior Therapy, 20, 103–115.
Webster-Stratton, C. (1996). Early intervention with videotape modeling: Programs for families of children with oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder. In E. D. Hibbs & P. S. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (pp. 435–474). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Webster-Stratton, C., & Hammond, M. (1997). Treating children with early-onset conduct problems: A comparison of child and parent training interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 93–109.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Shapiro, K., Randour, M.L., Krinsk, S., Wolf, J.L. (2014). Treatment. In: The Assessment and Treatment of Children Who Abuse Animals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01089-2_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01089-2_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-01088-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-01089-2
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)