call for papers

[Aron Shlonsky <aron.shlonsky@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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CALL FOR PAPERS
Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention: A Journal of Evidence-Based Practice

Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence: Current State of Knowledge  
and Emerging Strategies for Practice

Edited by Aron Shlonsky and Colleen Friend

Children and families who are reported for maltreatment often present  
with multiple problems spanning several service systems, each carrying  
its own risk of harm.  Among the most serious of these is domestic  
violence (DV).  However, the child welfare and DV service systems are  
sometimes at odds with each other, further complicating an already  
difficult set of circumstances.  This special issue of Brief Treatment  
and Crisis Intervention is soliciting papers that specifically address  
the intersection of child maltreatment (CM) and DV.  Moving beyond  
basic epidemiology, theoretical frameworks, and philosophical  
discussions, the special issue will solicit papers that address the  
following key questions: How might the child welfare system begin to  
cope with families where violence occurs between adults in the home?   
What services have been used and have they been effective?  What are  
some of the major impediments to service provision?  How do the  
various forms of child maltreatment interact with DV?

The refereed articles should be empirical studies, critical  
(preferably systematic) reviews of the topic area with implications  
for time-limited treatments or crisis intervention with children and  
families experiencing co-occurring child maltreatment and domestic  
violence.  Promising treatment strategies that are under development  
or are in the initial stages of development will also be considered.

Electronic submissions are preferred.  All submissions are to be  
original and up-to-date, ranging from 14 to 45 pages plus additional  
space for references and other end-matter, and should include a  
section detailing practical treatment implications. All papers should  
be typed double-spaced with 1? margins on all sides, in a 12 point  
font. Manuscripts are due by December 15, 2006.  The special issue is  
scheduled for publication in April, 2007.

Please submit your manuscript (in duplicate if in hardcopy) to Aron  
Shlonsky, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Faculty of  
Social Work, 246 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S1A1.   
Email address for electronic submissions: aron.shlonsky@utoronto.ca.

Also, please print out a copyright license form from the journal's Web  
site  
(http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/btcint/for_authors/licence.pdf),  
sign it, and mail it with your submission.



Aron Shlonsky
Associate Professor
University of Toronto
Faculty of Social Work
246 Bloor St. W.
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Canada
Phone: (416) 978-5718
Fax: (416) 978-7072
email: aron.shlonsky@utoronto.ca

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