e parenting role the Child Abuse Potential Inventory was used. Observational measures of child-rearing methods were based on the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System. The Home Observation and Measurement of the Environment Scale was utilized to measure the quality of the child's environment. The child's behavior was measured using the Pyramid Scales. Subjects in the control group participated in 2-hr group sessions twice a week that included social activities and informal discussions. The program was operated by the child protection agency. Subjects in the treatment group received individual parenting training once a week, and met in weekly information groups of 8-10 people. Subjects in the treatment group at the 3-month follow up reported fewer and less-intense child behavior problems and indicated fewer adjustment problems associated with the risk of maltreatment than did mothers in the control condition. According to Fantuzzo (1990), an extensive search of over 1,500 child abuse and neglect articles from six relevant computer data bases revealed only two studies that assessed the relative efficacy of interventions for child victims, that met minimal standards of experimental design (i.e., random assignment of subjects to multiple groups), and included dependent variables derived from the child-maltreatment research literature. Fantuzzo's findings may date back to 1990, but they still raise an alarming issue. We do not know what effective treatment programs for victims of child abuse and neglect are, so even if we do stop the abuse from continuing we cannot help them over come the damage already done. There is a question as to whether or not treatment for regular cases of depression is just as effective for those suffering from depression because of childhood abuse or neglect. We know that definitions of abuse are not very clear-cut. The number of children who are victims to child abuse or neglect each year is un...
