TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Relational interventions for maltreated children
JO  - Child development
A1  - Valentino, Kristin
SP  - 359
EP  - 367
VL  - 88
IS  - 2
N2  - Child maltreatment may be best characterized as a pathogenic relational experience which primarily occurs in the mother-child relationship. As such, enhancing the mother-child relationship is the key process that should be targeted in intervention approaches for child maltreatment. Two salient and modifiable components of the mother-child relationship are highlighted: maternal sensitivity and attachment organization. It is argued, from a developmental psychopathology perspective, why focusing on these issues hold the most promise for interrupting negative developmental cascades and promoting resilience among maltreated children. Utilization of a tiered approach to delivering increasingly intensive relational interventions is recommended as are future directions for translational research and dissemination.<br><br>© 2017 The Author Child Development © 2017 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-3920
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12735
ID  - ref1
ER  -