Research & Evaluation
Assessing Child Exposure to Adult Domestic Violence
Title IV-E Curriculum Module
Selected references for additional readings
This module is based on
Edleson, J.L., Ellerton, A.L., Seagren, E.A., Schmidt, S.O., Kirchberg, S.L. & Ambrose, A.T. (2006). Assessing child exposure to adult domestic violence. Manuscript submitted for publication. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota. (Available at http://www.mincava.umn.edu/link).
Selected Readings
Mohr, W.K. & Tulman, L.J. (2000). Children exposed to violence: Measurement considerations within an ecological framework. Advances in Nursing Science, 23, 59-68.
Stover, C.S. & Berkowitz, S. (2005). Assessing violence exposure and trauma symptoms in young children: A critical review of measures. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18, 707-717.
References
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