title: Self-control training with maltreating parents.
abstract: Seeking a method of intervention based on research about correlates of child maltreatment, the authors find that small-group, short-term training in self-control and child management skills gives parents the tools to better handle family stress and develop supportive social networks.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011340:Problem Solving; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications