The Care of battered mothers and children

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20530562
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research
• Principal Investigator: OHARA Michiko Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research, 東京都精神医学総合研究所・研究所 (50360699)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SENOO Eiichi 財団法人東京都医学研究機構, 東京都精神医学総合研究所, 副参事研究員 (30226675)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Keywords: DV / トラウマ / 母子関係障害

Research Abstract

We conducted Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) program for the residents of residential support center for single mothers in order to provide further insights into support options for mothers and children with domestic violence experiences. Appropriate modifications in program delivery was necessary to meet the needs of traumatized participants and to help them complete the program. As we examined the program efficacy, we found that CARE program had decreased the mothers' negative cognition of their children, as well as improved the relationships between the mothers and their children. These results suggest that CARE program can be an effective method to help mothers and children who experienced domestic violence.