DOCUMENT RESUME ED 418 563 EC 306 372 TITLE Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin, 1997. INSTITUTION Family Violence & Sexual Assault Inst., Tyler, TX. PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 147p. AVAILABLE FROM Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute, 1121 ESE Loop 323, Ste. 130, Tyler, TX 75701; telephone: 903-534-5100; fax: 903-534-5454; e-mail: [email protected]. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Serials (022)-- Guides Non-Classroom (055) JOURNAL CIT Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin; v13 n1-4 1997 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Black Youth; *Child Abuse; *Coping; *Divorce; *Family Violence; Intervention; Legislation; Marital Instability; *Performance Factors; Program Effectiveness; Resilience (Personality); Resource Materials; *Sexual Abuse ABSTRACT These two issues contain reviews of legal/legislative issues, research and treatment issues, book and video materials, and on-line resources and websites relating to family violence and sexual assault. The first issue, contains "Empowering African American Children To Become Resilient: Early Success in Overcoming Violent Families and Communities (A. Leavelle Cox), a feature article that describes a study of 15 successful African American adults who found they felt empowered as children to set goals and to decide within themselves to separate early, both psychologically and ph,sically from their hostile, chaotic, and violent environments. The second issue contains the following feature articles: "Helping Sexually Abused Children through Usiilg Strengths and Resiliency Approaches" (Kim M. Anderson), which presents the stren9',:hs perspective in social work and the resiliency literature in developmental psychopathology as an alternative conceptual framework for practitioners working with sexually abused children; and "Domestic Violence as a Contributing Factor in Divorce: Perspectives of Divorcing Parents" (Frederick Buttell), which reports the results of a study of 155 divorcing parents that found the subjects reported a significant level of domestic violence as having occurred in their marital relationship and that these abusive behaviors led to their decision to divorce.(CR) ****************************************************** *********** *** ********* *** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** ,Family PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL -: HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Viol M. ScJs - s w TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) kssalulit ANTINENT OF EDUCATION U.S. Onceof banal Rematch and oncrovement ED DONAL. RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Ina document MU been reOrOduCed B received from the person or ormstssalson ulletin atcpnahng tt. 0 Minot changes Niue been made towndowe Volume 13, No. 1.2 reproduction OuelItY Pants ot yaw or °cantons stated tn the/Mar men, do not 'womanly represent°Masi OEM salmon or policy Springy /Summer 1997 ** Research and Treatment Issues ** Empowering African American Children to Become Resilient: Early Success In Overcoming Violent Families and Communities by A. Leavelie Cox, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23 Departments FVSAI Staff & Editorial Board 2 Conference Calendar 33 Editors Comments 3 FVSAI Publications 38 June 1997 Conference Tapes 4 Online Resources & Web Sites 40 Legal/Legislative Issues 6 Announcements & Networking 42 FVSAI Book Club 8 References 49 Book & Video Reviews 13 Resources 64 Research & Treatment Issues 21 FVSAI Order Form 67 N Newsletter Resources 32 " Classified Guide to Family Violence and Sexual Abuse Literature ** Child/Adult Sexual Maltreatment References 45 Child Physical/Psychological Maltreatment References 55 Elder/Parent Maltreatment References 60 Spouse/Partner Physical/Psychological Maltreatment References 60 BEST COPY AVAILABLE 14 2 FVSAI Staff Family Violence Family Violence a Sexual Assassin Sexual Assault Bulletin Institute Robert Geffner, Ph.D. Executive Editor Robert Geffner,Ph.D. President/Founder Debra Rubin, M.S.S. Marsha Milfikln, B.S. Marsha Miltikin, B.S. Legal/Legislative Associate Editor Production Editor Interim Director Christi L. Lloyd, BA_ Christine Miilikkt References Editor StaffAssistant Editorial Board Membership Information Staff In order for the Institute to provideCHRISTI L. LLOYD, B.A. SANDRA T. AZAR, Ph.D. our services to you, it is importantthat Francis Hiatt School of Psychology, Editorial Assistant, we receive your membershiprenewal Worcester, MA Haworth Maltreatment & JAMES BREILING, Ph.D. by December 15 each year. Our contin- ued operation depends on fees and Trauma Press Natl. Institute of Mental Health, CHRISTINE MILLIKIN Rockville, MD donations. The Family Violence & HON. FRANK GEMBALA, J.D. Sexual Assault Bulletin is published in Clearinghouse Coordinator, Cook County Circuit Court Judge, January and July each year. Updated Staff Assistant Chicago, IL supplements are published in April and MARYSALS-LEWIS, M.A. ANN GOETTING, Ph.D. Octeber. Memberships are valid for one Sales Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling or two years. Your address labelin- ABBY McDONALD, B.A. Green, KY cludes the year your membership Intern L. KEVIN HAMBERGER, Ph.D. expires. Memberships must be renewed Medical College of Wisconsin, to insure noninterruption of your sub- National Advisory Board Kenosha, WI scription. You must be a member of the MARY R. HARVEY, Ph.D. FVSAI clearinghouse to use our ser- Victims of Violence Programs, JACQUELINE CAMPBELL, Ph.D., Cambridge, MA vices. Address all membership requests R.N. JAN HINDMAN, M.S., M.Ed. to Membership Coordinator, FVSAI, Johns Hopkins Univ., Balitmore, MD Alexandria Associates, Ontario, OR 1121 ESE Loop 323, Suite 130, Tyler,HON. DIANE DAL SANTO, J.D. JOHN K. HOLTON, Ph.D. TX 75701. 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FVSAB Vol. 13, No. 1-21997 ft, Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin Conferences Galore Did you ever have one of those days / 1110 when you wanted to clone yourself so :;:--....,s.:, oft, ss, that you could do everything you had on .55, ,yi,.,,,,,..,s, z .:, ,:,........k.......,..,, ....,: your agenda? Then there is the need for ,;;;*....*k.k.'s;0#4., ...,..liv....,, ss, s, +s% more funds so that you could afford to ,...'4131 ire 11111 4eiraw----..-...---- do everything. This summer often and prevention in the family violence However, to the credit of some of the seemed that way. There were more in- field, but we still have a long way to go. agencies and policy makers, more people teresting and important conferences to in high places are recognizing the need attend than ever before. These included Conducting Assessments for additional research and prevention The International Conference on Chil- More presenters this summer than atprograms, and designating funds for dren Exposed to Family Violence, The anytime