Video and Multimedia

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Web Resource: Healthy Place: What is Child Psychological Abuse?

Description: This website provides a description of psychological abuse, types of psychological abuse, outcomes, risk factors, and treatment for psychological abuse.
Learning Objectives: 6-1: Describe the definition and scope of child psychological maltreatment including problems inherent in measuring this form of abuse; 6-2: Identify the various risk factors associated with child psychological maltreatment; 6-3: Summarize the consequences of child psychological maltreatment including both short- and long-term outcomes; 6-4: Discuss the various intervention and prevention efforts that have been developed to address child psychological maltreatment including evidence of their effectiveness.

Web Resource: Prevent Child Abuse America Fact Sheet: Emotional Child Abuse

Description: A fact sheet that provides an overview of emotional abuse.
Learning Objectives: 6-1: Describe the definition and scope of child psychological maltreatment including problems inherent in measuring this form of abuse; 6-3: Summarize the consequences of child psychological maltreatment including both short- and long-term outcomes; 6-4: Discuss the various intervention and prevention efforts that have been developed to address child psychological maltreatment including evidence of their effectiveness.

Web Resource: The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

Description: The APSAC website provides information about the organization, events, publications related to child abuse, and resource for educators and families. Has many additional links to other websites related to child abuse.
Learning Objectives: 6-1: Describe the definition and scope of child psychological maltreatment including problems inherent in measuring this form of abuse; 6-4: Discuss the various intervention and prevention efforts that have been developed to address child psychological maltreatment including evidence of their effectiveness.

Video Resource: The Developmental Cost of Emotional Abuse for Children

Description: Dr. Sylvia Gearing discusses the effects that emotional abuse has on children.
Learning Objective: 6-3: Summarize the consequences of child psychological maltreatment including both short- and long-term outcomes.

Video Resource: When Does Parenting Cross the Line into Psychological Abuse

Description: In a news segment, Dr. Gregory Jantz shares insight into when parenting crosses the line into psychological abuse.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Describe the definition and scope of child psychological maltreatment including problems inherent in measuring this form of abuse.

Video Resource 4: What is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

Description: The Texas Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) video describes Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), a type of therapy used with children who are abused.
Learning Objective: 6-4: Discuss the various intervention and prevention efforts that have been developed to address child psychological maltreatment including evidence of their effectiveness.