The Assessment and Treatment of Children Who Abuse Animals: The AniCare Child Approach

136 Pages·2014·3.183 MB·English

by  Kenneth Shapiro, Mary Lou Randour, Susan Krinsk, Joann L. Wolf (auth.)

The Assessment and
Treatment of Children
Who Abuse Animals
Kenneth Shapiro
Mary Lou Randour
Susan Krinsk
Joann L. Wolf
The AniCare
Child Approach
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The Assessment and Treatment of Children
Who Abuse Animals

Kenneth Shapiro (cid:129) Mary Lou Randour
Susan Krinsk (cid:129) J oann L. Wolf
The Assessment and
Treatment of Children
Who Abuse Animals
The AniCare Child Approach
Kenneth Shapiro Susan Krinsk
Animals and Society Institute, Inc. Child Protective Center
Washington Grove, MD Sarasota, FL
USA USA
Mary Lou Randour Joann L. Wolf
Animal Welfare Institute Put-in-Bay, OH
Washington, DC USA
USA
Previous editions originally been published by the society under the title: “AniCare Child:
An Assessment and Treatment Approach for Children who Abuse Animals” (2006, 2002).
ISBN 978-3-319-01088-5 ISBN 978-3-319-01089-2 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01089-2
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The Assessment and
Treatment of Children
Who Abuse Animals
The AniCare Child Approach
by
Kenneth Shapiro, PhD, ABPP, Mary Lou Randour, PhD
Susan Krinsk, LMHC, Joanne L. Wolf, MA, CAC

A project of the Animals and Society Institute
3rd Edition 2013; 2nd Edition 2006; 1st Edition 2002

The Animals and Society Institute thanks the
Doris Day Animal Foundation for its generous support.
AniCare is a registered service mark of the Animals and Society Institute

Using An iCare Child
AniCare Child offers an approach for assessing and treating childhood cruelty to
nonhuman animals (hereafter animals) and is designed for two audiences. The pri-
mary audience consists of mental health professionals working with children in
agencies, domestic violence organizations, hospitals, schools, and private practice.
Secondarily, AniCare Child will be useful to other professionals who work with
children and their families—day-care providers, social service workers, probation
department and other law enforcement offi cials, teachers, clergy, animal control and
humane society personnel, and veterinarians.
For ease of use and to suit the different needs of potential users, AniCare Child
is divided into three sections : Theory, Assessment, and Treatment. Some users, such
as day-care providers or teachers, might fi nd the assessment section most useful but
will refer children to a mental health professional for treatment. All three sections
of AniCare Child will be useful to mental health professionals. AniCare Child can
be used in a number of ways. It can be the major focus of treatment with children
who are referred—either by the courts, schools, or their parents—specifi cally for
animal abuse. In other cases, the clinician may determine that a child, referred to
treatment for some other reason, mistreats animals. In these instances, A niCare
Child may supplement the ongoing treatment. In all cases, A niCare Child should be
used within the framework of a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan.
Although we developed AniCare Child for use in an individual counseling set-
ting, most of the assessment and interventions are readily adaptable for working
with groups. With the further recognition of the need for the treatment of juveniles
who abuse animals, in future it could become more practical to provide intervention
in a group setting. Particularly when dealing, as in this clinical population, with
socially unacceptable behavior, the dynamics of a group of peers can be an impor-
tant vehicle for change.
This third edition of AniCare Child (2013) refl ects the collective experience gar-
nered from the presentation of 65 AniCare Child and AniCare Adult workshops in
23 states. Since 2008, we have also offered an online course on the AniCare
approach through the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. (The
course is one of a series of two leading to a certifi cate in the treatment of animal
abuse.) In addition to the direct contributions of the individuals listed in the
Acknowledgments, we have gained from the suggestions of the 18 certifi ed AniCare
trainers who colead workshops.
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As a result of these experiences and input from these individuals, the third edi-
tion contains much new material. Note the following major changes:
(cid:129) Theory section with emphasis on attachment theory
(cid:129) Integration of the “Working with Parents” section into the Treatment section
(cid:129) Material on trauma-informed narrative
(cid:129) Updated research fi ndings on witnessing abuse
In addition, the following supplemental materials and services are available from
the Animals and Society Institute (ASI):
(cid:129) The AniCare Demonstration DVD illustrates some of the assessment instru-
ments and interventions in the handbook through role-played interviews.
References to relevant segments are provided throughout the text.
(cid:129) The AniCare Workshop DVD is a tape of major segments of a recent workshop
(September 2011), emphasizing the conceptual material.
(cid:129) The AniCare Child Companion Workbook provides homework and exercises for
clients.
(cid:129) The AniCare Model for Treatment of Animal Abuse , a handbook and accompany-
ing demonstration DVD for adults who abuse animals, may be useful, particu-
larly when assessing and treating juveniles 16 years and older.
(cid:129) AniCareAction is a listserv that allows therapists and other interested parties to
share their experiences with the AniCare Approach: http://groups.yahoo.com/
group/anicareaction
To obtain these helpful supplemental materials, information about consultation
on cases involving AniCare, training to become a trainer in the AniCare approach,
and an opportunity to participate in an evaluation study, contact us at:
2512 Carpenter Road, Suite 202-A Ann Arbor, MI 48108–1188
by telephone at:
734-677-9240
or e-mail at
[email protected]
or visit our website at:
h ttp://www.animalsandsociety.org/pages/anicare
Acknowledgments
Thanks to major funding from the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust and additional
grants from the Claire Giannini Fund, the Max Factor Family Fund, and the
Frederick H. Leonhardt Foundation, we are pleased to present the third edition of
AniCare Child .
We also would like to thank the following therapists and researchers who have
contributed generously to sections of the revision: Aubrey Fine, Maya Gupta,
Antonia Henderson, Risa Mandell, Kate Nicoll, Nancy Parrish, and Sharon Scott.
Special thanks to Jill Howard Church for copyediting, Kate Brindle for formatting,
and Jojo Shapiro for artwork.
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