THE PEACE: A LEARNED SOLUTI:ON (PALS·) PROJECT* •. , • .

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In the l~st: d~de .a gr6Wi(lg booy Of.evlde·nce . registfation at · a· p'?fticular tirne, but not by :gen":· ·.: has documented . the d~t~O;enta~ . ~bav,pral~ der. Weekly gr.oup· :meetiii'g$· last 60 -to 90: mlit· .· ·. emotiona(. a·nC:J . devetopm~n~l egnSEiqu~nces of . lites, . ao,

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most 5erious cal!se ·of the problems.tl')at the .chi I- lies with th~ ·petspn perpetrating the Vi~ dren are having .. " (p.i5'1 ). The related pr.oblem~ lertce and a.buse?. . . must also be .addreSsed in otder to fuCilitate the • ~. the group explore the expres$i.bri children's adjustment . . . . . . ... ' .· : .. ·.· ., .· . 9f~nger and ot~rernotipns and p'rovi'dii ·. .. ·Aitht;mgh the shelter$ hav.e. pic)ri~re,d. th~. de-; . ' rion~abusive ~tterriatv~?· · . . ·. · .. . · : · liVery of ·seryices_ tc{~hildrei:i ~x~ to. domest~c .. · ~ . ~qqci;·. ih'ls.: : grb.uP ... s~pl , , _: :· l~flll?f: ~ntered ahd . esteem .building?· · vices:·{or ·child :Witn~s. Sbel(er_stays may-be.. '· . :· .. lP:13~)·., . . ; . ·>. :::-.:. _ .. ~ • . · .~ .. ·. : :__-. ·:· .: brfef., :may' en: .. ,·: .·._:;-.:. · text_., ·· . ·. . ... .. · · ··-·:· -tn ::sum, .· needePiYiSib.n-.df'(~uth ·and·{c:un.-·: _·. ·. . .. . . meil( and' · ~i~nf\ing ; .: case ,om~:i'r)a~g¢.m.e·nr:tr.s f,..,. a m~oq;,•c.n · . ·

;:~!~$~ri~~riJP~~~if · ·:~~~i~i~£J5fbg$it- ·· · ... -problems; 'parent ,educatJon specrfic toJ!le.con- dress · th~ emoijpnaJ ahd behcrl(ioral pJ:bbleJU_S-of ·text of domesti¢ . yiob~hee; :·aece~to: ~~ce~ :~-{ . chi{q·· Witn~~~- . the pro'pq5al' from·. Providen~ . · ·.yond the ~n~~or $ileit~(feslae~9e~:-ail~ triili:i_hi?r _,.. . 1-lowse. ott'\~ Qa..ner® womi;i_il~~ .-srerter . Of. ·Burtihg~ . · · oH3hetter . Staff. .. a:OOut . the: ettects··or ·. ch•ldr~rr ·or . tc?'~ ' .CQt:i_n~Y.';:: :N.J~ . :wa$'·.~ele¢t~ ~thro~h ;:t~ls: earn'" ·:··. · ,. · · · ·

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and completion of qu~ionnair~. A follow-up of the families. Almost one-:fifth ·of' the familieS assessment is completed at the · end . of six had. had· previous involvement" with ~oY.Fs. The months of services. lndivioual tr~ent planning mothers of the PALs childr~rt · . are P"i:ov~den~ and ·case management . Is. in~~taJ. ·· to the. PALS . :House Clients, and· have ~to aii ·Providence· Project approach. Detailed-. r~rd-kee.ping ·and · Hqure, . se_rvi~, including ihd~idu.aJ :and .. group case.review are alsci emphasized, 'Family. enrich.: : C()Unseling·. The mo~e(S ·~nd ctlildter( are.offered rne'rit · · aCtiVities, ·such as : picni~ and basetJ?II :servi~ .throughJhe.p ALS Pr6j~::'\lt:~en tf1~y·. ~rEi · gam$, are provided : fdr :thf:{ children and thei'r .. hi . * :~e.· ~nvironiiient, · ·althqugfi: iii.oSt afe not

. nicithers~ . . . . · . . . : . . · · · · . . then. q,irrent sh~lter · reSidehts;. · t6at...tf.ie~··m6ther · . . Each ·ehild partieipqnf~~iy~ boto ·a.rtand . ·rnay r~me .ct·rel~onship "Wi't!i th€! . tialtef:ef.: ls· .~ii . .-. drarna therapy from rilasteffi::level . eertifi.ecl :.thera:. . "irnP9~fl~ : Cll~~l· .a.nd t~eatrn;ent ,-l~~: ~lti~; ".t~$ ·. pists: Bot~ i.ndividuai arid .group Y,erapy Sessions ... ·q;~~ m~~ager~dgresses i,n .her trequ~rit ·ooritact prqvide opportunities . for. the chifd :.to .r~p~~ril With :·to¢ farnii(e$. . ,':- . , . · >:: · . · .· · · .. :_ . , . · ·

· emotional 'conflicts, ttaurliatic·.em'otions· arid fMrs ·: .:. >At i~t'a~e, .' th_e·.: PALS :m,ott\er$ ·. -repbct~ ,high-' . . of the futu'r.e through artistic c:filc;l pramatic:.~c.tivi< . IEN¢1s 'Of,.pat~(jtir'lg ·.strE;~ ·Wit.n• alm:oot: oti.eftf\ird~ in ·: c . tieS .. P~rticul~lr attentip~ · !s ·gwen ·b.Y; ~AlS ·t~~ ·. · tne :c!iniC},ll·;ra~ge. :Atfilo~t4.d.%. Gif 'the P:A~.:s.mott1o. . ·. ~ists to the: needs ·of the:childreri ~_·as : ii1(jiVictu~s~ ·· ·. er5 tepdtteo thaFtfle!frelcrtionship .. w;th:·(h'e··.¢hild's · . Children progress th¢rapeutitaiiY. . at a, rate: that;' . . : ·fattjer. is'~e~r~lly. : n~ative. and.:ffiat V)~ir, pa:ttner .

. alloWs. the· di!ild to 'NOrl( with them·es; .. chikaCteffi:;: . fias.· . n:o~ .. ·peen . $Uppqitiv.~ . at;x>tJt t,hilck ma()ag~ .•. ·adi~ltie$ and fori:ns of e~pt~sSion . until : he· qt;·$t\e , · ··: f'!1~'0~ Th~ ~PAL;S .. rrioltlers.' l:eP.oltatfo.(l .. is· ·proV!d~

scored in the clinical range for anxiety on both the Revised Children's Manif~st Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) n .tn~ : P'op~la~ty S¢ale of' the Piers H~rrl's _ s0tvey, . 'it1dicati(l~_{ that ·:they . do not feet:· that lh~y :hold a: pg$itjon_ Of · s.ta!U.~ among their peers. : . · ·,::, . · · · · ., _: ·: ·

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a~ptability. . At .fottpW-up, the percentage. of . PALS children in .the· PSI Child Doniain ·scare · clinical r~nge had. d~r'~sed significa'i:ltfy.to .. 20% wpile · the percen~age. . of, cl'lHdf~ in the clinlcai range -of ·tt'!e P$1 . Child. DorflainJor- the· contrbJ.' :: group had a~ally inttea~:·tq. 54%c . 'A: simila-r pattern was. found" ih the ·wothe'r:s' re$P9nse~_ ' . contem!ilg· their· ovm:·change over· the treatrl1~nt , .... per;iod. The . percentag~· 6f F>ALs"mbtflers ffi 'trte·· · .. · ·

.EVALUATION . .· : . . · . • . . cl\nicat .. raiige· ct. the .:Parent- ·oornain declili.ed Questionnaifes·, adininlsterei:f :- to :the . PALS · frorrt. 41%'.t~ . i:7o/o . a,flblldw:up,. Whfl~. the: .per~ht7 -..

. Prpjeet children·. i'ncl.tided, as age:appfOi?ii?te; the age ofm6.ther$·:ot:. the Col')trof: group· childretr''!n; Revised ' Childi"eR's' .'·Maoif$Sl Anxiety . Scale . . clirii~l ' ran'ge ·.ori .lhe Parent :DOrrl~ir{ SCtli ' thefr :ciilidr~rhifl:d · t!i~i'r.iselv·es; ·The ·control' ·.· ·naunia ·.Syrn~toni

Ca1enda:..-.:·o£· E:~en~s . . . . . . . . ' ' APSAC-NJ Annual Spring COnfer:en~e Watch .. for ·upcoming ·An n.ounc:eri'lt~nts March 2003... ·

2nd Arioual E~em Cohfe,ren.ce on Child . Se~uai Abuse Treatment · ·

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